2-Doxorubicin-DOX(Adriamycin): The anthracycline antibiotic doxorubicin (DOX) (C27H29NO11) (fig.2) (Kambas et al.‚ 2013) is one of the most useful anticancer agents and is still a cornerstone in the therapy of many carcinoma types.(simunek et al .‚ 2009) including leukemia‚ lymphoma‚ breast‚ lung‚ ovarian‚ and liver cancers‚ among others. Originally isolated from the fungus streptomyces peucetius (youngmok‚2003). Fig.( 3 )Chemical structure of
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Introduction Technological Change refers to the emergence of new products and processes in the marketplace brought about by innovative initiatives and distributive strategies; this in turn motivates formation of new industries and competitive rivalries for the organization. At Bayer it has always been their mission to create new innovations to better the lives of people. The pharmaceutical company has focused over the years on health care‚ nutrition and high-tech materials. Through Bayer Schering
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my finger through my hair and big chunks would fall out‚ that’s when I decided to shave it off so I didn’t have to suffer anymore.” Trials make us stronger if we use them to our advantage. That is what Rachel has taught me. With five rounds of Chemotherapy‚ and one bone
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The Pros and Cons of Legalizing Marijuana Latrease Brown March 14‚ 2011 In society today‚ many people look for a feeling of freedom. Many people go on vacation and spend money. The most common gateway for people is drugs. Our American society is facing a tremendous drug problem. It has become a highly controversial issue whether drugs such as marijuana should be legalized or not. Some people advocate this issue and believe that legalization is the only solution left for the nation while others
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Cancer. Does anyone have a guess at how people it’s going to affect? It’s going to affect 1 out of 2 of us and 1 out of 4 of us will die from it. With all of its special abilities ranging from making abnormal cells grow at a rapid pace to hijacking normal protective checkpoints in our immune system‚ it’s almost impossible to create one nice cure for this disease. Each case is different since cancer doesn’t have a uniform way of attack. It just keeps on going until the human body can’t take it anymore
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Lately there have been many topics up for discussion. One that is most talked about in 2015 is medical marijuana. Now that marijuana’s medicinal use is at the forefront of most conversation‚ it brings many misconceptions. There are a lot of benefits of marijuana when used medicinally. Yes‚ marijuana can be used recreationally but the medicinal benefits should not be dismissed. Marijuana has many medical benefits that help a patient in need of relief and the ability to improve healthcare as a whole
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1.What Is Cancer? CANCER‚ a 6 letter word that makes our world upside down. Cancer is not just one disease‚ but a large group of almost 100 diseases. Its two main characteristics are uncontrolled growth of the cells in the human body and the ability of these cells to migrate from the original site and spread to distant sites. If the spread is not controlled‚ cancer can result in death. 2.How does cancer occur? The body is made up of trillions of living cells. These cells grow‚ divide‚ and die in
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Projections of Cancer Cases in India (2010-2030) by Cancer Groups RESEARCH COMMUNICATION Projections of Number of Cancer Cases in India (2010-2020) by Cancer Groups Ramnath Takiar*‚ Deenu Nadayil‚ A Nandakumar Abstract Introduction: Recently‚ NCRP (ICMR)‚ Bangalore‚ has published a report on Time Trends in Cancer Incidence Rates. The report also provided projected numbers of cancer cases at the India country level for selected leadingsites. Objective: In the present paper‚ an attempt has been
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December 10‚ 2011 Introduction: We have obtained data from Antolska Hospital in Bratislava from Hematologic clinic. This clinic is one of its kind in Slovakia with highly qualified staff that treats the patients who suffer from acute Leukemia. Chemotherapy doesn’t often work and in many cases the disease comes back. The best effective treatment for diagnosed patients with this disease is to undergo the bone-marrow transplantation. “Stem cells are removed from another person‚ called a donor. Most
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Steven Hubbard Mrs. Lapp English 12 DE 1 April 2014 Reflection Paper The author of the book Autobiography of a Face was written by Lucy Grealy which also was the main character in the story. Lucy Grealy is a girl who was diagnosed with cancer at age nine. She had Ewing’s Sarcoma which is cancer in the jaw. Her jaw was deformed from all the surgeries. She always distanced herself from people because she thought she was ugly and ashamed of her face. She had to go through school with people
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