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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Renal Cell Carcinoma Cancer is the second leading cause of death next to cardiovascular disease. There are many types of cancers‚ and different stages of cancer. There are also many different treatment options available today to fight this horrible disease. There are new drugs coming out that have showed significant results in prolonging life‚ and have helped reduce the size of tumors and slow down the progression of this disease. One of the more remarkable drugs out now is the drug Sunitinib
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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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Basal Cell Carcinoma Danielle Robbins Abstract This paper briefly describes basal cell carcinoma. Several scientific studies and articles are referenced to further present the causes‚ symptoms‚ tests‚ treatments‚ and prognosis of basal cell carcinoma. Also included in this paper are the different types of basal cell carcinoma and the populations that are affected. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a skin cancer that starts in the epidermis (Medline Plus‚ 2012). The Skin Cancer Foundation defines
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TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER | CONTENT | PAGE | | TABLE OF CONTENT | | | LIST OF TABLES | | | PREFACE | | | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | | | INTRODUCTION | | ONE | ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT AND FAMILY | | | PATIENTS PARTICULARS | | | FAMILY MEDICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC HISTORY | | | PATIENT`S DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY | | | PATIENT`S LIFE STYLE AND HOBBIES | | | PATIENT`S PAST MEDICAL HISTORY | | | PRESENT`S MEDICAL HISTORY | | | ADMISSION OF PATIENT | | | PATIENT`S CONCEPT OF ILLNESS
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Topic Basal Cell Carcinoma Background Basal Cell Carcinoma is a type of cancer that grows on your skin. This type of cancer tends to grow on skin in places that have had a lot of exposure to the sun. Basal Cell Carcinoma is actually one of the least dangerous types of skin cancer. Basal Cell Carcinoma is usually very easy to catch and is easy to treat. “The tumors start off as small shiny bumps‚ usually on your nose or other parts of your face” (WebMD). They can appear on any part of the body but
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Basal Cell Carcinoma is a form of skin cancer that affects the basal cell layer of the skin. Basal Cell Carcinoma‚ or BCC‚ is the most common form of skin cancer‚ and when early detection occurs‚ there is a high rate of achieving a cancer free outcome. This form of cancer progresses slowly after many years of over exposure to sunlight‚ and or radiation. People with light‚ fair skin have been linked to more cases of Basal Cell Carcinoma. It generally starts on the face‚ neck‚ or even on the top of
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Abstract: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most frequent urological malignancies in adults. It represents for aproximately %3 of all adult malignancies and accounts %90 of neoplasms arising from kidney. RCC often metastasizes to other organs‚ but very rarely to the head and neck region including maxilla and mandible. A 62-year-old man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma to the mandible was presented in this work. Key Words: Renal cell carcinoma‚ Mandible‚ Metastasis‚ Head and Neck
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PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMA Abstract Papillary thyroid cancer‚ also called papillary thyroid carcinoma‚ is the most common type of thyroid cancer it is the most common thyroid tumor which accounts for more than 85% of all papillary thyroid carcinoma. This type of cancer of the thyroid is more common in women than in men. Females are more likely to have thyroid cancer at a ratio of 3:1. Most people with papillary thyroid carcinoma are between 24 and 62 years old.
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Ovarian cancer is a health risk that is very personable to me. This form of cancer has been in my family for at least the last five generations. I chose to learn more about this form of cancer‚ what it is‚ my risk for this cancer and ways to possibly prevent it because of the fact I could possibly be next in line for this disease. Ovarian cancer is a disease caused by a group of cells along the ovarian lining‚ or in the ovaries themselves‚ that begin to grow uncontrollable and no longer die. These
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