How much do you currently know about cancer? Well‚ there are over 100 different kinds of cancer. There is Leukemia‚ Lymphoma‚ Breast Cancer‚ Lung Cancer‚ Melanoma‚ and Prostate Cancer; just to name a few. Well‚ If you don’t know much about cancer‚ let me just sum a bit of it up for you. Cancer is destructive‚ and doesn’t care what type of person you are. It can harm you‚ or a family member without any remorse‚ no matter how great they were. And when they are in their casket‚ getting set under the
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Everyone has been touched by cancer; through family members‚ friends‚ or coworkers. Cancer does not discriminate; it affects people of all races‚ genders and classes. It is caused by a DNA glitch. DNA is a part of the cell that directs cell reproduction and growth. Instead of allowing for the normal‚ slow growth of new cells‚ the impaired DNA causes quick cell growth and reproduction‚ which takes a toll on the body. Breast cancer is a disease that mainly affects women and it is the leading type of
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Diversity Board Written Assignment Living with Terminal Cancer Texas State University- San Marcos COMM 1310: Fundamentals of Human Communication Daphane Mitlo Living with Terminal Cancer I’ve always been the active type and kept my body in shape throughout my youth. Healthy eating habits and an active lifestyle allowed me to feel confident for my future quality of life as an older woman. I never thought being diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer would be the determining factor of how the
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Aids Related Lymphoma Research Lymphoma is a cancer that starts off in the cells of the lymph system. The lymph system is a part of the immune system that helps the body fight infections and diseases. Lymph tissue is found throughout the whole body so lymphoma can begin basically anywhere. The two main types of lymphoma are Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. These can occur in both children and adults. Most people with Hodgkin lymphoma have the classic type. With this type‚ there are large
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Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a specific part of the body . Cancer can begin anywhere and is made up of multiple cell types . Human cells grow and divide to make new cells as the body needs them. When cells become old or damaged they die off and new cells replaces the old cell . Cells become more and more abnormal or damaged . Damaged cells survive when there suppose to die off and new unneeded cells rapidly form. The type of cancer that is going to
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What is epidemiology? Why is this important to community health? Provide an example of its importance from your community. According to "An Encyclopedia Britannica Company: Merriam-Webster Dictionary" (2013)‚ "Epidemiology is a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence‚ distribution‚ and control of disease in a population." It is also considered "the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen." Epidemiology is important to community health because
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A review of the records reveals the member to be an adult female with a birth date of 01/30/1965. The member has a diagnosis of Stage IIC Ovarian Cancer Post-chemo nausea and vomiting. The member’s treating provider‚ Nicholas C. Lambrou‚ MD prescribed Sancuso transdermal patches for this member. The carrier has denied coverage for the prescription Sancuso transdermal patches as not medically necessary. There is a letter from the carrier to the member dated 05/27/2016 which states in part: “The
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Anagen Effluvium Causing Hair Loss Anagen Effluvium‚ just like Telogen Effluvium is a diffuse hair problem that develops in a much quicker manner and can cause complete hair loss i.e. non-scarring alopecia. This occurs during the Anagen stage which is the growth period of hair. Sufferers of this problem experience rapid shedding of hair mostly in form of clumps‚ leaving with partials and sometimes complete bald patches. Other than the scalp hair‚ eyebrows‚ eyelashes and body hair may also shed. Common
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The Human Papilloma Virus‚ generally referred to as HPV‚ was first linked to cervical cancer by epidemiologists in the late 1990’s (Hariri‚ 2014). Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women with 528‚000 new cases diagnosed worldwide in 2012 (CDC‚ 2015). HPV provided medical scientist the opportunity to develop a vaccine to fight against humanity’s greatest enemy-cancer. Harald Zur Hausen received a Nobel Prize for his work linking HPV to cancer (Brody‚ 2012). Gardasil and Cervarix
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Treating skin cancer is best done as soon as you notice a change in your skin. In choosing a treatment option‚ your doctor will consider the type and size of cancer and where it is on your body. The type of treatment will also depend on whether the skin cancer has spread anywhere else on your body. Skin cancers are almost always removed. In more serious cases of skin cancers the tissue around the cancer may also be taken out to make sure that all of the cancerous cells have been removed. Types of
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