Speech Title: Breast and Ovarian Cancer Purpose Statement: This speech has a primary goal of educating the audience and to give a better understanding of what breast cancer is and how it can be treated with detection by a vast variety of methods. It will also give better understanding that not only women but men also are susceptible to breast cancer. Introduction I. Attention: There are a number of researches done about breast and ovarian cancer. Breast cancer is the second largest cause
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Assessment Ovarian Cancer. A cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary (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).* Ovarian Cancer is a cancerous growth arising from an ovary. The cancer most commonly forms in the lining of the ovary‚ resulting in epithelial ovarian cancer
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Ovarian Cancer Monica Zillinger Abstract Ovarian cancer is one of the leading reproductive cancers in the United States. Cancer is the formation of cells‚ or tumors‚ in the ovaries that negatively affect surrounding tissue and do harm to the rest of the body. Ovarian cancer is cancer of the ovaries‚ the female reproductive organ. Ovarian cancer only affects women. Ovarian cancer can affect any woman that ovulates‚ or releases eggs through the ovary tract. There are methods
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OVARIAN CANCER Ovarian Cancer Overview Ovarian cancer occurs when a cancerous tumor is in a woman’s ovary. In most cases‚ there are no known causes. There are often no symptoms‚ but ovarian cancer warning signs include ongoing pain or cramps in the belly or back‚ abnormal vaginal bleeding‚ and nausea and bloating. Depending on the cancer stage‚ ovarian cancer treatment includes surgery and chemotherapy. SYMPTOMS: In some cases‚ ovarian cancer may cause early symptoms. The most common symptoms
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Ovarian Cancer There are many different health issues that only affect women‚ however there is one particular health issue that has caused many deaths all over the world in the past couple of centuries‚ it’s the ovarian cancer. According to medical news today: “Ovarian cancer refers to any cancerous growth that occurs in the ovary. The majority of ovarian cancers arise from the epithelium (outer lining) of the ovary” (medicalnewstody.com). For the year 2016 roughly 22‚280 (1.3%) women got diagnoses
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Ovarian Cancer Teresa Barragan English Wednesday Session Introduction Ovarian cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women. It is considered to be one of the most common types of cancer of the female reproductive system. According to McGuire and Markman (2003)‚ “despite advances in treatment over the last 40 years‚ ovarian cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed gynaecological malignancy‚ and causes more deaths than any other cancer of the reproductive system”
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Pathophysiology of Ovarian Cancer Joseph Santa Maria NUR-334-01 Salve Regina University Cancer is a condition that has the ability to affect people in all different types of ways‚ and in all different body systems. Women however may be likely to develop a specific type of cancer in the reproductive organs named the ovaries‚ or ovarian cancer. One of the downsides of this type of cancer is that its symptoms can be moderate for various months and may lead women to suspect the disturbances
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While some ovarian cysts are harmless‚ others pose an imminent threat to a woman’s health. Therefore‚ an ovarian cyst’s treatment varies dramatically‚ depending on individual circumstances. In most cases‚ these types of cysts are functional‚ developing at the end of a woman’s menstrual cycle. They typically clear up on their own‚ usually after eggs in the cyst have been released into the fallopian tubes. However‚ some types of cysts may block the blood supply to the ovaries‚ continue growing or
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This journal article review is to discuss hemorrhagic ovarian cysts (HOC) and how sonography can be used to determine and diagnose these findings. Using sonography can help identify the type of cysts present to get the correct diagnosis. While reading this article it had been mentioned that this type of condition can be diagnosed incorrectly. Sonography can help identify the different appearances that go along with hemorrhagic ovarian cysts. Endovaginal sonography is the best for finding and diagnosing
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A review of the records reveals the member to be an adult female with a birth date of 01/30/1965. The member has a diagnosis of Stage IIC Ovarian Cancer Post-chemo nausea and vomiting. The member’s treating provider‚ Nicholas C. Lambrou‚ MD prescribed Sancuso transdermal patches for this member. The carrier has denied coverage for the prescription Sancuso transdermal patches as not medically necessary. There is a letter from the carrier to the member dated 05/27/2016 which states in part: “The
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