Have you thought about your colon lately? This organ isn’t just a garbage shoot’your colon is essential to your overall health. Here’s what you need to know about keeping your colon healthy BEST HEALTH How to keep your colon healthy Source: Web exclusive‚ March 2011 You probably don’t give your colon much thought until something goes awry‚ such as diarrhea‚ constipation or other troubles. But if you get to know your colon before it causes you grief‚ you’ll be taking steps towards better general
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Colon Cancer Scenario Introduction: Gel electrophoresis is an important molecular biology tool: it enables us to study DNA. It can be used to determine the sequence of nitrogen bases‚ the size of an insertion or deletion‚ or the presence of a point mutation; it can also be used to distinguish between variable sized alleles at a single locus and to assess the quality and quantity of DNA present in a sample. Gel electrophoresis is a method of separating chemical compounds and molecules by their size
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Compare and Contrast Essay Colon Cancer vs. Lung Cancer Fatimah Myers COM/155 June 16‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Instructor – Nick Young Outline – Colon Cancer vs. Lung Cancer I. Introduction Although Colon and Lung Cancer affect different organs of the body and have different symptoms‚ they are treated similarly using‚ surgery‚ radiation‚ chemo‚ and targeted therapy. II. The treatment options for colon and lung cancer are similar and are determined
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Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States. (Tinmouth‚ Przybysz‚ Lewis‚ & Rabeneck‚ 2011) In most cases‚ colon cancer is developed from a benign adenomatous polyp; screening program has been found as an effective way in the reduction of colon cancer‚ by identifying and removing pre-symptomatic lesions. (Quintero‚ & Parra-Blanco‚ 2007) Before looking into whether CT colonoscopy should be used as a screening tool for patients with a family history of colon cancer‚ understanding
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15‚ 2013 Genetic Disorder Assignment (Colon Cancer) Cancer is when cells divide only when they are needed to keep our bodies functioning properly; the mechanisms that regulate cell growth stop working and cells divide out of control to form tumors. When cancer develops in the cells lining the colon in the first part of the large intestine‚ it’s called Colon cancer. FAP (familial adenomatous polyposis) and HNPCC (hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer) are inherited in autosomal dominant pattern
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mass found in the sigmoid colon confirms a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the colon. A referral is made for surgery. The pathology report describes the tumor as a Dukes’ stage B‚ which means that the cancer has extended into the mucous layer of the colon. A metastatic work-up is negative. 1. What is a risk factor? 64-year-old (no information about heredity‚ diet‚ polyps‚ etc) . 2. Identify six risk factors for colon cancer. Age older than 50 yo Polyps of the colon / rectum Family Hx of
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CANCER : CAUSES AND WAYS TO OVERCOME Introduction * Cancer is a term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and are able to invade other tissues (Source: Cancer Free‚ Philip Bashe‚ Simon & Schuster‚ 1994). * Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems (Source: Cancer Free‚ Philip Bashe‚ Simon & Schuster‚ 1994). * There are many types of cancers such as prostate cancer‚ breast cancer‚ lung cancer‚ stomach
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Cancer Right now‚ cancer is one of the most feared diseases in the world. In the early 1990s almost 6 million new cancer cases developed and more than 4 million deaths from cancers occurred. Also more than one-fifth of all deaths were caused by cancer and it has been predicted‚ by the American Cancer Society‚ that about 33% of Americans will eventually develop this disease. This is a huge disease that is killing people all over the world. The field of cancer study is called Oncology. The government
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BIOLOGY Cell Biology and Cancer “ We now understand a lot about cancer. We know that it results from a series of genetic changes having to do with cell division and growth control and genetic instability‚ mortality‚ the suicide mechanism in cells; the ability of the cells to migrate; the ability of the cells to attract to them a blood supply. And so that’s pretty profound that in a few sentences one can summarize a sophisticated‚ fundamental understanding of what a cancer is.” LELAND HARTWELL Molecular
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TRIXIE 1. A 25 year old patient is inquiring about the methods or ways to detect cancer Wearlier. The nurse least likely identify this method by stating: A. Annual chest x-ray. B. Annual Pap smear for sexually active women only. C. Annual digital rectal examination for persons over age 40. D. Yearly physical and blood examination 2. The removal of entire breast‚ pectoralis major and minor muscles and neck lymph nodes which is followed by skin grafting is a procedure called: A. Simple mastectomy
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