Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide‚ and the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality1. Cigarette smoking is firmly established as a causative agent for lung cancer‚ although about 80 percent of people who develop lung cancer nowadays are non-smokers 2‚3. Inflammatory lung processes‚ such as obstructive pulmonary disease‚ emphysema‚ chronic bronchitis‚ pneumonia and tuberculosis are also known risk factors for lung cancer‚ with significant effects observed for pneumonia
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NANOINFORMATICS (Nano robots In CANCER Detection and Treatment) A DREAM COME TRUE [pic] PREPARED BY B.BALAGURU D.MANIGANDAN III-YEAR-CSE III-YEAR-CSE panditbalaguruji@gmail.com manigandan8228@gmail.com 9655729357 9626083389 ABSTRACT HEALING THE BODY FROM THE INSIDE OUT CANCER -one of the most deadly diseases which primarily starts at the cellular level. To be more specific they start
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Cervical Cancer For this assignment I chose to do the cervical cancer assessment. I picked this just because I was curious and I hear the scary stories about it creeping up without any symptoms or notice before it gets too late. Cervical cancer occurs when abnormal cells on the cervix grow out of control. If detected early enough‚ this can often be treated. Cervical cancer can be detected through a pap test by your gynecologist and should be taken at least every three years. Through this assessment
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Types of lung cancer 1. Non-small cell lung cancer is the more common of the two types of lung cancer. It generally grows and spreads slowly. There are five types of non-small cell lung cancer. Each type has different kinds of cancer cells. Each of the types grows and spreads in different ways. Causes of Lung Cancer The main cause of lung cancer is smoking tobacco (most often through cigarettes). Between 80% and 90% of lung cancers are due to smoking. People who are affected by Second-Hand
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Breast Cancer in England A Report Based on the Presentation of Statistical Information Dilruwa Rajapakse dr248 CB313 Group 04 Contents 1.0 Abstract ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------03 2.0 Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------03 3.0 Methodology --------------------------------------------------------------------------03 4.0 Findings---------------------------------------------------------------------------------04
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Care of Cancer Kia Nordenskiold September 30‚ 2012 The Approach to Care of Cancer Cancer refers to a group of diseases that involve uncontrolled cell growth (Corner & Bailey‚ 2008). The unregulated cell division and growth leads to the formation of malignant tumors that invade bordering body parts. Cancer may also spread to distant areas of the body through the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Determining the causes of cancer is a complex
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Discuss the causes of lung cancer Lung cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases which make most of the people suffer. Lung cancer has been noted by the Canadian cancer Society (2010) as the most leading one which affected both male and female in 2010 and out of 24‚200 Canadians‚ 20‚600 of them died of lung cancer. Like any other types of cancer‚ lung cancer is basically caused due to the abnormal growth of cells in one of the body parts‚ lungs. Although the role of genetics is not very popular
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you know someone with cancer? Lung cancer is a painful disease and it kills many people. Colon cancer is also common. Brain cancer is tough. Cancer is common‚ hard to deal with but it can be overcome. Lung cancer kills many people. There are 155‚870 lung cancer deaths and 222‚ 500 new cases of cancer. Symptoms of lung cancer are shortness of breath‚ raspy voice‚ cough‚ weight loss‚ and chest pain. Lung cancer is one of the most common killing men and women’s cancers. When there are so many
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Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC or Lynch Syndrome) is an inherited predisposition to colorectal cancer and other cancers. The “non-polyposis” stems from the knowledge that this form of bowel cancer can occur with formation of few or no polyps. First named over 100 years ago‚ it is the most common form of familial colorectal cancer‚ however only accounts for around 5% of all bowel cancer cases. Other cancers that HNCPP increases the risk of includes: endometrial cancer‚ duodenal cancer‚ cancer of the ureter
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is Ovarian Cancer? Cancer of the ovary (ovarian cancer) is the ninth most common cancer in women in the U.S. with almost 22‚000 women newly diagnosed each year. Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in women. It usually does not result in symptoms until the cancer has spread beyond the ovary. (Emma L Low‚ 2013) Ovarian cancer stems from cancerous cells of the epithelial lining of the ovary which can extend to the fallopian tubes. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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