A Community Assessment Inside the Breast Clinic at Roswell Park Cancer Institute A Community Assessment Claudia Ames Empire State College Table of Contents Inside the Breast Clinic at Roswell Park Cancer Institute 1 Claudia Ames 1 Empire State College 1 Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………………….2 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Community Overview……………………………………………………………………………..4 Windshield Survey……………………………………………………………………………..….6 Epidemiology……………………………………………………………………………………
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Liver cancer is a disease which begins in the cells of your liver. There are different forms of liver cancer. There is primary liver cancer‚ which arises in the liver or by cancer which forms in other parts of the body and then spreads to the liver. Most liver cancer is secondary or metastatic‚ which means it started elsewhere in the body. The most common form of liver cancer is hepatocellular carcinoma‚ which begins in the main type of liver cell (hepatocyte). The other type is cholangiocellular
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Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Many women do not take breast cancer or cervical cancer serious‚ by getting screened‚ until the disease has begun to develop or has spread. Cervical cancer use to be the main cause of deaths caused by cancer for women‚ but over the past forty or fifty years‚ the number of cases of cervical cancer and the number of deaths from this disease has decreased significantly‚ leaving another horrible disease in its place. Now breast cancer is the second major cause of
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To start off‚ I will explain what cancer is. Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in the human part of the body. The normal body is made up of millions of living cells. Normal body cells grow‚ divide to make new cells‚ and die in a logical way. Cancer begins to start when the cells continue to grow out of control. The cancer cell’s growth is unlike the normal cell growth‚ instead of the dying cells‚ the cancer cells continue to grow and form new and now abnormal
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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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types of cancer. It differs from one type to another according to the tissue surrounding it. The meaning of cancer is the growth of different cells and tissues. Cancer cells are found in all living organism which share the same DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) ‚ RNA blueprints and cell physiology but not identical. That’s the reason why it is not easily detected by the immune system of the human body ‚particularly if it is weakened . Therefore all the methods and treatment approaches for cancer are the
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Bladder cancer‚ like most cancers does not develop as a result of a single pathogen or behavior. Rather‚ there is a complex interaction between genetics‚ environment‚ and lifestyle which can result in an increased risk for developing cancer of the bladder. The most common risk factor associated with bladder cancer is smoking. A Meta analytical study of several case studies in Europe found that cigarette smokers were about 3.3 times more likely to develop bladder cancer than nonsmokers. (Tide‚ 2015)
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Health Information Exchange Stacey Cannon BIOS-260 DeVry University Professor Sims Sunday December 9‚ 2012 Melanoma Skin Cancer As early as the 1930’s‚ sun tanning was encouraged by medical professionals to promote skin health. Scientific research during the late 1890’s played a huge role in contributing to the skin diseases we now know to exist today. During the turn of the 19th century‚ there was a chronic and progressive disease known as Lupus Vulgaris. The disease left infected individuals
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The body is combined of more than millions of cells. Cancer starts from defects or mutation in DNA of one cell or a slight number of cells. Mutations can happen by chance when a cell is dividing‚ or by chemicals from outside of the body such as skin lotion or ultraviolet. In addition‚ skin cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal skin cell which has many stages‚ and it may spread to other organs. As skin cancer cells grow‚ they can group together to form a tumor. It may take months or
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Cancer VS. Diabetes Cancer and Diabetes are common diseases although no one can really explain why. These diseases have more differences than similarities‚ but can have the same outcome if not taken care of properly. Cancer ranks the second leading cause of death‚ while diabetes rank number seven on the fatality scale worldwide. There is evidence that says people with diabetes are at a greater risk for many forms of cancer. Studies show
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