Wilms Tumor Wilms tumor‚ also called Nephroblastoma‚ is the most common type of pediatric kidney cancer‚ accounting for about 5% of all childhood cancers. “It is named after Max Wilms‚ a German doctor who wrote one of the first medical articles about the disease in 1899” (The American Cancer Society‚ 2016). Majority of cases are diagnosed before the age of 5‚ becoming less common as the child grows older. There are approximately 500 new cases diagnosed every year in the United States. During
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Working Nurses by Keith Carlson she interviewed a Pediatric Oncologist named Shannon Martin‚ Shannon a RN‚ explains how “some challenges of working on this area is hard and how the nurses do it when a patient dies.” As Shannon states that “Pediatric oncology involves a great deal of patient and family education for example leukemia is approximately 85 percent curable with a three year process of taking medications. She also states that they deal with children and it’s more often fun to take on the challenge
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medical career will allow me the opportunity to help improve the community’s health conditions and learn about their health related needs. After completing my college education I want to go to medical school and become a doctor‚ I want to specialize in oncology‚ the study of cancer‚ and contribute to the cancer research field. I have dealt with cancer within my family; my mother was diagnosed with a pelvic tumor summer of 2012. This situation has instilled in me a purpose and desire to become an oncologist
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References: http://www.biooncology.com Wierda WG‚ Keating MJ‚ O ’Brien S. Chronic lymphocytic leukemias. In: DeVita VT‚ Lawrence TS‚ Rosenberg SA‚ eds. Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. 8th ed. Philadelphia‚ PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008:2278-2292 Müller-Hermelink HK‚ Montserrat E‚ Catovsky D‚ Campo E‚ Harris NL‚ Stein H. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma. In: Swerdlow SH‚ Campo E‚ Harris NL
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dread and disbelief. When my mother and doctor finally found me‚ the doctor told me that I had acute lymphoblastic leukemia and had been moved to the oncology unit. I went through seven months of chemotherapy‚ followed by more intense chemo and full body radiation in preparation for my bone marrow transplant. The day I got my transplant was‚ by oncology standards‚ relatively normal. It started with an ambulance ride from CHOP to HUP for my final round of radiation. After the radiation‚ I returned to
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The Emperor of All Maladies published in 2010‚ by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a biography of cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee is an oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer institute. Mukherjee has become a storyteller of one of the most phenomenal stories in science that has ever been told‚ the history of cancer. The author talks about the setbacks and victories of cancer treatment. Dating from the Persian Queen Atossa’s breast cancer which was excised by her greek slave‚ to the 20th century’s battles with chemotherapy
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Introduction In the realm of pharmaceutical drug sales‚ there are many players in the market. Many of these companies have a large inventory of drugs that they manufacture. The subdivision of the pharmaceutical market that draws the most revenue is oncology medications. Many companies will specialize in drugs for only one type of cancer‚ or sometimes with only one drug period. The cost of research and development in this field is much higher than any other disease subdivision. With many companies
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veterinary care. If symptoms progressively worsen‚ animals should be taken to a veterinary hospital. Many common diseases and illnesses found in animals are easily cured; however‚ cancer is best treated at an animal hospital staffed by board-certified oncology professionals. While cancer in animals can be quite common‚ there is no clear indication what causes cancer. One type of cancer common in dogs is mast cell tumors. Mast cell tumors can occur at any age and most commonly occur in the superficial
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Also‚ another barrier is patients not communicating the full extent of their pain. In the first article‚ “Ethical Perspective Of Cancer Pain Management‚” focuses on the ethical barriers related to giving enough pain management. While the study of “Oncology Nurses’ Perception Of Cancer Pain: A Qualitative Exploratory Study”‚ looks at the emotions related to the nurses when treating their patient’s pain. The final article‚ “Interventions For Nurse-Related Barriers In Cancer Pain Management”‚ looks at
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Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. Breast cancer kills more women in the United States than any cancer except lung cancer. No one knows why some women get breast cancer‚ but there a number of risk factors. Risks that you cannot change include+++++++etc. Other risks‚ which you can change‚ include being overweight‚ using hormone replacement therapy‚ taking birth control pills‚ drinking alcohol‚ not having children or having your first child after age 35 or having dense
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