“Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of death in both men and women in the US‚ with over 158‚900 deaths in 1999. Worldwide‚ lung cancer kills over 1 million people a year. Extensive prospective epidemiologic data clearly establish cigarette smoking as the major cause of lung cancer. It is estimated that about 90% of male lung cancer deaths and 75–80% of lung cancer deaths in the US are caused by smoking each year” (Hecht‚ 1999). Clearly‚ lung cancer is an important and widespread disease
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Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide‚ and the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality1. Cigarette smoking is firmly established as a causative agent for lung cancer‚ although about 80 percent of people who develop lung cancer nowadays are non-smokers 2‚3. Inflammatory lung processes‚ such as obstructive pulmonary disease‚ emphysema‚ chronic bronchitis‚ pneumonia and tuberculosis are also known risk factors for lung cancer‚ with significant effects observed for pneumonia
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How are they alike‚ and different? Is one more efficient than another? Gills/Lungs?HumansIn humans air travels into the mouth‚ or nose‚ and into the nasal cavity‚ followed by pharynx. The pharynx is where food and air cross paths. The pharynx increases the chance of choking‚ but also allows breathing when exercising and respiration though the mouth‚ if the nose is closed. Next‚ epiglottis opens allowing air to move into the glottis‚ and pass the larynx (voice box). After this air makes its way into
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-Malignant neoplasms of the lung: a) Primary lung tumors: Lung cancers are divided into two categories based on predominant cell type: - Non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC): There are three common types of non small cell lung cancer. These are grouped together because they behave in a similar way and respond to treatment in a different way to small cell lung cancer.(58‚ 59) i) Adenocarcinoma: Now the most frequent primary lung cancer. It is usually the type of lung cancer found in non-smokers
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I chose to read and write about this book out of curiosity‚ how did Woman Wang die? How can this "novel" be a historical work? I opened the book expecting to see the whole life of Woman Wang‚ and I was wrong. As Spence has commented " she has been to me like one of those stones that one sees shimmering through the water at low tide and picks up from the waves almost with regret‚ knowing that in a few moments the colors suffusing the stone will fade and disappear as the stone dries in the sun
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Surface Marking of the Lungs The apex of the lung extends upwards for one to two inches above the anterior extremity of the first rib‚ and is indicated by a curved line drawn from the upper border of the sterno-clavicular articulation to the junction of the inner and middle thirds of the clavicle‚ the highest part of the curve being from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches above the clavicle. The apex of the right lung is 1/2 inch higher than that of the left. The subclavian artery lies on the cervical pleura covering
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and issuing of a reformed calendar. HSIN DYNASTY (A.D. 9-23) Wang Mang made himself as an emperor of Hsin. His goal was the introduction of the nine field system propagated by Menzius. It caused new coins to be minted‚ create a state banking monopoly‚ and created new titles to go with his new dynasty; his reforms instantly kindled resistance on the part of influential landowners‚ whose uprisings were promptly suppressed. Wang Mang’s reign was finally ended by peasant revolts. Founded the secret
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Lung cancer- Is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that start off in one or both lungs. It usually starts in the cells that line the air passages. The abnormal cells do not develop into healthy lung tissue‚ they divide rapidly and form tumours. Keyboard finger- Pain occurs if ligaments and tendons in the carpal tunnel get swollen or inflamed‚ pressing on the median nerve‚ which compresses it‚ leading to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). Stomach ulcer- A stomach or gastric ulcer is a break in
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Vera Wang‚ 54‚ is a fashion designer born in New York City to a Chinese-American family. Wang was the daughter of a Chinese born business tycoon and an elegant‚ worldly mother who regularly shopped the couture shows in Paris. Wang began figure skating at the age of eight and began training for the Olympics in 1968 and ended up not doing well. She graduated from college of Sarah Lawrence with a degree in art history and tried working her way up the fashion food chain. Wang’s father had no faith
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that introduces respiratory gases to the inside of the body and performs a gas exchange (o2 → CO2) through externaal respiration for bodily fuctions to operate. In humans and mammals‚ the anatomical features of the respiratory system include airways‚ lungs and plenty of muscle‚ nose‚ pharyngeal regions‚ larynx‚ and trachea. Five disorders that relate or effect the respiratory system are: Pulmonary HypertensionChronic Obstuctuve pulmonary disease (COPD)EmphysemaAsthmaBronchitisAsthmaCommon symptoms
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