In 2011 about 571‚950 Americans are expected to die of cancer that number averages out to about 1‚500 people a day (cancer.org). Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in today’s society. Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and the spread of abnormal cells‚ caused by both external and internal factors (cancer.org). There is nothing a person can do to change the cells that make up the anatomy of their body; we are born with this DNA. However‚ there are precautions
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Liver Cancer‚ each year about 700‚000 people worldwide will be diagnosed; 600‚000 will die. Cancer is very serious‚ although liver cancer is not the leading most fatal cancer. Malignant tumors in the liver are usually hepatomas. Hepatomas are also known hepatocellular carcinomas or HCC. These HCC’s are only responsible for two to four percent of cancer. HCC’s are also not common in the U.S. They are found mostly in the Asia region of the world. Liver cancer is also found in children but is commonly
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Foods That Help Prevent Prostate Cancer By: Robert Blanks Vachieri Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences‚ Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE)‚ College of Arts and Science‚ North Carolina Central University‚ Durham‚ NC 27707‚ USA Running Title: Foods That Help Prevent Prostate Cancer Corresponding Author: Robert Blanks Vachieri Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE)‚ College of
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DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.4.1193 Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Methods among Female Health Care Workers in Sri Lanka RESEARCH COMMUNICATION Knowledge and Practices on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Methods among Female Health Care Workers: A Sri Lankan Experience RIW Nilaweera*‚ S Perera‚ N Paranagama‚ AS Anushyanthan Abstract Breast and cervical cancer are the most common causes of cancer mortality among women worldwide‚ but they are largely preventable. There are limited
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Breast Cancer I would like to understand Breast Cancer and how you receive it‚ how your body creates it‚ and if it is hereditary. Through research I would like to be able to know my chances of obtaining this cancer and what I can do to prevent it. “In cancer‚ cellular balance has gone awry. The normal cellular process became abnormal with mutated cells that have not self-destructed. Without apoptosis‚ or programmed cell death‚ the damaged cells have not committed suicide. Instead‚ the abnormal
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10 WARNING SIGNS OF COLON CANCER YOU SHOULDN’T IGNORE + 6 TIPS TO REDUCE THE RISK MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS OFTEN REFER TO COLORECTAL CANCER‚ WHICH INCLUDES COLON CANCER THAT AFFECTS THE LARGE INTESTINE AND RECTAL CANCER THAT AFFECTS THE LOWERMOST PART OF THE LARGE INTESTINE. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY‚ 1 IN 20 PEOPLE ARE AT A RISK OF DEVELOPING COLORECTAL CANCER DURING THEIR LIFETIME. The exact cause of colorectal or bowel cancer is not known. However‚ it is believed to develop when healthy
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the cancer century. This is because more than a hundred types of cancer have been discovered in this century‚ and secondly‚ because enormous medical efforts were made to fight all kinds of cancers all over the world. In the early decades of the century‚ cancer was considered to be a fatal disease‚ and although many cancers remain fatal‚ medical therapy has developed significantly over the years such that most cancers can be treated and cured. After decades of struggling with various cancers‚ doctors
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Cosmetic surgery represents the latest trend in medicalization in which doctors are using their knowledge and the newest technology to tackle appearance issues that many individuals face. Within current American society‚ there is a normalization of cosmetic surgery occurring among women in particular. As society’s standards about beauty change‚ women are increasingly finding themselves wanting to conform to such standards no matter what the cost may be. These surgical procedures are being used
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Cancer Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States‚ more than 1‚500 people are expected to die from cancer per day. Even though cancer is what some consider “preventable” it is not‚ there are things you can do to help prevent it‚ but nothing is going to fully prevent someone from getting cancer. Many treatment plans are available to help those diagnosed with cancer‚ although they are not guaranteed to cure the cancer. The outcome cancer can have on a person varies‚ every
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What is lung cancer? Well‚ lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States. Lung cancer has greater mortality rates than the next three most common cancers combined (colon‚ breast and prostate). An estimated 157‚300 Americans were expected to die from lung cancer in 2010‚ accounting for approximately 28 percent of all cancer deaths (American Lung Association). Lung cancer is very difficult to treat‚ depending on the size and stage in which the cancer is detected
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