clump together to compose tumors. If these tumors are cancerous (withal called malignant tumors)‚ they can invade and kill your body’s salubrious tissues. From these tumors‚ cancer cells can metastasize contrast‚ noncancerous tumors do not spread to other components of the body. One type of cancer‚ also the deadliest is Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer is the uncontrolled magnification of anomalous cells in one our both lungs. These aberrant cells do not carry out the functions of mundane lung cells and do
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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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Esophageal cancer is considered a serious malignancy with respect to prognosis and mortality rate. Account-ing for more than 400000 deaths worldwide in 2005[1]. Esophageal carcinoma is the eighth most common cancer‚ and the sixth most common cause of cancer related deaths worldwide with developing nations making up more than 80% of total cases and deaths[2]. Over 490000 new cases of esophageal cancer were reported in 2005. While many other types of cancer are expected to decrease in incidence over
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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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The society of America today is total different for most Americans then what it was during the 1950s ‚ 1960s ‚ 1970s and on into the 80s. America today is one were black people have the vote and have the same rites as white men and women. Today the leader of the free world is Black some thing that many though would never happen in there generation. But there are still inequality in America today. Urban ghettos are still mostly full of uneducated black people. Black men in America are four times more
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1. Testicular cancer is a common disease associated with the male reproductive system. The major symptoms associated with the disease are lumps and/or enlargements of either testicle‚ aches in the groin or abdomen area and collection of fluids in the scrotum. Other symptoms include enlargement or tenderness of the breasts and back pain. This cancer is diagnosed typically after the discovery of a lump or swelling in the testicles. The swelling or lump is usually discovered when a man gives himself
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TRIXIE 1. A 25 year old patient is inquiring about the methods or ways to detect cancer Wearlier. The nurse least likely identify this method by stating: A. Annual chest x-ray. B. Annual Pap smear for sexually active women only. C. Annual digital rectal examination for persons over age 40. D. Yearly physical and blood examination 2. The removal of entire breast‚ pectoralis major and minor muscles and neck lymph nodes which is followed by skin grafting is a procedure called: A. Simple mastectomy
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disease called Prostate Cancer? __ Very familiar __ Unfamiliar __ Moderately familiar __ I don’t care 2. Is it important to have knowledge about Prostate Cancer? __ Strongly agree __ Disagree __ Agree __ Strongly disagree __ Not really 3. Where did you get information about the disease? __Television __ Books __ Knowledgeable people __ Radio __ Internet Other answer: ____________ 4. In what age‚ males are affected by Prostate Cancer? __ 13-19 yrs. old
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developed where many African men‚ women‚ and children were forcibly transported from their homeland in Africa to the Americas which changed the aspect of the New World. Slavery had a negative impact socially and politically of the New World. Africans were like property towards the white‚ were treated like animals‚ and viewed lower than the white. Because of the inhumanity of slavery‚ it led to the instability of society in the Americas such as slave revolts‚ class divisions of the rich and poor‚ and
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My project is about lung cancer‚ which falls under the science branch of oncology. Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lung. The uncontrolled reproduction of cells results in the formation of tumors that can block or compress airways and displace or damage normal lung tissue. This can make the lung stop functioning as it should. Most lung cancers start in the lining of the bronchi‚ or in glands below the lining of the bronchi‚ frequently in the periphery of the lungs.
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