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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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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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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to Care of Cancer Cancer is considered the second leading cause of death in the United States resulting in about 25% of deaths (Copstead‚ & Banasik‚ 2010). The term cancer encompasses a cluster of more than one hundred diseases. Though there are various kinds of cancer‚ all cancers start due to abnormal cells growth. The typical characteristic of a cancerous cell is that they grow out of control and invade other tissue through the bloodstream or lymph vessels. If untreated‚ cancers can result in
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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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Breast cancer detection for the prevention and treatment Director of molecular diagnostics‚ Tianjin Cancer Hospital Center in JinPu said‚ genetic testing is through the blood‚ other body fluids or tumor tissue for gene sequences were detected and analyzed. Currently‚ breast cancer topped the incidence of female cancer‚ and lung cancer is the first cancer mortality rates for men and women‚ the incidence increased year by year‚ and getting younger and younger. Breast cancer risk population
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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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MWF Cancer In this paper I’m going to enlighten the reader on the struggles and hardships that people have living and maintaining with cancer. The stress that cancer causes is enough to change the emotional balance of ones environment. Physical pain is a factor that causes a person with cancer to do not want their life to continue. Some more factors that people deal with while assessing cancer are emotional pain‚ treatment‚ expenses‚ and just learning to how to cope with cancer. Cancer is
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