where he was diagnosed with a brain tumor‚ a bleeding brain‚ and although non- cancerous this tumor was quickly growing. With all that was going on after an immediate surgery took place to control the bleeding‚ and minimize the size of the tumor. After the surgery doctors came out to tell my family‚ my dad had fell into a coma. It was two months later that doctors advised my mom there was no hope‚ and he would just be a vegetable if he survived the coma‚ brain tumor‚ and more medical issues to come
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Inskip‚ Peter D.‚ Robert N. Hoover‚ and Susan S. Devesa. "Brain cancer incidence in relation to cellular telephone use in the United States." Nuero-Oncology 12 (2010): 1147-1151. Print. O ’Callaghan‚ Tiffany. "New research on cell phones and brain tumors." Time Healthland 4 Dec. 2009: n. pag. Time Healthland. Web. 27 Nov. 2010. Parker-Pope‚ Tara. “Experts Revive Debate Over Cell Phones and Cancer.” New York Times [New York City]. 3 June 2008‚ sec. Health: 1-2. http://www.nytimes.com. Web. 27 Sept
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cause more serious damage to your body than good. Risks include liver damage‚ tumors‚ increased aggressiveness‚ high blood pressure‚ heart and circulatory problems‚ severe acne and more. Lyle Alzado played defensive end in the NFL for 3 terms‚ culminating in a championship with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1984. He was one of the 1st pro athletes to admit using steroids. Alzado died at the age of 43 from a brain tumor that he was convinced stemmed from his steroid use. Not only do these steroids
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That said‚ a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. In this case specifically‚ the wealth of medical information available on the internet has spawned "cyberchondria" - the tendency to look up your headache and diagnose yourself with a brain tumor. Or to post a vague health complaint on a forum and find yourself inundated with dozens of different "diagnoses" from not-doctors. Yes‚ it’s wonderful that there are reliable medical resources on the web. But it is not wonderful to diagnose yourself
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other medical imaging technologies 3. MRI can locate or show the location of an ischemic stroke deep inside the brain within minute of its onset‚ and thereby makes it easier to diagnose stroke (8). 4. Helps to diagnose brain and pituitary tumors as it could distinguish between infarcted (permanently damaged) brains from blood starved brain at risk of infraction (an area of tissue that dies due to lack of oxygen) (8). 5. Helps in visualizing thorn ligaments. 6. Have very low incidence
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sufficient basic information on Glioblastoma multiforme. It was stated that GBM cells have rates of high proliferation within the brain. The astrocyctic tumors express many integrins which promote specific inhibitors and growth factors. When the PKCs are upstream along with other growth factors they aid in the progression of differentiated astrocytic tumors. The materials and methods gave information that best suited the goal of the paper. Methods consisted of cell cultures‚ retroviral expression‚ propidium
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James Brown Mrs. Lanoue LNG 321 November 15‚ 2012 Overcoming Glioblastoma After being diagnosed with Glioblastoma‚ one of the most dangerous brain cancers‚ one’s estimated life span is 12 months and so many things in their life change whether it’s for the better or worse. Although with different types of treatment and a little hope people can overcome this kind of adversity. Anyone can have Glioblastoma and not only does it affect the one diagnosed it also affects the people associated with
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Each year around 13‚500 children are diagnosed with cancer in the US. That is 13‚500 children holding onto their lives‚ and that is 27‚000 parents getting torn apart and holding onto dear life hoping and praying that their children will fight the cancer and have another chance to live. There are currently 35‚000 children that are in treatment for cancer. Those numbers are terrifying‚ and make you wonder what you could do to help save the lives of thousands of children. 25% of those thousands of terrifying
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A Non-Cellular World In today ’s modern world‚ there is a great buzz around the latest and greatest in technology. One such massively important gadget‚ is the cellular telephone. In the last decade or so‚ cell phones have gotten smaller and smaller‚ as well as larger in popularity. It is difficult to go anywhere without seeing a person on a cell phone‚ or using a cell phone in some fashion. Contrary to popular belief‚ cell phones are not a "god-send" in my opinion‚ and looking at the facts‚ the
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one of those types of movies it seems like some kind of alien. It snuck inside my head and began eating my brain. It’s no secret that it’s set for kill either. A Glioblastoma is probably the worst type of tumor you can get. Nope‚ I wasn’t lucky enough to only get one little tumor. Instead I had a cluster of the damn things. Every time I had an MRI - that’s like a CAT scan but better - they managed to find a new one. So three operations and a ride on the radiation rollarcoaster later
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