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 to make it infectious to other cells
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Cervical Cancer Research Paper SCI/162 Principles of health and wellness Do to the high risk of cancer What is cervical cancer? [Writing suggestion: Unless in a quote or a title‚ avoid rhetorical questions in academic writing. A good idea is to provide answers‚ not questions] Cervical cancer is a cancer which takes over the lower part of the uterus. The cells in the lining of the cervix unpredictably changes into cancer. The common cells in the cervix begin to change into pre-cancerous
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A. Disease/Disorder Pancreatic Cancer B. Background Info Pancreatic cancer begins in the tissues of your pancreas — an organ in your abdomen that lies horizontally behind the lower part of your stomach. Your pancreas secretes enzymes that aid digestion and hormones that help regulate the metabolism of sugars. Pancreatic cancer often has a poor prognosis‚ even when diagnosed early. Pancreatic cancer typically spreads rapidly and is seldom detected in its early stages‚ which is a major reason
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Cited: 1. Carpi‚ John. "A Pox on the Pox." Scientific American 273: 10 (1995): 32-32D. York: HarperPerennial‚ 1996. New York: W.K. Freeman and Company‚ 1996. Pennsylvania: Rodale Press Inc.‚ 1995 Publishers‚ Inc.‚ 1998.
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topic of lung cancer to educate those about the final stages of lung cancer. Lung cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer. Men‚ women‚ and sometimes children can be affected from lung cancer. There are no definitive cures for lung cancer but there are treatments to control it and stop it from spreading. With the medical and technological advancements that have been made in the past decade‚ doctors can increase the length of one’s life who has been diagnosed with cancer. There are
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Surgical Oncology Volume 2012‚ Article ID 861257‚ 12 pages doi:10.1155/2012/861257 Research Article Assessing Breast CancerMargins Ex Vivo Using Aqueous Quantum-Dot-Molecular Probes Giang H. T. Au‚1 Wan Y. Shih‚1 Wei-Heng Shih‚2 LinetteMejias‚3 Vanlila K. Swami‚3 KimberlyWasko‚4 and Ari D. Brooks4 1 School of Biomedical Engineering‚ Science and Health Systems‚ Drexel University‚ 3141 Chestnut Street‚ Philadelphia‚ PA 19104‚ USA 2Department
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Breast Cancer Screening Techniques in High Risk Women Teresa Roberts-Coiner Boise State University CHAPTER II Review of Literature Introduction The following is a summary of the published literature that examines the scope of screening for breast cancer in high risk women as well as genetic and enviornmental risk factors that contribute to breast cancer. Women‚ who carry a mutation of the breast cancer gene‚ known to healthcare providers as BRCA1 and BRCA2‚ have a 55-87% lifetime risk
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patients with skin cancer because of the different problems that arise such as patients who are exposed to excessive ultraviolet exposure through the sun or artificial machineries‚ diagnosing the disease‚ and ultimately assessing the disease and informing patients on the prevention of skin cancer. As a result‚ to enter the field of dermatology‚ one must be able to implement time and the components to confront the challenge. Expertly‚ research conducted indicates
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49 kids in the United States will be diagnosed with a form of childhood cancer today. Just like Martin Luther King Jr had a dream for Americans to approach racial equality‚ I have a dream of a world free of childhood cancer. Pediatric cancer has become a tremendous issue‚ claiming the lives of more‚ and more‚ innocent children daily. Through awareness‚ funding‚ and research my dream can become a reality. Although some may not see the need for more awareness because they already see promotions
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Prostate Cancer SCI/163 November 26‚ 2012 The Effect of Prostate Cancer The prevalence of prostate cancer among African American men has caused them to become prey to this condition. The American Cancer Society (ACS) states “African American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer up to 65% more frequently than Caucasian men” (Oliver‚ 2007). The prostate is a gland that only males have and as men get older the cells can develop a tumor on the gland which can become cancer. The
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