Cancer is a debilitating disease that threatens millions of lives each year worldwide. Its relatively mysterious etiology‚ highly aggressive treatment‚ and lack of an ultimate cure create a recipe for fear and anxiety. Many who suffer from cancer have a reduced quality of life due to the direct effects of the malignant tumors as well as the side effects of the aggressive treatments. The most common complaint among cancer patients is severe‚ chronic pain that affects their activities of daily life
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According to the Skin Cancer Foundation‚ on an average day‚ nearly thirty million people tan indoors in the United States (“Skin Cancer Facts” 2011). What is even more alarming is‚ “a new study has shown that people who use tanning parlors once a month or more have an increased risk of developing malignant melanoma by 55%. Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer” (“Skin Cancer Facts” 2011). If this statistic does not scare those who use tanning beds‚ it should. Although a nice bronze
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What is Melanoma? The most serious type of skin cancer is known as melanoma. It originates in the skin cells that make melanin‚ which gives skin its pigment and protects the deeper layers of skin from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet (UV) rays. These cells are called melanocytes. The melanocytes produce more melanin and cause the skin to tan when time is spent in the sunlight. The melanocytes may start to grow abnormally and can become cancerous if the skin obtains too much ultraviolet light. This
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to put cancers in the right perspective. By way of definition‚ a cancer is a malignant tumor or swelling composed of abnormal cells capable of undergoing uncontrolled proliferation. Many erroneously hold the view that every swelling or lump is cancer. However‚ this is not so. Unlike benign swellings‚ cancerous cells generally have the tendency to invade surrounding tissues and sometimes metastasize (break off and spread) to distant body tissues via the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Cancers result
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Informative Essay Topic: Cancer INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: More than 1/2 million people are expected to die of cancer this year. That’s more than 1‚500 a day. An average of 1/2 of men and 1/3 of women will develop cancer. Purpose: To inform my audience about cancer. Thesis Statement: Cancer is a serious disease that may be preventable and curable. So‚ what cancer is cancer? How to prevent cancer growth? What are the different types of treatment for cancer? BODY I. Cancer is a condition of uncontrolled
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ever wondered how cancer really feels like to have‚ or to have a friend experiencing it? Well you may not know this but‚ Cancer separates families‚ Cancer is not a joke‚ And there are so many types of Cancer. I’ve had a uncle‚ and he died from leg cancer‚ that he got from working with explosives‚ and nuclear contractions‚ while working at vietnam‚ and he was made fun of in public‚ for being old. He didn’t deserve the treatment of being made fun of for being old‚ and having cancer‚ He was a veteran
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4624376676 Starving Cancer With Nutrition “My grandfather was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer at the end of October in 2007 and passed away March 7‚ 2008. As soon as he was diagnosed‚ at the recommendation of a close family friend who is an MD but believes in a holistic approach‚ he met with Dr. Marc Schwartz‚ who is a nutritionist. He told my grandfather fifty percent of people fail their battle with cancer because of nutrition‚ so just by being at that meeting my grandfather was already
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Breast Cancer Support Groups Content by Tony Johnson of Artisan Farm. You’re driving along a lonely stretch of highway. You haven’t seen another motorist in hours‚ or so it seems. You’ve been driving all day‚ and the sun is setting. A tear flows. Nobody understands you. Nobody seems to care. Nobody can relate to what you’re going through. Having breast cancer can be a lonely off-the-beaten-path stretch of road. Life can be so hard‚ and that is before you got breast cancer. But now‚ it seems impossible
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Prostate Cancer in African American Men Prostate Cancer is the gland below a man ’s bladder that produces fluid for semen. Prostate cancer is common among older men. Prostate cancer is a silent killer‚ and because it grows slowly‚ many men have no idea it ’s there It is rare in men younger than forty. Risk factors for developing prostate cancer include being over sixty five years of age‚ family history‚ being African American‚ and some genetic changes. There is an estimated of 241‚740
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The video “Skin Cancer Medical Animation” is about the integumentary system (skin) and how skin cancer is developed. Compared to majority of the organ systems‚ the integumentary system is one of the largest organ systems that play an important role in protection and maintenance of body temperature and fluids (Cancer Treatment Center of America‚ 2007). According to the video‚ the skin is composed of three layers with each layer having different types of cells. The first layer is the Epidermis which
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