Narrative Essay On Brain Cancer
The Story of My Search When I was a child, my aunt was diagnosed with brain cancer. From early on, they said that it was unlikely that she was going to survive this disease. They also mentioned that if she was going to survive, the long-term affects she was going to have were going to change her life forever. Being a child, it was extremely difficult for me to understand. I really had no idea what brain cancer was. Even to this day, I was only aware of the general knowledge of it — having a brain tumor, and then most likely dying. My aunt’s battle with brain cancer lead me to research the disease and discover the causes, treatments, and long term affects of brain cancer and how to prevent this disease. During my search, I discovered
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Therapeutic radiation exposure to the head is considered a major cause of childhood cancer according to the American cancer association, increasing the risk of brain tumors. Radiation from other cancers increases the possibility of brain cancer. Eating healthy, regular visits to your doctor and limited consumption of alcohol and minimal smoking is said to decrease your risk of brain cancer according to the University of Maryland Medical Center (Francis, Lee 1-3)
Reflections of My Search Although the survival rate for brain cancer is less than 10%, the treatments do prolong survival and improve life with brain cancer. I discovered that just because there is a low survival rate, does not mean it is impossible to overcome this disease. My aunt for example survived brain cancer years ago when research and technology was not as advanced as before. If precautions are taken and the treatments are followed, survival is more likely. My aunt followed the doctor’s orders and that is why she is one of few survivors of this disease. While researching this disease, I kept my research consistent and thoroughly investigated every piece of information to ensure that my research was a detailed and specific as it could be. I searched through many websites and articles looking for the most reliable information to include in this assignment. This journey was lengthy but worth
Therapeutic radiation exposure to the head is considered a major cause of childhood cancer according to the American cancer association, increasing the risk of brain tumors. Radiation from other cancers increases the possibility of brain cancer. Eating healthy, regular visits to your doctor and limited consumption of alcohol and minimal smoking is said to decrease your risk of brain cancer according to the University of Maryland Medical Center (Francis, Lee 1-3)
Reflections of My Search Although the survival rate for brain cancer is less than 10%, the treatments do prolong survival and improve life with brain cancer. I discovered that just because there is a low survival rate, does not mean it is impossible to overcome this disease. My aunt for example survived brain cancer years ago when research and technology was not as advanced as before. If precautions are taken and the treatments are followed, survival is more likely. My aunt followed the doctor’s orders and that is why she is one of few survivors of this disease. While researching this disease, I kept my research consistent and thoroughly investigated every piece of information to ensure that my research was a detailed and specific as it could be. I searched through many websites and articles looking for the most reliable information to include in this assignment. This journey was lengthy but worth