Lung Cancer By Brayan Almora and Hector Aparicio Pedroza Ms. Powell‚ 7th Language Arts Problem – Solution Paper May 15‚ 2014 Lung Cancer Causes and Treatments Lung cancer is defined as abnormal cell tissue that forms in tissues of the lungs. It is estimated that there are 224‚210 new cases every year‚ while the estimated deaths are numbered at 159‚260 per year . There are several options of treatment and are as follows: Surgery‚ Chemotherapy‚ Radiation Therapy‚ Immunotherapy
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HOW TO PREVENT BLADDER CANCER A 2008 study commissioned by the World Health Organisation concluded that "specific fruit and vegetables may act to reduce the risk of bladder cancer."[7] Fruit and yellow-orange vegetables‚ particularly carrots and those containing selenium‚[ are probably associated with a moderately reduced risk of bladder cancer. Citrus fruits and cruciferous vegetables were also identified as having a possibly protective effect. However an analysis of 47‚909 men in the Health Professionals
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CANCER RISK FACTORS: * Human papilloma virus infection * Smoking * Immunosuppression * Chlamydia infection * Diet * Oral contraceptives (birth control pills) * Intrauterine device use * Multiple full-term pregnancies * Young age at the first full-term pregnancy * Poverty * Diethylstilbestrol (DES) * Family history of cervical cancer PREVENTION Testing (screening) * Regular Pap test * Pelvic exam * Condoms and HPV * Don’t smoke
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Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers‚ yet still remains the world’s third leading cancer killer in woman. All women are at risk for cervical cancer‚ and there is a higher occurrence in women over age thirty. Prevalence is much higher in countries with poor healthcare and poor economics in comparison to the United States. Research has been done and shows there is a genetic link for cervical cancer. Genetic testing can be beneficial at further assessing a women’s
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Ovarian cancer is a health risk that is very personable to me. This form of cancer has been in my family for at least the last five generations. I chose to learn more about this form of cancer‚ what it is‚ my risk for this cancer and ways to possibly prevent it because of the fact I could possibly be next in line for this disease. Ovarian cancer is a disease caused by a group of cells along the ovarian lining‚ or in the ovaries themselves‚ that begin to grow uncontrollable and no longer die. These
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Author’s Message Social participation frame of reference (FOR)‚ focuses on the abilities needed to support children with typical to mild cognition functioning to engage in social participation in a socially acceptable manner. Without the proper way of communication socially amongst their peers‚ or caregivers‚ children with social participation dysfunction tend to have a difficult time forming meaningful relationships. This is not the only problem these children may face‚ it can also affect their
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Lung Cancer Lung cancer is a disease characterize by uncontrolled cells that are growing in tissues of the lung. A person gets infected by smoking too much also people who are non-smokers get lung cancer. Scientist are not sure why they get lung cancer even if they never ever smoked. If its untreated‚ the growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and‚ eventually‚ into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in the lung‚ known as primary cancers
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LUNG CANCER The Health Risk Profile estimated that anyone’s risk of developing lung cancer compared to the average person. The risk factors of any cancer are ones that you cannot control which include genetics‚ environmental‚ or behaviors of the past. Ones you can control are your diet‚ exercise‚ smoking‚ exposure to chemicals‚ and future environmental exposures. Screening tests or early detection is usually hard in a lung cancer patient as there are usually no symptoms. In up to 25 %
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Bone Cancer / Osteosarcoma The topic that I pick is Bone cancer. I pick bone cancer because I want to know more about bone cancer. One thing is it occurs in the bones and kills the bone tissue. Second thing is typically affects the long bones like arms and legs. Third thing is there were about 2‚800 cases of the cancer. Fourth thing is Osteoporosis is a weakening of the bones. The fifth thing is about the treatment is surgery‚ radiation‚ and chemotherapy or all of them at the same time. Bone
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A1: Applying the Four Frames to a Situation As a consultant of the Harvard Board of Directors‚ the lack of not having any defined rules and regulations for what may or may not be acceptable compensation for the money managers employed by Harvard Management Company‚ which shall be referred to as HMC going forward‚ when it comes to investing Harvard’s $19 billion endowment has been identified as an issue of strong concern. In order for there to be pure objectivity in this task‚ an application
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