Breast Cancer Screening Techniques in High Risk Women Teresa Roberts-Coiner Boise State University CHAPTER II Review of Literature Introduction The following is a summary of the published literature that examines the scope of screening for breast cancer in high risk women as well as genetic and enviornmental risk factors that contribute to breast cancer. Women‚ who carry a mutation of the breast cancer gene‚ known to healthcare providers as BRCA1 and BRCA2‚ have a 55-87% lifetime risk
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Breast Cancer By: Jacqueline McFarland April 3‚ 2012 “Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and afflicts two of every three families.” (Zelman‚ M.‚ Holdaway‚ P.‚ Tompary‚ E.‚ Raymond‚ J. & Mulvihill‚ M.L.‚ 2010). Breast cancer is the most frequent diagnosed cancer in women. More than one million cases occur worldwide annually (Zelman‚ M.‚ Holdaway‚ P.‚ Tompary‚ E.‚ Raymond‚ J. & Mulvihill‚ M.L.‚ 2010). When it comes to breast cancer there are many areas that you should look
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Prostate Cancer SCI/163 November 26‚ 2012 The Effect of Prostate Cancer The prevalence of prostate cancer among African American men has caused them to become prey to this condition. The American Cancer Society (ACS) states “African American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer up to 65% more frequently than Caucasian men” (Oliver‚ 2007). The prostate is a gland that only males have and as men get older the cells can develop a tumor on the gland which can become cancer. The
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T: Th. 3:30p.m.-4:45p.m. D’Angelo‚ Raymond and Herbert Douglas‚ eds. Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Race and Ethnicity‚ 7th edition (Dubuque‚ IA: McGraw-Hill‚ 2009) “Issue #9: Is Racism a Permanent Feature of American Society?” Is Racism a Permanent feature of American Society? Derrick Bell argues in this issue that the prospects for achieving racial equality in the United States are “illusory for Blacks. Bell reminds us despite the fact of the progress of blacks in United States; the legacy
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Prostate Cancer in African American Men Prostate Cancer is the gland below a man ’s bladder that produces fluid for semen. Prostate cancer is common among older men. Prostate cancer is a silent killer‚ and because it grows slowly‚ many men have no idea it ’s there It is rare in men younger than forty. Risk factors for developing prostate cancer include being over sixty five years of age‚ family history‚ being African American‚ and some genetic changes. There is an estimated of 241‚740
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Alcohol in our American society has had a mostly bad influence and harsh consequences to the public. There are numerous statistics about how many deaths and poisonings are related to alcohol each year. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention also known as the CDC listed on their website that excessive alcohol use led to approximately 88‚000 deaths and 2.5 million years of potential life lost (YPLL) each year in the United States from 2006 – 2010‚ shortening the lives of those who died by an
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Page 2 Colon Cancer is a cancer of the large intestines which is the lower part of the digestive system. There is also rectal cancer which is cancer of the last several inches of the colon‚ together they are referred to
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The Causes and Effects of Breast Cancer Breast Cancer has many different causes‚ such as environmental causes‚ genetics and even art‚ and effect both the patient and those around them in physical as well as emotional ways. When most people think of breast cancer‚ they think of the side effects of the treatments. In other words chemotherapy causing hair loss and radiation causing burns. Most people do not think of the emotional effect it has on the patient or the way it effects their family as well
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The American Honors Program can help me achieve my goal of becoming a physician by giving me the tools and resources necessary to have a challenging and fulfilling community college experience and assisting me with transferring to a four-year college or university that has a respected pre-med program. Attending Ivy Tech as an American Honors student will also provide me with the critical thinking skills necessary to do well after I transfer as well as farther down the road as I continue my studies
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I-Search 5/30/12 Part One The topic I picked to do my I-Search on is cancer. I picked this topic because I want to go into the field of medical research on cancer; it has always been my dream to find a way to cure cancer. The knowledge of this topic at my early age I think will help me figure if I want to continue on my path or whether to detour and go into another field. From what I have learned over the years about cancer is that it is a mutation of a cell to make it infectious to other cells
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