After surgery‚ an ultrasound revealed the liver lesions most likely represented metastatic cancer: Areas consistent with metastatic involvement of the liver‚ the largest of which is approximately 3.4 to 4 cm in maximal dimension near the hilus. The second is just under 2 cm in the right lobe and possibly a third smaller one in the right lobe. With the testing done‚ LR was told he had metastatic pancreatic cancer‚ perhaps two months to live‚ and that neither chemotherapy nor radiation would be of benefit
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with her.. My cervical cancer vaccine. (if it has a name‚ I’m sorry‚ I don’t know it. Hahaha) I had my first shot of the vaccine last May 22. Dr. David told me that time to spread the news about the increasing rate of deaths from cervical cancer. According to what I’ve read in the small flyer I got from Dr. David’s clinic‚ approximately 80% of women population acquires cervical cancer some time in their lives. Everyday‚ about 12 Filipino women die from cervical cancer and for five years‚ more
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Cervical Cancer For this assignment I chose to do the cervical cancer assessment. I picked this just because I was curious and I hear the scary stories about it creeping up without any symptoms or notice before it gets too late. Cervical cancer occurs when abnormal cells on the cervix grow out of control. If detected early enough‚ this can often be treated. Cervical cancer can be detected through a pap test by your gynecologist and should be taken at least every three years. Through this assessment
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Recent research shows that the highest incidence of cancer among men is prostate cancer. The numbers are alarming‚ however‚ one thing that can be reassuring is that this kind of cancer can be prevented by making some lifestyle changes and changing your diet by eating the right kinds of food‚ keeping weight controlled and having an active lifestyle. Prostate cancer prevention is possible by doing some of these simple changes that may seem difficult at the start‚ but provides a lot of benefits in the
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The current event article I read was “Obama on National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” It was a proclamation by the president of the United States ‚ speaking our about breast cancer awareness. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and even though the US is making great strides in the fight against breast cancer‚ every year more than 200‚ 000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and of those 200‚00‚ tens of thousands are in jeopardy of losing their life to this awful disease. Obama
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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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you know someone with cancer? Lung cancer is a painful disease and it kills many people. Colon cancer is also common. Brain cancer is tough. Cancer is common‚ hard to deal with but it can be overcome. Lung cancer kills many people. There are 155‚870 lung cancer deaths and 222‚ 500 new cases of cancer. Symptoms of lung cancer are shortness of breath‚ raspy voice‚ cough‚ weight loss‚ and chest pain. Lung cancer is one of the most common killing men and women’s cancers. When there are so many
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b Breast Cancer HCA/240 Cheryl Williams March 2nd 2012 ABOUT BREAST CANCER Cancer is very common among people of all ages. There are many different types of cancer and certain ones affect certain ages more. Among older people there are certain cancers that affect their age group more than others. One cancer that affects older adults more than any other age group is breast cancer. Breast cancer can both occur in men and women it is rare for a man to get breast cancer. CAUSES AND
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4/26/13 Breast Cancer Breast Cancer is a type of cancer originating from the breast tissue‚ most commonly from the inner lining of the milk ducts. Most commonly it is found in the inner lining of the milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Breast Cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breasts. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that can grow into surrounding tissues or spread to distant areas of the body. The disease occurs almost entirely in
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Cancer: Silent Killer By: Wynne Michael David S. Gogo Submitted to: Ms. Katrina Q. Sundo Abstract Cancer nowadays is very widespread. But what is cancer? Cancer‚ known medically as a malignant neoplasm‚ is a large group of different diseases‚ all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer‚ cells divide and grow uncontrollably‚ forming malignant tumors‚ and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to
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