Ben Stern Esophageal Cancer In August 2011‚ my grandmother died of esophageal cancer. Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body‚ and cells divide rapidly. Cancer starts as a tumor located in a specific part of the body. A tumor is an abnormal growth of body tissue. There are two types of tumors; benign and malignant. A benign tumor is a tumor that is not cancerous‚ so it has not yet spread to other parts of the body‚ but is localized in one area. They grow slowly and
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Breast cancer is a frightening disease. It can be fatal‚ and while two thirds of the cases occur among mature women‚ it also strikes younger females and about nine thousand males each year. The fear generated by breast cancer is intensified by the somewhat shocking reality that breast cancer has actually increased over the last fifty years. In 1940‚ a woman had a one-in-twenty chance of developing the disease‚ while today one out of every eight women will get breast cancer. According to the National
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Advancements in Cancer Technology and Treatment Even though there is no cure for cancer‚ technology has made many strides in hoping to cure cancer. In 2003‚ Eric Schuetz‚ a pharmacist who works for the Maryland Poison Center‚ learned that he had an inoperable brain tumor after receiving an MRI scan for a non-cancerous pituitary tumor. Within that year he received “gamma knife” treatment‚ and then 10 years later ran a half-marathon with his wife to help fundraise money for the cancer center. When thinking
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Cancer Epidemiology Cancer is not a single disease; it is a myriad or collection of diseases with many different manifestations as there are many different types of tissues and cell types Cancer is a disease of abnormal gene expression. Cells are constantly evolving and have the natural selection pressures to change Common biological properties of tumor cells: 1) Deregulated clonal cell growth- all cells in a tumor originated from one single cell that acquired mutations that made it deregulated
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and neck cancer is a broad term that describes many different cancers that start in the head and neck. Most oral‚ head and neck cancers begin in the cells that make up the moist tissues (mucosal surfaces) of the mouth‚ nose and throat. Like other cancers‚ these cancers occur when abnormal cells begin to grow and divide uncontrollably and form a mass‚ called a malignant tumor. Doctors identify oral‚ head and neck cancers by the area in which the cancer begins: Lip and oral cavity cancer occurs
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Cancer… I’m screaming‚ crying and I feel like I’m dying. That’s because I am. I was diagnosed 6 months ago‚ and the doctors have been telling me to ’Fight’ and ’Just hold on’ ever since. Every time I wake up I’m in a hospital bed staring at the ceiling and wondering how I’m still alive‚ but as I get told constantly I am. When I was first rushed to the hospital it was because my ribs felt like they were caving in on me and made it hard to breathe‚ I was taking long but wheezing breaths. Eating had
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Bone Cancer Bone cancer is a disease that occurs on or inside a bone. Usually‚ bone cancer involves a tumor filled with abnormal cells that will occasionally appear on the exterior of the bone. Similar to other types of cancer‚ bone cancer can be life threatening. Doctors are not completely sure what causes cancer‚ but they continue the search to find an answer. There are five different types of bone cancer that can affect people from ages 10-60 years old. Bone cancer can occur in any bone in the
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Steps in Cancer Prevention Sherri Joiner 156 08-02-2012 Farrah Hilton Steps in Cancer Prevention Cancer Preventions “Cancer” is a word that no one wants to hear when presenting to a doctor’s office or as a diagnosis for any family members. It is not one disease‚ but many diseases that affect many Americans each day. It is non-discriminatory and can affect anyone from infants to adults. According to “The National Cancer Institute” (n.d.)‚ there will be an estimated
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Pancreatic Cancer "Cancer of the pancreas is a genetic disease that is the fifth most common cause of death in both men and women. Pancreatic cancer affects approximately 28‚000 Americans each year‚ or five out of 100‚000 people" (Mayo Clinic‚ 1998). According to physicians at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute‚ "pancreatic cancer is the challenge of the twenty-first century." So‚ where exactly is the pancreas located in our bodies‚ and what does it do? The pancreas is a gland found behind the stomach
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Thyroid Cancer Specific Purpose: The purpose for my informative speech is to inform my audience about Thyroid Cancer. Thesis: How often do you know people with Thyroid Cancer? Not much? Thyroid Cancer is a nodule in the thyroid region of the neck. Many adults have small nodules in their thyroids‚ but typically fewer than 5% of these nodules are found to be malignant. Organization Format: My Speech will be organized in Chronological order. Introduction: I. Attention getter: I believe
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