Pheochromocytoma‚ a rare condition caused by a tumor in the adrenal medulla affecting the chromaffin cells‚ results in an excess production of catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine) and metanephrines. The most immediate effect of this condition is severe hypertension‚ but other symptoms (such as headache‚ palpitations and excessive generalized sweating) can also appear. If left untreated‚ pheochromocytoma may lead to hypertensive encephalopathy‚ cardiomyopathy‚ diabetes mellitus and even
Premium Thyroid Hyperthyroidism Thyroid hormone
process of mitosis (or binary fusion in the case of bacteria). These new daughter are exactly the same as the parent cell that divided. autosome- All the chromosomes in a cell‚ except for the x or y chromosome (the sex chromosomes). benign tumor- A tumor that stays in its original location (it has not metastasized). binary fission- Binary fission is the way bacteria create their offspring (asexually). They
Premium Mitosis Cell cycle Chromosome
Colorectal tumor takes on the 2nd place for the world’s well-known cancer. Next to to the therapeutic treatment for this type of cancer‚ researchers have found another treatment which is more useful. The person who is a living proof for curing this type of malady is Chris Wark. He was analyzed and found out to have cancer type III‚ he treated it and after the surgery he denied the chemotherapy. Today he has clarified the story in his web site. Eleven years later that very day‚ Wark is still
Premium Cancer Oncology Chemotherapy
damage in the DNA. Normal cells grow and divide to replace old or dead cells. Cancer cells keep growing and dividing. Cancer cells accumulate in one place. The accumulated cells form tumors. Tumors destroy body cells. B. Supporting information for the first main point in complete sentence There are two types of tumors. Malignant and Benign C. Supporting information for the first main point in complete sentence Cancers are classified by what part of the body it originates in. Example: If cancer starts
Premium Cancer
Neuroblastoma affects the brain and nervous system (Dugdale 1). But signs and symptoms often vary depending on the location of the tumor (Dugdale 1). Usually the first symptoms of Neuroblastoma can be pain‚ fever‚ a general sick feeling‚ loss of appetite and weight loss (Dugdale 1). The later and usually more sever signs include swollen lymph nodes‚ a lump in the abdomen‚ enlarged liver
Premium Cancer Oncology Medicine
Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder where tumors form on the brain and any other nerve tissue such as the spinal cord‚ nerves or any area on or under the skin. These can form cancer and symptoms other than tumors can include learning disability‚ hearing loss‚ heart problems‚ vision loss‚ high blood pressure‚ muscle loss‚ brown spots and chronic pain. This disease can be passed on from generation to generation and is caused by a variation or mutation in the genes. Neurofibromatosis is a non curable
Premium Cancer Oncology Breast cancer
Ovarian Cancer in the Reproductive System Sharon Williams Rasmussen College Author Note This research paper is being submitted on June 21st‚ 2013‚ for Joanna Vance’s G150/PHA1500 - Structure and Function of the Human Body course. Ovarian cancer is one of the most common cancer affecting women today. It has been responsible for more deaths of women of the reproductive system. In the upcoming paragraphs we will identify what Ovarian Cancer is‚ what are the symptoms‚ how we can diagnose
Premium Cancer Metastasis Ovarian cancer
There are quite a few variations between normal and tumor cell division. Normal cell division can be broken into four phases: G1‚ S‚ G2‚ and M. During the G1 phase‚ RNAs are produced‚ proteins are synthesized and through the P53 gene (also known as the “Guardian of the Genome”)‚ cells are checked for damage and those that are found are forced to go through apoptosis where the cells are forced to “commit suicide” to prevent replication. Through the S phase‚ the DNA is duplicated and in the G2 phase
Premium Cancer Oncology DNA
cancer really bad as is sounds? Cancer can also be meaning to tumors in your body‚ with Cancer there’s no giving place where cancer starts exactly at‚ cancer can start almost anywhere in the body (1). What is cancer exactly? Cancer is the division and growth of cells surrounding the tissues. (1). With this type of disease what happens to the body is the lack of energy through the day‚ although cancer isn’t painful although Cancer tumors can be very painful. (3). About 12.5 million people all around
Premium Cancer Disease Senescence
the size of tumors and slow down the progression of this disease. One of the more remarkable drugs out now is the drug Sunitinib malate or Sutent for short. Sutent is mainly used in patients with advanced metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Renal cell carcinoma also known as hypernephroma is defined as a malignant tumor resembling the tissue of the suprarenal gland and occurring in the kidneys. Fever‚ loin pain‚ haematuria‚ and swelling are among the presenting symptoms‚ but the tumor may be symptomless
Premium Cancer Oncology Cancer staging