Chapter l INTRODUCTION The Soursop is a flowering‚ evergreen tree native to tropical regions of the world. It also contains a long‚ prickly green fruit which happens to kill cancer up to 10‚000 times more effectively than strong chemotherapy drugs‚ all without the nasty side effects and without harming healthy cells. Oberlies et al (1995) research the capability acetogenins to block or inhibit‚ the cell growth of tumor cells. They tested this on several cell types in vitro‚ cancerous cells from
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Introduction Fundamentally cancer occurs from accumulated mutations in the genes which control cell proliferation and differentiation (Croce‚ 2008). Normal cells slowly and systemically replace dead ones via cell cycle consisting of growing‚ dividing‚ and dying phases‚ whereas cancer cells keep reproducing‚ and do not surrender to signals from body control (Cancer Research UK‚ 2010). Cancerous cells could invade nearby tissues‚ and even spread to other organs through lymph nodes or blood vessels
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The Silent Killer Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. It is truly the silent killer. If you don’t find it in time‚ the doctors won’t be able to stop it‚ and you will probably die. Cancer is a wide range of diseases that develop when the DNA of a cell become’s damaged or changed‚ producing mutations that warp normal cell growth and division. Cancer cells do not die when regular cells would and new cells continue form. The extra cells may form tumours. Benign tumours that aren’t
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Pancreas Cancer Having pancreas cancer can make your life difficult‚ because of the excruciating pain it can deliver. According to American Cancer Society (2012)‚ in early stages the disease may not have any symptoms. Often time when you have symptoms‚ doctors can diagnose you with minor problems such as regular stomach or abdominal pain. Unfortunate not all people or doctors will detect the cancer in its early stage and the cancer can be deadly. From the researches that have been conducted over
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Approach to Cancer care Nursing 410v Grand Canyon University October 5‚ 2011 Staging is the process of finding out how much cancer there is in the body and where it is located. It is how the doctor learns the stage of a person’s cancer. Doctors use this information to plan treatment and to help predict a person’s outlook (prognosis). Cancers with the same stage tend to have similar outlooks and are often treated the same way. The cancer stage is also a way for doctors to describe the extent
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Possible Causes and Treatments for Cancer For as long as I can remember I have always seen people I know suffer with different forms of cancer and I wondered why and how this happens to people. This essay has given me the opportunity to explore some of these complex cancer issues I have seen occur. There are two main forms of cancer that I have seen to affect my family and friends greatly‚ breast cancer and bone cancer. Both types are extremely painful and tough to come back from once diagnosed
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Audience about Cancer. Thesis Statement: Cancer can affect anyone. Introduction I. Attention-Getting Device: About 1‚660‚290 new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed in 2013‚ also it is projected that 580‚350 Americans will die of cancer this year‚ that is almost 1‚600 people a day. II. Purpose and Thesis: Cancer is a serious disease that may be preventable and curable. III. Credibility and Relational Connection: I’ve became interested in learning the facts about cancer because Thursday
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Attention Getter: Women survive breast cancer everyday through early detection and treatment‚ but have you ever place yourself in the shoes of someone diagnose with breast cancer? Specific Purpose: To inform the audience on the Symptoms/ Risk‚ Treatment‚ and how a person can possibly lower the risk of breast cancer. Credibility: Thesis Statement: With breast cancer being one of the most common and leading cancers of death many women survive breast cancer everyday through early detection
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Pancreatic cancer‚ a disease primarily affecting elderly on the range of 60 of age and above‚ has ranked as fourth causes of cancer-related death with the 5-year survival rate less than 5% in the United State. As reported by (Morana et al.‚ 2010)‚ the prevalence of tumors originated in the pancreatic head is 60%‚ 15% in the body while 5% of pancreatic tumors originate in the tail. The pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common type of pancreatic cancer originating from the pancreatic head
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Mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a rare lung cancer that begins in the mesothelium. The mesothelium is made up of mesothelial cells which line the chest and abdominal cavities as well as the cavity around the heart. The mesothelium also produces a lubrication fluid that allows the organs to move easily. Mesothelioma is most often a cancer associated with large amounts of exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring minerals whose characteristic feature is fibers. Asbestos was commonly
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