What is Osteoporosis? Have you ever heard of the disease “Osteoporosis” and wondered what it is and if you may be at risk? Well‚ you will learn throughout this paper how important it is to be informed about osteoporosis. This medical condition is when your bones become brittle and fragile with thinning and reduction in bone mass‚ due to depletion of calcium and bone protein (MedicineNet). Bone is living tissue that is constantly becoming broken down and replaced. When you have osteoporosis‚ bone
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healthy because it greatly increases the chance of skin cancer and can cause premature aging also known as “photo-aging”. c. Preview of Main points: i. Excessive tanning‚ whether it is in the sun or in a tanning bed greatly increases the chances of developing skin cancer. ii. Skin ages rapidly when exposed to the dangerous UV rays of the sun or tanning bed. II. Excessive tanning increases the risk of developing skin cancer.
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title: Rare Types of Cancer Informative Speech AGD: 585‚720 Americans are excepted to die from cancer in 2014‚ that is almost 1600 people every day. Cancer is one of the leading cause of death in the US‚ it is second only to heart disease and accounts for 1 in every 4 deaths. (copyright 2014 http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@research/documents/webcontent/acspc-042151.pdf) Link: We hear about cancer on a regular basis in the media with skin‚ breast and lung cancers topping the list but
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benefitted the world of medicine and science by discovering a way to treat cancer with radiation‚ developing nuclear plants to produce electricity‚ and aiding in the advancements of technology used in the medical field.
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Testing What is the Human Papillomavirus? Commonly known as HPV‚ it is an infection that spreads through sexual contact. There are over one hundred different types of HPV; several types cause genital warts‚ while other high risk strands can lead to cancer of the cervix‚ anus‚ vagina‚ and penis. Because HPV is often asymptomatic‚ many people are unaware of their infection status‚ and thus‚ their potential for transmitting the virus to a sexual partner. The significance of the Human Papillomavirus is
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leukemia? Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children. All cancers begin in cells of the body‚ and leukemia is a cancer that begins in blood cells. Normally‚ cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old‚ they die and new cells take their place. Sometimes‚ this process does not work right. In cancer‚ new cells form when the body does not need them‚ and old cells do not die when they should. Leukemia is a cancer that involves the blood-forming tissues of
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Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer by the use of chemical substances‚ agents or drugs that are toxic to the causative agent of the disease. It works on active cells that grow and divide into more of the same type of cell. Cancer cells are active‚ so are some healthy cells‚ and side effects happen when chemotherapy destroy the healthy cells. Chemotherapy is a double-edged sword‚ it can cure the disease and be harmful to the body at the same time. I personally discourage the use of that treatment
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Brittany Taylor 12-12-12 Essay Four The Connection Between Breast Cancer and Cosmetics Breast cancer has been one of the most destructive types of cancer within the past ten years. Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the tissues of the breasts. The two types of breast cancer are ductal and lobular carcinoma. The most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma. Ductal carcinoma is a tumor that begins in the cells that line the ducts of the breasts. Lobular carcinoma starts in the
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hard. Years of lung irritation can give you a chronic cough with mucus. There’s no way around it. Smoking is bad for your health. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body. Cigarette smoking causes 87 percent of lung cancer deaths. It is also responsible for many other cancers and health problems. These include lung disease‚ heart and blood vessel disease‚ stroke and cataracts. Women who smoke have a greater chance of certain pregnancy problems or having a baby die from sudden infant death syndrome
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from the breast of the mother whose milk provides all the nutrients a human baby needs including substances that promote growth and help fight infection. Breastfeeding among humans has certain important advantages which are the following: a) provision of significant protective components against chronic diseases such as allergies and asthma; b. anti-infection components against meningitis‚ diarrhea‚ ear infections and pneumonia; c. reduction of maternal risk of developing ovarian cancer‚
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