Prostate Cancer 1. Natural history of prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men at an estimated 24% of all new cancer cases. Even though the 5-year survival rate of localized disease is close to 100%‚ the 5-year survival rate of metastatic disease is still very low at 30%. In advanced prostate cancer‚ metastasis occurs in distant organs such as the brain‚ liver‚ lungs‚ lymph nodes‚ and bone. Particularly‚ 90% of patients with advanced prostate cancer present metastasis
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Breast Cancer Breast Cancer the words that most women dread to hear form their doctor. Breast cancer is a lump that forms in the breast area and sometimes can be a lump in the arm pit. As I do more research on breast cancer‚ I see that the lump in a malignant tumor that starts off in the cells of the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that can grow into surrounding tissues or spread to distant areas of the body. (Breast Cancer‚ 2012). There are several types of Breast Cancer such
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Article Review: Cancer 1. Gibbs‚ W W. "Untangling the Roots of Cancer." Scientific American July 2003: 56-65. Print. 2. In the human body‚ cells are constantly going through the cell cycle. An important step of the cell cycle is called mitosis‚ in which the cell (referred to as the parent cell) undergoes a series of steps that lead to the formation of two daughter cells. This process only occurs in somatic cells‚ which are any non-gamete cells. Gametes are haploid (containing only half of a full
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The smallest of the big cats The word leopard stems from the Greek word lion and panther‚ and in ancient times‚ it was believed that it is a hybrid of both. The leopard has featured in the art‚ mythology and folklore of many countries where it has historically occurred from ancient Greece to Rome. Due to their stealth and hunting prowess (outstanding hunting skills)‚ leopard were thought to be animal manifestations (performances) of hunting deities (god) in ancient Asia and Africa. The
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types of cancer. It differs from one type to another according to the tissue surrounding it. The meaning of cancer is the growth of different cells and tissues. Cancer cells are found in all living organism which share the same DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) ‚ RNA blueprints and cell physiology but not identical. That’s the reason why it is not easily detected by the immune system of the human body ‚particularly if it is weakened . Therefore all the methods and treatment approaches for cancer are the
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the symptoms? (3-6 sentences. 1.0 points) - 4. Describe at least two strategies you use to manage stress. (1-2 sentences. 1.0 points) - 5. Describe a real or made up but realistic example of a situation in which someone might become aggressive or angry. Why would the situation be likely to cause aggression? How likely is it that aggression might occur? Give at least one suggestion of a method someone could use to calm down when they are angry. (3-6 sentences. 2.0 points) - 6. Describe a real
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Epidemiology of Esophageal Cancer Jingjing Chen PREV 701 Cancer Epidemiology October 29‚ 2012 Epidemiology of Esophageal Cancer Background Esophageal cancer is a gastrointestinal malignancy with an insidious onset and a poor prognosis. Although some patients can be cured‚ the treatment for esophageal cancer is protracted‚ decreases quality of life‚ and is lethal in a significant number of cases. The etiology of esophageal carcinoma is thought to be related to exposure of the esophageal mucosa
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Since we know of its existence the man tried to find a way to attack cancer‚ both in food as with drugs. This video talks called angiogenesis which is the ability of our body to create blood vessels. Blood vessels are all over our body and grow only until early adulthood and indicates some natural phenomenon‚ such as menstruation or for wound healing. But when angiogenesis is altered by some disease the body loses the ability to remove excess or create new vessels when needed. For example‚ some diseases
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Cervical cancer begins with the abnormal growth of cells lining the cervix. The cervix is located in the lower‚ more superficial‚ region of the uterus. The two types of cells that make up the cervix include nonkeratinizing‚ stratified squamous cells on the exocervix and mucus-secreting‚ columnar cells on the endocervix. The transformation zone contains the squamocolumnar junction where the columnar and the squamous cells meet. This area is the embryonic cell population that is involved in cervical
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Cancers affecting mankind To date‚ none of the approximately 60 anticancer drugs used in conventional chemotherapy exhibits a selective uptake in tumor tissue and generally only a very small fraction of the administered dose reaches the tumor site. If surgery or radiotherapy is not effective‚ cure rates are in the range of 10% and‚ as a consequence‚ 90 % of chemotherapeutic agents are administered in the palliative setting to stabilize the disease or to improve the quality of life. With such a
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