Treatment of chemotherapy on the liver Anatomy Honors‚ Period 6 Introduction Chemotherapy is known to have many negative side effects on all different parts of the body. Your hair falls out and your body becomes weak‚ but what effect does it have on your liver? This paper explores the effects chemo has on a person by review of scientific articles and experiments. Medicine Bleomycin is known to induce DNA strand breakage but is an integral part of chemotherapy in patients with germ-cell
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hormones‚ and other bodily functions. Women with this disorder typically have higher levels of androgens in their bodies. [ (DePaolo‚ 2007) ] In this paper I will first do an overview of the female reproductive system‚ briefly discus the menstrual and ovarian cycle and finally discuss Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Overview of Female Reproductive System The female reproductive system is a very complex system as compared to the male reproductive system. This system is solely responsible for menstrual flow
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Elijah Yap English II Mrs. Dudley I-Search 5/30/12 Part One The topic I picked to do my I-Search on is cancer. I picked this topic because I want to go into the field of medical research on cancer; it has always been my dream to find a way to cure cancer. The knowledge of this topic at my early age I think will help me figure if I want to continue on my path or whether to detour and go into another field. From what I have learned over the years about cancer is that it is a mutation of a cell
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Carcinoma is cancer that begins in the lining layers of organs‚ like the breast. Nearly all cancers are carcinomas. An adenocarcinoma is a type of carcinoma that starts in the glandular tissue. Carcinoma in situ is when it is confined to the layers of cells that it began. I breast cancer‚ in situ‚ means the cancer cells remain confined to the ducts. An invasive cancer is one that has already grown beyond the layers of the cells where it started. Most breast cancers are invasive carcinomas.
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single-chain glycoprotein‚ which in the fetus is synthesised in the liver‚ GI tract and yolk sac for its role as a major serum binding protein.5 It is related to germ cell tumours as it is produced by yolk sac components‚ and to a lesser extent embryonal carcinomas and teratomas. It is found in 20%-25% of teratomas‚ and over 60% of nonseratoma germ cell tumour patients show elevated levels of the protein. It is the most commonly elevated tumour marker for testicular cancer. However‚ in pure seminoma tumours
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developing: Bladder cancer Kidney cancer Cancers of the pharynx and larynx (throat cancer) Mouth cancer Esophagus cancer Cancer of the pancreas Stomach cancer Some types of leukemia Cancer of the nose and sinuses Cervical cancer Bowel cancer Ovarian cancer In some cases‚ also breast cancer Why Is Smoking Bad For You? Smoking is responsible for several diseases‚ such as cancer‚ long-term (chronic) respiratory diseases‚ and heart disease‚ as well as premature death. Over 440‚000 people in
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implantation‚ and‚ consequently‚ pregnancy. The happenings of the menstrual cycle are consequences of the simultaneously occurring ovarian cycle and uterine cycle. The ovarian cycle occurs in the ovaries and carries out the follicular phase‚ which spans the first 14 days of a new menstrual cycle. The result is ovulation. The uterine cycle works concurrently with the ovarian cycle and carries out the menstrual‚ proliferative‚ and secretory phases. Hormonally‚ gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is
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Chapter Two: Clover 1. When her mom died her dad brought the kids to Clover Virginia since he couldn’t take care of all of them on his own. The ten children were then divided out amongst the relatives that lived in Clover. Henrietta ended up with her grandfather‚ Tommy Lacks. 2. I think the term home-house has a positive connotation because it sound welcoming. It suggests that the Lacks family was willing to give anybody a home. 3. Day was Henrietta’s cousin and in the future‚ would become her husband
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and more serious health problems. There are two primary types of non-melanoma skin cancers: basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. If caught and treated early‚ these two cancers are rarely fatal. Between 40 and 50 percent of Americans who live to age 65 will have one of these types of skin cancer at least
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pregnancies. Approximately half are because the girls were not using birth control pills. Birth control pills should be sold over the counter because it would lower the percentage of abortions‚ lower teen pregnancies‚ and even reduce the risk of ovarian cancer other medical issues and other menstrual pains. Birth control has been instrumental in lowering the number of abortions performed each year. 4.4 to 7.5 abortions per one thousand girls compared to 19.6 per one thousand has been cut by sixty
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