Category: Health Theme: Breast Cancer Topic: The impact of breast cancer on the physical and psychological health of women in Jamaica Can you imagine losing all your hair‚ losing your breast the essence of your femininity? These are just some of the side effects of being diagnosed with breast cancer. According to the Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary‚ one of America’s most trusted dictionaries‚ Breast cancer is a malignant disease which results in an uncontrolled growth of breast cells caused
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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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Nursing and Technology In his textbook‚ Medical Sociology‚ 12th edition‚ Dr. William Cockerham (2007)‚ a medical sociologist at the University of Alabama‚ Birmingham‚ describes nurses as being ultimately responsible for the nature and quality of all nursing care patients receive during their stay in a medical setting. According to Cockerham (2007)‚ they also are responsible for following the instructions of physicians in order to ensure the best plan of action is implemented to better serve the
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Checkpoint: Determining Diagnosis Code Categories Wm. Victor Golden HCR 220 Aug 18‚ 2011 Instructor Charity Booker * A 68-year-old male presents to the office complaining of pronounced weakness on the right side of his body and slurred speech for the past 24 hours. Based on the examination‚ the physician orders an MRI to investigate a possible transient ischemic attack. The diagnosis category I would choose in this case would be Symptoms‚ Signs‚ and Ill-Defined Conditions—Codes 780–799
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There is often a long‚ drawn out diagnosis period when it comes to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Because a lot of the symptoms (ex‚ abdominal pain‚ nausea‚ changes in bathroom habits) are non-specific‚ meaning they could be the result of any number of things‚ doctors kind of need to rule out a lot before making a diagnosis. This can be very frustrating for patients and their loved ones because without an official diagnosis of IBS‚ most doctors are reluctant to treat a patient. Obviously‚ without
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Types of lung cancer 1. Non-small cell lung cancer is the more common of the two types of lung cancer. It generally grows and spreads slowly. There are five types of non-small cell lung cancer. Each type has different kinds of cancer cells. Each of the types grows and spreads in different ways. Causes of Lung Cancer The main cause of lung cancer is smoking tobacco (most often through cigarettes). Between 80% and 90% of lung cancers are due to smoking. People who are affected by Second-Hand
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of the lung: a) Primary lung tumors: Lung cancers are divided into two categories based on predominant cell type: - Non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC): There are three common types of non small cell lung cancer. These are grouped together because they behave in a similar way and respond to treatment in a different way to small cell lung cancer.(58‚ 59) i) Adenocarcinoma: Now the most frequent primary lung cancer. It is usually the type of lung cancer found in non-smokers‚ and is the most common
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patiently in the silence. It’s so quiet you can hear your heart beating through your chest. What will the diagnosis be? What will the outcome be? As he walks through the door you hear those dreaded words‚ “Cancer”. For me this was a reality back in 2015 when my mother was given a cancer diagnosis. I was filled with fear and worry but more importantly I was filled with the desire to know how cancer can be prevented and even cured. This led me to research a plant based diet and lifestyle in hopes of finding
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It is well known that Gliomas are amongst the most destructive types of cancers out there. Unfortunately‚ Gliomas are the most frequent tumors in the central nervous system accounting “for more than 32% of all primary brain and CNS tumors and 80% of all malignancies of the brain and CNS”. Tons of research has been done in this topic with a variety of different methods‚ however‚ it still has a poor prognosis with frequent recurrences. The gold standard so far to treat this type of tumors has been
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One of the most terrifying and frightening words in the English language is cancer. Many children and adults of all ages can be diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer each year. The harmful effects of this disease cannot only be detrimental but deadly too. Thus‚ with early detection‚ diagnosis‚ and proper treatment‚ individuals have a better chance of survival when treated early. First‚ bone cancer is a deadly disease that consists of malignant tumor that forms in the bone. It can also destroy
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