You Know? Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and from tanning beds is classified as a human carcinogen by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization. Skin cancer (melanoma and nonmelanoma) Premature aging of the skin and other skin problems Cataracts
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Cause and effect of global cancer Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. Three-quarter of cancer deaths occur in developingcountries or the third world (WHO‚ 2010). If current knowledge were put into practice‚ at least one third of cancer cases could be prevented‚ another third could be detected early‚ treated and cured; and suffering could be alleviated through palliative care for patients with advanced cancers. (WHO‚ 2009) In low- and middle-income countries‚ cancer overwhelmingly affects
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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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Colon Cancer What is the disease? Colon and rectal cancer develop in the digestive tract‚ which is also called the gastrointestinal‚ or GI‚ tract. The digestive system processes food for energy and rids the body of solid waste matter (fecal matter or stool). Colon cancer and rectal cancer have many features in common. Sometimes they are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Over 95% of colorectal cancers are ad enocarcinomas. These are cancers of the glandular cells that line the inside
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Evaluative Reading 29 October 2012 Cancer‚ Gender‚ and Environmental Justice As of today‚ cancer is one of the utmost feared diseases in the world. In the early 1990s‚ approximately 6 million new cancer incidents propagated and more than 4 million mortalities arose from cancers. Cancer is a disease that is killing individuals all around the world. More than one-fifth of all fatalities were triggered by cancer and its been predicted‚ by the American Cancer Society‚ that about 33% of Americans
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is Ovarian Cancer? Cancer of the ovary (ovarian cancer) is the ninth most common cancer in women in the U.S. with almost 22‚000 women newly diagnosed each year. Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in women. It usually does not result in symptoms until the cancer has spread beyond the ovary. (Emma L Low‚ 2013) Ovarian cancer stems from cancerous cells of the epithelial lining of the ovary which can extend to the fallopian tubes. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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with the most common types of cancer‚ bottom of page 1 - just the first couple for both men and women‚ they don’t include skin cancer terms top of page 2 stem cells: embryonic stem cells‚ these are what there is so much controversy about but also stem cells in many tissues of our body‚ called mature or adult stem cells there’s a theory that cancer wants to attack stem cells proliferation‚ reproduction or multiplication of cells‚ important with cancer because cancer causes cells to go haywire
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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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Bone cancer is a tumor within the bones. There are different types of bone cancer. The type of cancer is determined by the type of tumor and its location. Benign tumors are not cancerous nor do they spread. Malignant tumors‚ however‚ are cancerous and can spread to other parts of the body. Bone cancer affects people of all ages‚ but the type of cancer differs between age groups. When a person is diagnosed with bone cancer they must undergo a series of testing to determine type of cancer and the
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American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society website is a website that allows the public to research and get involved with the cancer community. On this website one can find out how to research cancer‚ find support and treatment‚ and how to stay healthy. Since health is a very crucial factor in avoiding cancer‚ this website gives incentive on how to keep the right diet to avoid cancer and what foods will benefit the body the most. This website also contains the latest news about cancer. It allows
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