Cancer What is cancer? Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of unusual cells in a part of the body. It is a disease of mitosis‚ which begins when one cell is transformed from a normal cell to a cancerous cell. Mitosis is a type of cell division which has 6 steps (Interphase‚ Prophase‚ Metaphase‚ Anaphase‚ Telophase‚ and Cytokinesis) that result in two daughter cells that are clones of the parent. Cancerous cells do not abide by the normal instructions of mitosis. Instead‚ the
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Breast reconstruction is a type of surgery that helps people recover from a devastating experience. Whether it is needed due to cancer treatment or severe injury‚ restoring the natural shape and position of the breast‚ or even doing a breast augmentation‚ helps many patients achieve a fuller recovery. There are a few different types of breast reconstruction surgery available. Let’s look at the options available here at Proffer Surgical. DIEP Flap Sometimes after a mastectomy‚ there is not enough
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Cancer Awareness There are a lot of tough diseases in the world but the most common one is cancer. It’s a disease that attacks the body cells dangerously by spreading inside the body destroying the immune system. It’s also known as a malignant tumor that stops the the cell growth and invade the whole body. It’s a serious disease that considered as the main reason of death for humans. However many people had survived it. It can be cured if it was discovered earlier. Lately research has proved that
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Adjustment of Young Women Survived Breast Cancer Literature Review The Target Group To define the target group appropriately is essential to include all the candidates of the group and to identify the unique attributes of this group. In this paper‚ as in many other researches in this field‚ the target group is defined as women who are under age 50 at diagnosis of breast cancer and survived without recurrence or the development of other forms of cancer (Bloom et al.‚ 2004). This definition has
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and 1 in 3 American women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime (American Cancer Society‚ 2013‚ p. 1) ‚ and over 500‚000 die each year from various forms. (American Cancer Society‚ 2013‚ p. 1) In 2013‚ an estimated 1‚660‚290 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed. While cancer is currently incurable‚ there are ways to lower your risk of developing cancer through good nutrition‚ and lifestyle choices. CAUSES What we think of as “cancer” is actually a collection of diseases‚ each affecting
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a higher risk on the development of many diseases‚ including several kinds of cancer (3-5). Recent studies have been shown that people with a BMI above 25 kg/m² have an increased incidence of developing endometrial‚ colorectal and postmenopausal breast cancer. In addition‚ people with a BMI above 30 kg/m² has also an increased incidence of developing esophageal‚ thyroid‚ renal‚ gallbladder‚ pancreatic and ovarian cancer as well as multiple myeloma‚ non-Hodgkin
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Is the message ‘breast is best’ getting through and if not why? The message ‘breast is best’ has been around for many years now and is being debated just as much now as it was back then. Many professionals argue that ‘breast is best’ however‚ this is not always ideal for the mother due to many complications and individual circumstances. There are many reasons as to why mothers are choosing either to or not to breastfeed which will be explored as well as the support that is available to them and
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The diagnosis of prostrate cancer is done by doing a biopsy of the prostrate gland. The PSA test is performed and if the test is found to be abnormal‚ the cancer test is positive. The biopsy of the prostrate gland is done transrectally and the signs are obtained by ultrasound images. A needle is used to cut a small portion of the prostate gland. Normally‚ portions are taken from the base‚ apex and mid area of the prostrate gland. Sometimes‚ a large number of samples are taken to gain more efficiency
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performance of breast self exam. Characteristics: A.S has no children‚ and has used oral contraceptives to maintain a regular cycle for about 7 yrs. She is overweight‚ and has a family history of breast cancer. Being 34 and a smoker on OCP’s gives her an increased risk for breast problems. She has never had a mammogram‚ and is not on a regular schedule for doctor visits. This was the first time she had a visit in 3 years. Subjective: “I believe my grandmother had breast cancer but why should
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The prevalence of breast cancer in today’s society is a testament to the growing severity of the disease. It has‚ as a result‚ become a highly visible social cause. The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) is an independent non-for-profit charity whose main purpose is to promote and raise funds for breast cancer research. It is our belief that by linking the social cause‚ and in turn the NBCF‚ with LYNX a visible increase in brand equity will be observed by consumers. We aim to do this by
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