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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Everyone has their own idea of what cancer is like‚ whether it’s images of the struggle these victims endure full of hospital beds‚ IVs‚ and surgeries or images of survivors complete with smiles‚ cute head wraps‚ and remission stories. It all depends on what each person’s encounter with cancer was like. Well‚ I’ve seen both sides of cancer. I’ve seen the smiles as well as the hospital beds and have heard the remission stories as well as the beeps of heart rate monitors. Things can be going great
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Cancer affects people in many ways. Not one-person is going to take it the same. It not only affects the person going through it‚ it also affects the people that are right next to them helping them get through it. It is never easy‚ and it never will be. People are going through this struggle everyday with no breaks. It is one of the hardest things to put a family through. There are many different types of cancer and there are many different stage. A person that must go through repeated treatments
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Many forms of cancer are difficult to prevent. If you are diagnosed with them‚ it is just your bad luck. This is not the case with skin cancer. The skin performs a very important purpose. It protects the body against heat‚ radiation and infection. The skin also regulates your temperature and produces vitamin D. To the surprise of many‚ the skin is considered an organ. In fact‚ it is the largest organ you have. The skin is surprisingly tough given its thinness. That being said‚ it can be damaged
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From an early age‚ Australians receive constants warnings about the dangers of the sun. In fact‚ skin cancer is so common among Australians; estimations are that 66% of the population will receive a skin cancer diagnosis before they turn 70. You already know to be wary of moles on your body when they change shape‚ but did you know there are other signs of skin cancer too? As someone who does like to hang out in the sun‚ these are the other signs you need to get your skin checked out by a professional
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Today‚ head and neck cancer in the United States is about 3% of all cancers. This type of cancer is most common in individuals over the age of 50 and has a greater risk in men compared to women. There are many risk factors that can increase your risk of getting head and neck cancer‚ such as alcohol and tobacco use‚ two of the most common (“National Cancer Institute”‚ 2013). Following treatment of head and neck cancer‚ many side effects occur‚ such as dysphagia‚ depending on the type of treatment
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Cancer is a word that no one wants to hear or think about‚ however there are many people that are faced with this ugly word every day. The denotative definition of cancer is a malignant and invasive growth or tumor‚ especially one originating in epithelium‚ tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites. To many Americans cancer is so much more than this definition‚ it is estimated that 1‚638‚910 men and women will be diagnosed with cancer in 2012 according to the national
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out there have known someone with cancer or have fought the disease yourselves? It’s almost impossible to find someone who hasn’t been touched by this disease in one way or another. Unfortunately‚ even the treatments for cancer these days are quite serious. Some of the most common treatments such as chemotherapy come with a wide range of severe side effects that make them almost as bad as the cancers themselves. Needless to say it makes sense to try to avoid cancer at all costs. While you are probably
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his yearly physical revealed a small right lung nodule suspicious for possible malignancy. A repeat x-ray in August 1991 again demonstrated “a parenchymal nodule in the right mid lung…” CT scan studies of the chest in late August 1991 confirmed a “6 millimeter nodule in peripheral lateral aspect of right upper lobe. It is consistent with bronchogenic carcinoma‚
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Selenium and cancer therapy In the article “Selenium Compounds‚ Apoptosis and Other Types of Cell Death: An Overview for Cancer Therapy”‚ Author Carmen Sanmartin‚ Daniel Plano‚ Arun K‚ Sharma and Juan Antonio Palop point out thtat Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element and can cause several types of cell death. Thus‚ it influences positively on many biological functions in human beings and animals. It is important in cancer treatment and prevention. At the beginning of the article‚ the authors
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