Youku Tarnue Topic: Cancer INTRODUCTION: Cancer is a big issue all around the world. It can affect the young and old‚ active and inactive and the slim and overweight. There are no guarantees fro anyone. Even though anyone may be at risk‚ there are ways to protect yourself and lower your risk. By protecting yourself from cancer‚ you can avoid smoking and avoid exposure to other people’s smoke. You don’t want to over eat‚ drink too much alcohol‚ or eat too many fatty foods. Also‚ exercise should
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Introduction Cancer‚ while one of the biggest fears in many people’s minds‚ is excessively prevalent today especially in a world where it seems as if everything is or could possibly be a carcinogen. Though knowledge is rather limited when it comes to the causes of cancer and why it appears in some people but not others‚ it is known that “cancer occurs when a cell is genetically altered and unable to control its own growth and proliferation” (MacDonald‚ 2010‚ p. 176). Unfortunately no one‚ including
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What is cancer? Do you know someone who has or had cancer? If so‚ you will find that in this society cancer is one of the leading causes of death. However‚ the common man doesn’t understand what cancer is. To answer the question what is cancer? Well‚ cancer is a disease that cannot be transmitted through blood as many diseases do. Cancer is genetic. Cancer is not caused by bacteria but by your body. how does cancer develops‚ most common types of cancers that affects men and women‚ and how people’s
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Cervical Cancer For this assignment I chose to do the cervical cancer assessment. I picked this just because I was curious and I hear the scary stories about it creeping up without any symptoms or notice before it gets too late. Cervical cancer occurs when abnormal cells on the cervix grow out of control. If detected early enough‚ this can often be treated. Cervical cancer can be detected through a pap test by your gynecologist and should be taken at least every three years. Through this assessment
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of kidney cancer will occur with approximately 62% occurring in men. About 22% of those diagnosed with kidney cancer will die from the disease. Kidney cancer is one of the top ten cancers found in men and women (“American Cancer Society‚” 2015). Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer and it can affect anyone. This paper will discuss the etiology‚ signs and symptoms‚ treatments and prognosis for those that are diagnosed with RCC I chose to research this cancer because a
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CERVICAL CANCER Introduction According to the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health (2011)‚ cervical cancer becomes the tenth commonest cancer in Hong Kong in 2008. Cervical cancer usually arises from sexual activity and human papillomavirus (HPV) (Bellentir‚ 2002). In this essay‚ Human papillomavirus would be further discussed. For example‚ the signal transport pathway of HPV 16 and HPV 18‚ which many scientists believe that they are closely related of causing cervical cancer‚ as
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on Cell Phones and Cancer Finds No Link”‚ Associated Press‚ Time‚ October 21‚ 2011 This article talks about how cell phones are not linked to cancer. According to Danish researchers‚ the biggest study ever consisting of 350‚000 people found no evidence of any link. This concluded that people who have used a cell phone for a decade don’t have different cancer rates than those who have not. Last year‚ a different study found no connection between cell phones and cancer. But it showed a possible
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Ovarian Cancer Monica Zillinger Abstract Ovarian cancer is one of the leading reproductive cancers in the United States. Cancer is the formation of cells‚ or tumors‚ in the ovaries that negatively affect surrounding tissue and do harm to the rest of the body. Ovarian cancer is cancer of the ovaries‚ the female reproductive organ. Ovarian cancer only affects women. Ovarian cancer can affect any woman that ovulates‚ or releases eggs through the ovary tract. There are methods
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Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the process of using various chemicals to treat diseases such as cancer. This process can be delivered by infusion through a catheter‚ by injection‚ or in tablet form. These chemicals target the cause of the disease and try to kill it off. In the case of cancer‚ toxic substances are used to kill rapidly dividing cancer cells. These substances alter cancer cell division or DNA function and synthesis (“Chemotherapy”). However‚ chemotherapy is very controversial as there
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Families of Children with Cancer Families of Children with Cancer Allison Hershberger HCA/240 Health and Disease Kathalene Harris February 27‚ 2013 Families of children with cancer There are many different types of cancer that are well known‚ not all of them are commonly found in children. The most common cancer we find in children today is Leukemia. What causes cancer cells to form? A
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