Since the introduction of cervical screening in the 1980s‚ rates of cervical cancer have almost halved. This compares to 2‚369 women diagnosed in 2008. Over the last 10 years there has been a 77% increase in the incidence rate for women age 25-29‚ with 281 cases in 2008 For women aged 30-34 the rate increased by 29%‚ with 309 cases in 2008. In women aged 20-24 the incidence rate has remained fairly stable‚ with 39 cases in 2008. Coverage of screening has shown a downward trend in younger women
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Cervical Cancer is a type of cancer that is formed in the tissues of the cervix‚ which is located between the lower part of the uterus and the opening of the vagina. Cancers develop when cells in the body get excited and grow out of control. A few things like having too many sexual partners or leaving in birth control for too long can factor into the development of cervical cancer but the majority of cases are due to a sexually transmitted disease (STI). Even though all women can run the risk of
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Miller Dr. Ashli Dykes Composition 1 12 November 2012 Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is a cancer that starts in the cervix‚ the lower part of the uterus‚ which opens at the top of the vagina. It occurs when abnormal cells on the cervix grow out of control. Cervical cancer can often be successfully treated when it is found early. It is usually fount at a very early stage through a pap-test. Cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the world. Routine pap-smears‚ in the United States
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her first book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. This book took Rebecca more than a decade to research and write. It instantly hit the New York Times best-seller list where it has remained for more than four years since its publication in 2010. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was about an African-American woman named Henrietta Lacks. Her cancer cells were harvested and used to create an immortal cell line for scientific experimentation. Henrietta Lacks was 30 years old at the time she went
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In The Hot Zone by Richard Preston and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot‚ both authors suggest that globalization is both powerful and dangerous‚ so dangerous that it can sometimes cause irreplaceable damage‚ but can also do good things. The Hot Zone shows that Ebola can spread worldwide and have devastating effects. Preston states that if Ebola manages to spread beyond central Africa‚ then it will be all over the world‚ from New York to Paris‚ but “we never knew it.”(99)
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Cervical cancer is found in the cervix‚ which is an organ that is connected to the vagina‚ by the birth canal‚ from the bottom of the uterus. The cancer forms when cells in the area start to grow out of control in the lining of the cervix or womb. The cervix has two fragments: the endocervix and the exocervix. The endocervix has cells which are called the glandular cells‚ and the exocervix has cells that are called squamous cells. The transformation zone is where most cells turn into cervical cancer
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Cervical Cancer‚ HPV and HPV Vaccine 1. Some types of HPV are strongly associated with a high risk of developing cervical cancer. Scientists believe that HPV initiates a process that leads‚ over time‚ to the development of cervical cancer; and that other factors‚ such as cigarette smoking‚ poor nutrition and infection with the sexually transmitted disease Chlamydia‚ stimulate and lay the groundwork for cervical cancer. 2. Developed countries that have pap
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It was there in that moment that HeLa became Henrietta Lacks: a person‚ a mother‚ a loved one. The name HeLa was so well known and widely worked with‚ yet Henrietta and her family were virtually unheard of. It is likely that this separation significantly contributed to the way Henrietta’s cells were sold and shared‚ morally detached from the woman they were
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Introduction “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” was written by Rebecca Skloot‚ to tell the story of Mrs. Lacks and her HeLa cells. Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951. A sample of her cancer cells was removed for research prior to her death. Her cells became the first to survive and multiply indefinitely in a lab. These cells have made many advances in medicine. However‚ the samples were taken without her permission or without her knowledge. The book covers five key ideas which
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Do we own our bodily tissues? This question has came about in many different situations. One example is with the Lacks family. In 1951‚ doctors removed some of Henrietta Lack’s cells without consent and formed a line of immortal cells‚ her cells. The Lacks family had no idea about Henrietta’s immortal cells and didn’t find out for years. Care must be taken to protect the patients from having their cells stolen. But how much protection? Who should own the tissue after it has been removed from the
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