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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Lung Cancer Lung cancer is a disease characterize by uncontrolled cells that are growing in tissues of the lung. A person gets infected by smoking too much also people who are non-smokers get lung cancer. Scientist are not sure why they get lung cancer even if they never ever smoked. If its untreated‚ the growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and‚ eventually‚ into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in the lung‚ known as primary cancers
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respect. One specific word that stands out to me is “cancer.” Cancer is without a doubt‚ nothing that should be joked around. Cancer has evolved from a regular medical term to an internet meme sensation. Though more and more people are becoming more aware of how serious cancer really is‚ there are still a hand full of people who like to poke fun at this deadly disease. Cancer‚ is nothing that should be used for laughs or jokes. In reality‚ cancer is a malignant tumor of unlimited growth that expands
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LUNG CANCER The Health Risk Profile estimated that anyone’s risk of developing lung cancer compared to the average person. The risk factors of any cancer are ones that you cannot control which include genetics‚ environmental‚ or behaviors of the past. Ones you can control are your diet‚ exercise‚ smoking‚ exposure to chemicals‚ and future environmental exposures. Screening tests or early detection is usually hard in a lung cancer patient as there are usually no symptoms. In up to 25 %
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Bone Cancer / Osteosarcoma The topic that I pick is Bone cancer. I pick bone cancer because I want to know more about bone cancer. One thing is it occurs in the bones and kills the bone tissue. Second thing is typically affects the long bones like arms and legs. Third thing is there were about 2‚800 cases of the cancer. Fourth thing is Osteoporosis is a weakening of the bones. The fifth thing is about the treatment is surgery‚ radiation‚ and chemotherapy or all of them at the same time. Bone
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Introduction Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy accounting for 90% of all endocrine cancers. It constitutes less than 1% of all malignant tumors.(1) Annual incidence of thyroid cancer varies from 0.5 to 10 per 100000 population throughout the world.(1) Age and gender adjusted incidence of thyroid cancer has increased than any other malignancy. According to Surveillance‚ Epidemiology and End Result Programme (SEER) 60‚220 new cases are found in USA in 2013‚ the number of cases
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History of Cancer: Radiation There is a broad group of different types of cancers and they all have a wide range of causes. Each cancer is different according to its biology and pathophysiology. Cancer is a very broad topic but chose four topics that show that radiation is the main cause of cancer. Before I can prove radiation is the cause of cancer‚ there needs to be an introduction as to what cancer is and how it spreads. After showing what cancer is‚ the next thing to talk
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ALGOPHOBIA Introduction Pain is considered as the 5th vital sign. It is an important factor that affects the well being of a person. The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary defines pain as: a) a localized physical suffering associated with bodily disorder and b) acute mental and emotional distress. Pain is an unwanted sensation by anyone‚ though pain is an important indicator that there is something wrong somewhere in your body. Defining a phobia: A phobia is a strong‚ persistent fear
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expected reactions to the specific stressor or stressors. In regards to Sunil being depressed most of the day‚ being rude to his family‚ lack of interacting socially‚ not eating‚ not showering‚ and not getting out of bed is what led me to provide the diagnosis of a major depressive disorder and adjustment disorder. Primary
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Effect of Cancer Over 7.5 million people die every year from cancer and fewer than 9 million survive every year from it. Compare the two and there’s a big different. Not many people understand the challenges people who are diagnosed with cancer go through every day. Cancers effects are something that cannot be controlled. Emotional and physical changes take place when dealing with cancer it doesn’t just affect the person with it; it also affects the people around that person. Cancer is a sickness
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