Childhood Cancer By: Amanda Bone July 11‚ 2010 HCA/240 Bruce Gould The body is made up of hundreds of millions of living cells. Normal body cells grow‚ divide‚ and die in an orderly fashion. During the early years of a person’s life‚ normal cells divide faster to allow the person to grow. After the person becomes an adult‚ most cells divide only to replace worn-out or dying cells or to repair injuries. Cancer begins when cells in a part of the body start to grow out of control. There
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Colon Cancer Essay Kimberlee Mendoza COM/172 Spring 2012 University of Phoenix BSCJA/HS-004 By Julio Acuna Chelito16_@hotmail.com (619) 358-3815 May 20th‚ 2012 Colon cancer is known to be one of the most common cancers in the western world. In the United States‚ colon cancer is the second cause of death from cancer only surpass by lung cancer. More women die of colon cancer than breast cancer. Although not many do pay attention to the risk factors and symptoms. One reason may
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Cancer care in Georgia: 1‚ cancer patients: In 2009‚ according to the United States Cancer Statistics: | | * 1‚476‚504 new cancer cases were diagnosed in the United States‚* including 42‚432 in Georgia. * 567‚614 cancer deaths occurred in the United States*‚ including 15‚139 in Georgia. * For every 100‚000 men and women in Georgia‚ on average‚ approximately 461 were diagnosed with cancer and approximately 173 died from it. | | New Cancer Case (Incidence) Rates† | Death Rates†
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and 27% of deaths due to this disease world-wide. This disease is truly a scourge for our countrywomen. Cervical cancer can be detected in early or pre-invasive stages with the help of screening‚ thus greatly reducing the morbidity and mortality. In developed countries with an organized Pap’s smear screening program on a national level‚ the incidence and mortality from cervical cancer has been dramatically reduced. However‚ screening of all women in India is likely to remain an unrealized goal due
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Cancer [Document subtitle] Did you know that one in four people will get cancer in the United States? This is a very high chance to get a disease that is so horrible. Have you ever wondered what is cancer and how do so many people get it? Even‚ if you know about cancer‚ and how people get this horrible disease have you ever thought to yourself what are the risk factors that can contribute to this disease? What risks can I cut out of my life to lower my chance of getting cancer? After learning
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the certified tumor registrar (CTR). A cancer registry is a compilation of all cancer related data on all cancer patients‚ including their demographics‚ medical histories‚ diagnostic findings‚ and follow up assessments. This information provides health care professionals with the necessary data and tools to successfully develop‚ implement‚ assess and evaluate current and future treatments and therapies for the overall goal of preventing and controlling cancer (NCRA‚ 2002). The registry is also a key
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Bone cancer can be primary bone canceror secondary bone cancer. Primary bone cancer started in the bone; the cancer initially formed in the cells of the bone‚ while secondary cancer started elsewhere in the body and spread to the bone. Examples of primary bone cancer include steosarcoma‚ Ewing sarcoma‚ malignant fibrous histiocytoma‚ and chondrosarcoma. According to the National Cancer Institute‚ USA‚ it is estimated that by the end of 2010 there will have been 2‚650 new cases and 1‚450 deaths
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Bone Cancer Bone cancer is when there is an abnormal growth in the amount of tissue in a bone. These strange growths can be either benign or malignant‚ but usually malignant. There are two types of bone cancer; primary and secondary. In primary bone cancer‚ the cancer had actually started in the cells of the bone‚ whilst in secondary‚ the cancer has started in a different area and traveled through the body to the bone. The three main types of bone cancer are osteosarcomas‚ Ewing’s sarcomas‚ and
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Ovarian Cancer Ovarian cancer is the eighth common cancer in women. This type of cancer is formed in the tissues of the ovary (which are one of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova‚ or eggs‚ are formed). Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary) or malignant germ cell tumors (cancer that begins in egg cells). The estimated of case and deaths to ovarian cancer in the U.S. in 2010 are 21‚880 for
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HOW TO PREVENT BLADDER CANCER A 2008 study commissioned by the World Health Organisation concluded that "specific fruit and vegetables may act to reduce the risk of bladder cancer."[7] Fruit and yellow-orange vegetables‚ particularly carrots and those containing selenium‚[ are probably associated with a moderately reduced risk of bladder cancer. Citrus fruits and cruciferous vegetables were also identified as having a possibly protective effect. However an analysis of 47‚909 men in the Health Professionals
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