Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines cancer as‚ "a serious disease caused by cells that are not normal and that can spread to one or many parts of the body." Many survivors deem cancer‚ "the hardest battle ever fought." Although‚ I define cancer as a disease so strong it can metastasize out of the body and into relationships. A multitude of people have someone in their lives they call "hero." This person could be a fictional character‚ celebrity‚ or a seemingly ordinary person who takes them for ice
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Today’s Breast Biopsy is No Longer an Invasive Procedure If an unusual lump is found during a routine breast examination‚ or a suspicious abnormality was detected on a mammogram or MRI‚ your doctor will refer you to a Glendora or Victorville General Surgeon for a breast biopsy. A biopsy is required to determine if the lump or abnormality is benign‚ non-cancerous‚ or malignant‚ cancerous. A biopsy is the only way that a surgeon can collect samples to be analyzed for cancerous cells. There are
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Cancers affecting mankind To date‚ none of the approximately 60 anticancer drugs used in conventional chemotherapy exhibits a selective uptake in tumor tissue and generally only a very small fraction of the administered dose reaches the tumor site. If surgery or radiotherapy is not effective‚ cure rates are in the range of 10% and‚ as a consequence‚ 90 % of chemotherapeutic agents are administered in the palliative setting to stabilize the disease or to improve the quality of life. With such a
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Breaking bad Walter White‚ the lead character of breaking bad‚ has faced a tremendous problem in his life that has induced a giant smother pillow of stress‚ as for all others who befall the disease; terminal lung cancer. Walter‚ aware of his serious financial constraints‚ connects with a former student‚ Jesse Pinkman in order to provide a stable life for his family after he passes away. He has been put under these circumstances due to a decision to sell his former partners now Fortune 500 company
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Tissue diagnostics is used to determine the stage‚ prognosis‚ and treatment course of cancer. According to estimates by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (ICRA) and World Health Organization (WHO)‚ 19.3 million new cancer cases are expected to be detected per year by 2025‚ up from the 14.1 million new cases reported in 2012. The rapidly increasing incidence of cancer is the most important growth driver for the Tissue diagnostics market in the forecast period from 2013 to 2018. Advanced
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Debunking Deadly Breast Cancer Myths Summary: There are several myths surrounding breast cancer. Among the disease that are rife with myth and half-truth‚ breast cancer is probably the most misunderstood. In the course of last few years‚ several breast cancer myths have become widespread. Malaysia‚ March 06‚ 2017: There are multiple email and internet rumours about the causes of breast cancer. One of them is wearing a bra or an underwire bra causes the disease. The idea that bras are the cause behind
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The struggle with diverse community among healthcare system has been a part of the cultural competency and the diverse cultural limiting the ability for health care professionals to facilitate and deliver patient-centered care across cultural lines. The studies has predicted that the rise of Asian American and their descendants is increasing quite fast by 8% of the United States of America (USA) population by 2020 (Park‚ Chesla‚ Rehm‚ Chun‚ 2011). As the numbers rapidly increases‚ the cultural
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest non-profit organization. The headquater is in Dalas‚ Texas. It was founded 30 years ago by Nancy Goodman Brinker‚ who is Susan G. Komen’s sister. Brinker made a promise to her dying sister that she would do the best of her abilities to end breast cancer forever. Susan G. Komen suffered breast cancer 3 years and passed away at her age of 36. During her 3-year battle‚ she put all her energy to help other women battling breast cancer and tried to thinking
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According to the National Cancer Institute‚ “In 2015‚ an estimated 1‚658‚370 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States” (“Cancer Statistics”). What if one of those cases was your mother? Husband? Grandson? What if more horrifically‚ it was all three? For Mary Kenyon‚ that devastating thought became a reality. In just three brief years‚ she lost her mother‚ husband‚ and grandson. All three of them battled cancer‚ and two of the three died from the disease. Through strength‚ resilience
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Although breast self-examination does not reduce the incidence of breast cancer‚ it does markedly reduce the rate of mortality‚ since most early tumors are found by women themselves. I discovered my own tumor upon a monthly breast exam‚ and so report most of the other women I know with a good prognosis for survival. With our alert awareness making such a difference in the survival rate for breast cancer‚ women need to face the possibility and the actuality of breast cancer as a reality rather than
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