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    Cervical Cancer

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    CERVICAL CANCER Cervical Cancer Jonathan MacNayr Cape Cod Community College Cervical Cancer I chose to do my research paper on Cervical Cancer. I did this because this is the disease that took the life of my fiancés mother. It has been to my understanding that this would mean she is at a higher risk for this disease. I have put together five questions that I would like to research on the topic to give myself a further understanding of the potential dangers of Cervical Cancer. These questions

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    the body. According to the Cancer Research UK‚ the lymphatic system is in charge of draining lymphatic fluid back into the bloodstream from the tissues‚ filters lymph‚ filters the blood‚ and fights infections. Unfortunately‚ as the lymphatic system goes about its regular duties‚ cancer can appear in the lymph nodes. There are two ways cancer can appear in the lymph nodes of the lymphatic system. Cancer either starts there or spreads from somewhere else. Cancer that starts in the lymph nodes

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    cancer speech

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    Where Cancer comes from Cancer of the lung‚ like all cancers‚ results from an abnormality in the body ’s basic unit of life‚ the cell. Tumors can also cause cancer. Tumors usually can be removed and do not spread to other parts of the body. Malignant tumors‚ on the other hand‚ grow aggressively and invade other tissues of the body‚ allowing entry of tumor cells into the bloodstream or lymphatic system and then to other sites in the body. This process of spread is termed metastasis; the areas of

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    Pancreatic Cancer

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    Cancer is a disease that affects cells in the body by taking over good cells and corrupting them with bad cells. Cancer can start anywhere in the body at any time. Cancers are benign or malignant tumors affecting the cells in the body. Pancreatic cancer is a very aggressive cancer affecting many Americans today. Pancreatic cancer attacks the pancreas and can spread to different organs in the body. Pancreatic cancer causes more death in men and women than any other type of cancer (Krempien‚ R.‚ &

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    prostate cancer

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    Prostate Cancer Vanessa KouakouBiology 418 11/05/14 Dr. Ashraf Abstract This paper is about prostate cancer and how it affects must of the African American. It is also to know more about prostate cancer and how it can be treat‚ and also what are the consequences and affection of this sickness. First what is prostate cancer? Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men (after skin cancer)‚ but it can often be treated successfully. More than 2 million men in the US count themselves

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    Introduction of Cancer

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    Cancer has become a challenge that faces the entire world population. According to the World Health Organization (2004)‚ cancer is the main leading cause of death in economically developed and developing countries respectively. Specifically‚ American Cancer Society (2012) declares that about 1‚638‚910 new cancer cases are estimated to be diagnosed and 577‚190 people tend to die from it in the United States during 2012. According to New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (1998)‚ cancer

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    Lung Cancer

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    Cancer‚ it can affect anyone; it can affect any part of the body. The patient outcome for cancer is different for everyone‚ but it is also different which each type. In the respiratory department‚ a major type of cancer we will deal with is lung cancer. Lung cancer‚ however‚ has different types and stages‚ but for this paper we are going to talk about Stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the article titled “Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer” it was stated that‚ “Stage IIIA non-small

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    Lung Cancer

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    of lung cancer found in women‚ and is often found in non-smokers. It is also the most common type of lung cancer in people under the age of 45 and the most common type of lung cancer among all Asians. One subtype of lung adenocarcinoma‚ bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC)‚ appears to be increasing in young‚ non-smoking women. * Lung Cancer in Women * Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers Lung adenocarcinoma has been increasing in recent years‚ whereas another form of non-small cell lung cancer‚ squamous

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    Cancer and Mammograms

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    Are Mammograms Effective or In-Effective in Detecting Breast Cancer? Every year breast cancer affects American women either through one’s own diagnosis or through a sister‚ wife‚ mother‚ grandmother‚ or friend. The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends that women under the age of 40 perform monthly breast self-examinations and receive clinical breast self-examinations yearly. Furthermore‚ ACS also recommends annual mammograms for all women beginning at the age 40‚ and continuing them as long

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    Lung Cancer

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    Lung Cancer Lung cancer is “the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs”. These abnormal cells do not carry out the functions of normal lung cells and do not develop into healthy lung tissue. As they grow‚ “the abnormal cells can form tumors and interfere with the functioning of the lung‚ which provides oxygen to the body via the blood”. There are two major types of lung cancer‚ non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Staging lung cancer is based

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