but two methods can be further discussed in more detail. It is important to know the pros and cons of each method‚ thus making it easier to decide which one will work best for a situation that may be encountered. The first is chemotherapy‚ and the many forms of chemotherapy that are used‚ and the different types of cancer that they are used to treat. There is also an alternative method of treatment that is highly controversial in the medical community called Laetrile. The human body is a complicated
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The Effects of Chemotherapy StudentBaker College of Auburn Hills According to the American Cancer Society (ACS) they have published cancer facts and figures annually since 1952. These annual reports provide the most current information about cancer including the projected number of new cases and deaths for the publication year. Each edition of cancer facts and figures includes a special edition of in-depth focus on specific cancer or group of cancers. Many of those who are suffering and death
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patients is chemotherapy. Chemotherapy in itself is as intricate as the cancer it treats‚ and has a few side effects that go along with it. Chemotherapy can be used to (Chemotherapy‚ 2015; How is Chemotherapy Used‚ 2016) shrink the size of cancerous tumors and kill cancer cells that are spreading. neoadjuvant
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Chemotherapy is very often an effective treatment for many different forms cancer. As common with many drugs‚ chemotherapy comes with unpleasant side effects that are dependent on cancer location‚ cancer type‚ drugs and doses‚ and the overall health of the patient. Chemotherapy affects active cancer cells‚ but it can also damage healthy active cell that causes side effects. There are different types of chemotherapy treatments that share common side effects‚ however‚ side effects can manifest differently
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Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is medication that kills cancer cells that multiply quickly. It works by upsetting cell division and killing them throughout the whole body. A pediatric oncologist is someone who studies and treats cancer in kids. If you were diagnosed with cancer by an oncologist‚ usual treatment would be chemo or radiation therapy‚ where radioactive waves are used to destroy cancerous cells of tumors. There are many ways to give chemotherapy; as an IV where medication is put
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Pipeline Argumentative Enbridge‚ the world leader in crude oil pipelines‚ proposed a pipeline running from a tar sand oil plant in Bruderheim‚ Alberta to Kitimat‚ British Columbia. If passed‚ this pipeline will ship hundreds of barrels of oil a day to a port in Kitimat‚ where the majority will be shipped to Asia. Enbridge claims that there will be large economic benefits (jobs)‚ especially local. However‚ there a many risks‚ economical‚ environmentally‚ and negative health effects such as weakness
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Most of us here have always been able to get medicine whenever we have needed it. For those of you who have had this opportunity‚ imagine that if you had cancer and were going through Chemotherapy ‚ you would suffer through all of the incredibly difficult symptoms. Such as; extreme fatigue‚ nausea and vomiting‚ the incredible body pain‚ diarrhea‚ and even mouth sores. How awful would that be knowing that there was a way to relieve that pain‚ but you were unable to receive it? When I was younger
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Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer by the use of chemical substances‚ agents or drugs that are toxic to the causative agent of the disease. It works on active cells that grow and divide into more of the same type of cell. Cancer cells are active‚ so are some healthy cells‚ and side effects happen when chemotherapy destroy the healthy cells. Chemotherapy is a double-edged sword‚ it can cure the disease and be harmful to the body at the same time. I personally discourage the use of that treatment
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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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If McMahon was to examine The Stranger through an existential view‚ it would be similar to the way she examined The Matrix and Nausea. She would talk about the importance of the sun and the event at the beach and how it connects to existentialism. There are a few concepts that apply to existentialism: · Mankind has free will · Life is a series of choices‚ creating stress · Few decisions are without any negative consequences · Some things are irrational or absurd‚ without explanation · If one makes
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