Research in the field of health sciences has been my passion since high school. My interest in health sciences first began to bloom when my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004‚ and following 8 years of struggle‚ she eventually succumbed to cancer. I would regularly go for hospital visits and would always be fascinated by seeing the treatment being performed on people. Following that‚ many of my other relatives were detected with cancer‚ and my family was told that we are at a higher
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Breast cancer is when cells in your breast multiply too quickly and create a tumor. Breast cancer is usually more common in women than men. Breast cancer is very common in women over the age of 60. Women over the age of 40 are recommended to get mammograms every year to detect cancer. A breast cancer cell is basically a type of cell in your breast that is reproducing too rapidly. The cause of breast cancer is still unknown‚ but scientists have discovered that breast cancer is more common in people
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Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi has recently shared a tragic update on his battle against stage 4 stomach cancer‚ asking for more prayers as he revealed that his latest radiation session failed. In a YouTube video posted on May 4‚ Qureshi began his announcement by thanking his fans and friends for praying for him after he broke the news on his cancer diagnosis. The Muslim-turned-Christian evangelist shared that his primary tumor had shrunk but the latest radiation therapy did nothing to vanquish
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Cancer has had an increasing impact in our world and the lives of others. The factors of this disease are all around us. Cancer can be caused by dangerous environmental substances called carcinogens‚ which are substances that are known to cause cancer. Overall‚ this disease is caused by changes in genes and it alters the way our cells function. Exposure to particular environmental substances can cause damage to your DNA. Some of these exposures are things such as chemicals‚ tobacco smoke‚ or even
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Breast self-examination knowledge and skills is an important facet in early detection of breast cancer. 3‚ 20 Although our study found high awareness of BSE among female university students‚ BSE practices were found to below as observed from the number of female students who had performed BSE at the time of the study. Even those who attempted to perform BSE‚ fewer had performed BSE once a month. Those that had not attempted BSE‚ still few could promise to perform BSE in the next month. Poor BSE practices
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Pheochromocytoma It is usually benign; Pheochromocytoma is a well-encapsulated‚ lobular‚ vascular tumor that can weigh less than 70 g‚ to 3600 g. It is made up of chromaffin tissue of the adrenal medulla or sympathetic par ganglia. The most apparent symptom‚ reflecting the increased secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine‚ is hypertension‚ which may be persistent or intermittent. Attacks may occur every few months or several times daily and typically last less than five minutes. Physical and
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Palliative treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer is important. Patients should be monitored closely for depression and treated when it arises. Other complications that require palliative intervention include pain; gastric outlet or duodenal obstruction; and bile duct obstruction and subsequent jaundice‚ cachexia‚ hypercoagulability and malabsorption caused by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (Yim et al; 2001). Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and subsequent malabsorption should be
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Tumor markers Tumor markers are biochemical indicators that are used to detect or chek presence of cancers generaly. these biochemical indicators are abnormal molecules secreted by the tumor celssand they are included surface anitigens‚ cytoplasmic proteins‚ enzymes and hormones. These markers are measured from the serum and are used in screening tests of the population to evaluate presence of cancer. These markers are also important in supporting diagnosis of cancers. And also in addition they are
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Carcinoma : A common form of cancer are formed by epithelial cells. Carcinoma that begins in epithelial cells have different names like‚ Adenocarcinoma : It is a cancer that forms in epithelial cells that produces fluids or mucus. Most types of cancers like breast‚ colon‚ prostate are adenocarcinomas. Basal cell carcinoma : It is a cancer‚ that begins in lower layer ( basal / base layer ) of the epidermis‚ which is the person’s outer layer of the skin. Squamous cell carcinoma : These cancers
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Ovarian Cancer in the Reproductive System Sharon Williams Rasmussen College Author Note This research paper is being submitted on June 21st‚ 2013‚ for Joanna Vance’s G150/PHA1500 - Structure and Function of the Human Body course. Ovarian cancer is one of the most common cancer affecting women today. It has been responsible for more deaths of women of the reproductive system. In the upcoming paragraphs we will identify what Ovarian Cancer is‚ what are the symptoms‚ how we can diagnose
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