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    Throat Cancer

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    Essay Throat Cancer Throat cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in an unusual way in the throat. Cancer occurs when cells in the body divide with no control. If cells keep dividing uncontrollably when new cells aren’t needed‚ mass of tissue form and continues to turn into cancer. Signs of throat cancer would be; trouble breathing or speaking‚ frequent headaches‚ pain or ringing in the ears‚ trouble swallowing‚ ear pain. There are many different types of throat cancer; Nasopharyngeal

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    Voyage to the Lungs Trevor Frederick HS 130 Unit #4 – Assignment Kaplan University February 26‚ 2013 Welcome aboard! So glad you are all able to witness this extraordinary endeavor into the amazing human body. What you are about to witness is a feat seldom seen by the average individual. Frantic reports coming in are alarming; a foreign bacterium has invaded the right lung of our subject and is currently causing some severe damage. Shrunken to a mere eight microns in length‚ our state-of-the-art

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    that introduces respiratory gases to the inside of the body and performs a gas exchange (o2 → CO2) through externaal respiration for bodily fuctions to operate. In humans and mammals‚ the anatomical features of the respiratory system include airways‚ lungs and plenty of muscle‚ nose‚ pharyngeal regions‚ larynx‚ and trachea. Five disorders that relate or effect the respiratory system are: Pulmonary HypertensionChronic Obstuctuve pulmonary disease (COPD)EmphysemaAsthmaBronchitisAsthmaCommon symptoms

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    that shows that smoking cigarette can cause lung cancer. But since the representative of the tobacco industry asks for evidence‚ it is proper that an answer be provided. My interpretation of the evidence on how smoking affects lung cancer is based on good clinical data. They are many factors that can cause lung cancer such as radon and asbestos‚ people who have never smoke and people who have never been exposed to cigarette smoking can develop lung cancer‚ demonstrating that more than one factor can

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    Lung Condition

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    Jill Osterhage BC1025 Week 3 LOM Lung Conditions Caused from 9/11 September 11‚ 2001just after 8:45a.mif you turned the television on the images you saw took your breath away. Little did we know that 14 years later that would be one of the aftermath a lot of the servers‚ first responders and people who were in the area that day would still be feeling. Due to the collapse of the Twin Towers and the fumes from jet fuel burning people are surfing daily from repertory

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    Smoking Cause Cancer

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    scores among government web sites. In 2000-2004‚ CDC reported the number of deaths and the diagnosis of its disease as a result of smoking. Lung Cancer accounts for 128‚900 deaths. Ischemic heart disease took 126‚000 lives. Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease was estimated to be the cause of 92‚900 deaths. There were 15‚900 strokes. Other cancers accounted for 35‚300 deaths. Other diagnoses resulted in 44‚000 deaths. They also report that 46 million people or 20.36% of adults in the United

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    smoking once you are addicted. Smoking can lead to lung cancer and chronic lung problems‚ such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ which can lead to a lower quality of life and death. It is the number one preventable cause of death. Smoking can lead to other organ damage‚ cadiovascular disease‚ other cancers and a host of health issues. Smoking causes one in five deaths and nine out of 10 cancer deaths according to the American Cancer Society. The expense of smoking is going up every year

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    Bladder Cancer Awareness

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    Bladder cancer‚ like most cancers does not develop as a result of a single pathogen or behavior. Rather‚ there is a complex interaction between genetics‚ environment‚ and lifestyle which can result in an increased risk for developing cancer of the bladder. The most common risk factor associated with bladder cancer is smoking. A Meta analytical study of several case studies in Europe found that cigarette smokers were about 3.3 times more likely to develop bladder cancer than nonsmokers. (Tide‚ 2015)

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    die of cancer every day and about 1‚228‚600 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed . Cancer is the second leading cause of death after heart diseases. A group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. If the spread is not controlled‚ it could result in death. Who is at the risk of cancer ? Anybody ‚ a small toddler ‚ a teen ‚ an adult or even a senior citizen . A person of any age‚ race ‚ shape and size is at the risk of cancer and can develop cancer when

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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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