Cancer [Document subtitle] Did you know that one in four people will get cancer in the United States? This is a very high chance to get a disease that is so horrible. Have you ever wondered what is cancer and how do so many people get it? Even‚ if you know about cancer‚ and how people get this horrible disease have you ever thought to yourself what are the risk factors that can contribute to this disease? What risks can I cut out of my life to lower my chance of getting cancer? After learning
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chapter questions December 1‚ 2013 Chapter 1: .1.Foreshadowing-to represents or warn beforehand. I personally think that Maleeka and Mrs.Saunders will not get along very well because Maleeka thinks that Mrs.Saunders is a very bad person and is going to mess things up real bad. .2.Maleeka wants to be treated with respect and kindness and not be mistreated. .3.This reveals that Maleeka doesn’t think of herself a lot and doesn’t think she is a great person like Mrs.Saunders in the statement “a
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Prostate Cancer The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that is involved in the production of semen. It is located below a man’s bladder‚ in front of the rectum. Prostate cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the prostate gland. CAUSES The exact cause of this condition is not known. RISK FACTORS This condition is more likely to develop in: People who are older than 65 years old. African Americans. People who are obese. People with a family history of prostate cancer. People
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SKIN AND THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM CHAPTER 6 Your Name () OVERVIEW This chapter describes the skin and its appendages. It explains the structure and function of the layers of skin (dermis and epidermis) and the hair‚ nails‚ and sweat glands. This chapter also explains how the skin helps regulate body temperature and how it responds to environmental factors‚ such as sunlight and injury. Study of the integumentary system is essential to understanding how the body controls interaction between
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Cancer Patho Definition: uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body Pathophysiology: The term cancer refers to a malignant tumor; a tumor that grows rapidly‚ isn’t encapsulated‚ invades local structures and tissues‚ is poorly differentiated‚ has rapidly dividing cells‚ and can spread distantly through blood vessels and lymphatics. These malignant tumors are made of tissue that overgrows and is independent of the body’s governing systems. Cancers are termed according to the cell type from
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Lung Cancer Lung cancer is a disease characterize by uncontrolled cells that are growing in tissues of the lung. A person gets infected by smoking too much also people who are non-smokers get lung cancer. Scientist are not sure why they get lung cancer even if they never ever smoked. If its untreated‚ the growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and‚ eventually‚ into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in the lung‚ known as primary cancers
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Primary Source: Tumor Microenvironment Topic Summary Cancer has become one of the world’s leading trends in diseases‚ both in discussion and in medicinal related research. Major insights and discoveries within cellular biology can be accredited to the drive of understanding and curing cancer. The battle of cancer began to rise in public attention around the era of Henrietta Lacks‚ who provided the world’s first immortal cell line. Most research of the time‚ and even up to the past decade‚ was targeted
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HOW TO PREVENT BLADDER CANCER A 2008 study commissioned by the World Health Organisation concluded that "specific fruit and vegetables may act to reduce the risk of bladder cancer."[7] Fruit and yellow-orange vegetables‚ particularly carrots and those containing selenium‚[ are probably associated with a moderately reduced risk of bladder cancer. Citrus fruits and cruciferous vegetables were also identified as having a possibly protective effect. However an analysis of 47‚909 men in the Health Professionals
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and 27% of deaths due to this disease world-wide. This disease is truly a scourge for our countrywomen. Cervical cancer can be detected in early or pre-invasive stages with the help of screening‚ thus greatly reducing the morbidity and mortality. In developed countries with an organized Pap’s smear screening program on a national level‚ the incidence and mortality from cervical cancer has been dramatically reduced. However‚ screening of all women in India is likely to remain an unrealized goal due
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for my Dry Skin Dry skin is a common condition that nearly everyone‚ regardless of age‚ has experienced at some time. Dry skin develops from the loss of natural body oils and water in the cells on the top‚ outer layer of your skin. The results can be itchy‚ cracked‚ chapped‚ scaly‚ or red‚ bleeding skin. CLIENT is an experienced dermatologist in LOCATION who can diagnose the cause for your skin problem and prescribe a treatment regimen. DERMATOLOGIST’S LIST OF DRY SKIN SYMPTOMS
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