Evaluative Reading 29 October 2012 Cancer‚ Gender‚ and Environmental Justice As of today‚ cancer is one of the utmost feared diseases in the world. In the early 1990s‚ approximately 6 million new cancer incidents propagated and more than 4 million mortalities arose from cancers. Cancer is a disease that is killing individuals all around the world. More than one-fifth of all fatalities were triggered by cancer and its been predicted‚ by the American Cancer Society‚ that about 33% of Americans
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Cancer Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States‚ more than 1‚500 people are expected to die from cancer per day. Even though cancer is what some consider “preventable” it is not‚ there are things you can do to help prevent it‚ but nothing is going to fully prevent someone from getting cancer. Many treatment plans are available to help those diagnosed with cancer‚ although they are not guaranteed to cure the cancer. The outcome cancer can have on a person varies‚ every
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How common lung cancer is Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United Kingdom (excluding non melanoma skin cancer). Around 41‚400 people are diagnosed in the UK each year. Smoking and lung cancer In most people‚ lung cancer is related to cigarette smoking. Smoking causes nearly 9 out of 10 cases (86%). A further 3% of cases of lung cancer are caused by exposure to second hand smoke in non smokers (passive smoking). Here are some facts about smoking and lung cancer * The more
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Cancer! Cancer! Cancer! Don’t you all just hate it? I am sure each of you has either lost a relative or someone close to you to some type or form of cancer. Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissues. Cancer is a very complex group of diseases with several different causes and develops over years. . “Many types of cancer run in certain families‚ but most cancers are not clearly linked to the genes we inherit from our parents‚” (America Cancer Society)
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Have you‚ or a family member ever had to deal with cancer? If so‚ keep reading! Cancer is one of the most common diseases‚ and one of the main reasons there are so many deaths per year. As the second-leading cause of death‚ cancer has many types‚ effects‚ and cures. Each cancer is located in different parts of your body. Cancer can occur in any part of your body‚ at any time. If you’re sleeping or while you’re spending time with family. It continues to grow and grow until it greatly affects the
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get skin cancer every year‚ yet it is the most preventable cancer. Many people wonder why the skin cancer are increasing‚ and how it can be prevented. Overexposure to UV rays and lack of knowledge about skin cancer prevention has caused the rate of skin cancer to go up. Background of the Problem Too much exposure to ultraviolet rays of light causes skin cancer. The two types of UV rays are UVA and UVB. Studies have shown that overexposure to UV rays is the leading cause of skin cancer. It has been
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Breast Cancer Screening Techniques in High Risk Women Teresa Roberts-Coiner Boise State University CHAPTER II Review of Literature Introduction The following is a summary of the published literature that examines the scope of screening for breast cancer in high risk women as well as genetic and enviornmental risk factors that contribute to breast cancer. Women‚ who carry a mutation of the breast cancer gene‚ known to healthcare providers as BRCA1 and BRCA2‚ have a 55-87% lifetime risk
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The Story of My Search When I was a child‚ my aunt was diagnosed with brain cancer. From early on‚ they said that it was unlikely that she was going to survive this disease. They also mentioned that if she was going to survive‚ the long-term affects she was going to have were going to change her life forever. Being a child‚ it was extremely difficult for me to understand. I really had no idea what brain cancer was. Even to this day‚ I was only aware of the general knowledge of it — having a brain
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Cancer: The Costs‚ Causes‚ and Cures Cancer is a major killer of people all around the globe. We do not have a definite cure‚ but the amount of research done on this one disease costs on the average of $1.2 billion dollars annually‚ and $20 billion annually in care of cancer patients. What is Cancer? Cancer is a broad ranging term that is used by many people‚ including medical professionals such as doctors. Cancer‚ in its most fatal and aggressive form‚ is of a larger class of diseases known
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someone with cancer‚ or someone who has had cancer? The answer to that question is YES! Almost everyone can agree and say “yes” to that. What is Cancer? Cancer is a group of over 100 hundred diseases identified by abnormal uncontrolled cell growth. Its ability to control the normal function and growth of the cell is lost‚ and escape the normal control mechanisms‚ then
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