WHAT DOES IT DO Through the action of photo-stimulation of light reactive biological receptors (chromophores) in the body‚ Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) has demonstrated the ability to significantly accelerate and enhance the body’s natural defense and repair components in the presence of injury‚ inflammation and certain disease processes. By modifying the effects and limiting the duration of inflammation as well as enhancing specific repair and healing processes‚ LLLT is consistent in providing
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Esophageal cancer is considered a serious malignancy with respect to prognosis and mortality rate. Account-ing for more than 400000 deaths worldwide in 2005[1]. Esophageal carcinoma is the eighth most common cancer‚ and the sixth most common cause of cancer related deaths worldwide with developing nations making up more than 80% of total cases and deaths[2]. Over 490000 new cases of esophageal cancer were reported in 2005. While many other types of cancer are expected to decrease in incidence over
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In recent years‚ Breast Cancer Survivor (BCS) Dragonboat teams have organized in a number of countries‚ providing the opportunity for women diagnosed with breast cancer to engage in International paddling competitions. Participation in active whole body exercise‚ such as paddling‚ using large skeletal muscles are proving beneficial for recovery from cancer treatment after effects. This presentation will provide data from an Internet answered by 750 women. 356 947% were aged 60-86‚ from teams in
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Intussusception describes a condition in which one segment of the intestine (the intussusceptum) telescopes or invaginates into the lumen of an adjacent segment of intestine (the intussuscipiens). The most common neoplasms that cause adult intussusception are adenocarcinoma‚ lymphomas‚ GIST‚ metastatic melanoma‚ and rarely lipomas [6] Several possible mechanisms have been proposed to explain secondary intussusception ; one of them is the tumor acts as a foreign body causing violent peristalsis leading
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Thyroid Cancer Thyroid cancer is a cancerous tumor or growth located within the thyroid gland.Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer. Thyroid cancer is one of the few cancers that has increased in incidence rates over recent years. It occurs in all age groups from children through seniors. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 62‚450 new cases of thyroid cancer in the U.S. in an average year. Of these new cases‚ about 47‚230 will occur in women and about
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Despite the obvious benefits of 3D printing in the medical field‚ many people are opposed to the use of 3D printing for manufacturing implants. Opposing arguments claim that 3D printing creates unhealthy air emissions and that 3D printing materials are not safe. The form additive manufacturing called fused filament fabrication heats plastic and layers it to create 3D objects. When the plastic is heated it can release chemicals into the air that have been known to cause cancer. Some people argue that
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Breast cancer is the most common non-skin cancer among American women. One in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. Two organizations that are prominent in the fight for a cure are; The National Breast Cancer Foundation and Susan G. Komen foundation. The National Breast Cancer Foundation has made it their mission "to prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world’s most promising research"(Information‚ Awareness & Donations). With the help of cash donations‚
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Ductal hyperplasia Ductal hyperplasia is characterized by proliferation of ductal epithelium‚ resulting in increased cellularity and multi layering of ductal epithelium. The pattern of growth varies greatly from case to case leading to different types of ductal hyperplasia. Features indicative of benign nature of the lesion includes oval nuclei with indistinct cytoplasmic border and eosinophilic rather than pale cytoplasm‚ arrangement of the cells in parallel bundles‚ presence of peripheral elongated
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-Malignant neoplasms of the lung: a) Primary lung tumors: Lung cancers are divided into two categories based on predominant cell type: - Non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC): There are three common types of non small cell lung cancer. These are grouped together because they behave in a similar way and respond to treatment in a different way to small cell lung cancer.(58‚ 59) i) Adenocarcinoma: Now the most frequent primary lung cancer. It is usually the type of lung cancer found in non-smokers
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Name of the student Institution Instructor Submission date In spite of the recent advances that have been made in the thoracic cross-section imaging‚ chest radiography remains the main diagnostic concept applied in dealing with pulmonary diseases. It is the frequent diagnosis performed for patient suspected of thoracic abnormalities. Since the discovery of X-ray‚ much technological advances have been made to improve chest radiography. Progresses in film based imaging have led to development in excellent
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