Lung Cancer: The Root to Death “You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it”. In 2015‚ about 158‚040 Americans are expected to die from lung cancer. This is about 27% of all cancer deaths. There are more than 200‚00 cases of lung cancer per year. This cancer of uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lungs is the reason for the death of men and women of all races today. The only option left is to stay strong and educate yourself on this horrendous disease before you become
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Medicines and Perturbation of Signaling Pathways- TAXOL TAXOL (Paclitaxel) is a breast cancer curing drug which reduces‚ slows down the growth of cancerous cells and its spread in the human body. Taxol is a clear and colorless powder with the chemical formula- C47H51NO14 and a molecular weight of 853.9 g/mol. Taxol is also used to cure other types of cancer like ovarian‚ lung and prostate. Taxol is a chemotherapeutic drug which mainly controls the growth of the cancerous cells. It belongs to the
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Every woman is at risk of developing reproductive cancer‚ which is any cancer that starts in a woman’s reproductive organs‚ and the risk of onset increases with age. This includes cervical‚ ovarian‚ vaginal and vulvar cancers (CDC). There are 100‚000 new cases diagnosed each year‚ with ovarian cancer being the fifth leading cause of death in women in the United States (Journal of Women’s Health). Stages I-III of reproductive cancer treatment are associated with extreme fatigue. This side effect makes
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Taking into account of all the issues above‚ I will put into consideration of the four main principles of medical ethics into the discussion‚ which are “… promoting benefit (beneficence)‚ avoiding or minimizing harm (non-maleficence)‚ respecting people and their autonomy (respect for autonomy) and fairness (justice)” [2]. Deciding on which treatment benefits the patient is an ethical dilemma. Before deciding between WLE and mastectomy‚ the surgeon has to present a complete and balance presentation
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PATHOLOGY LABORATORY UNIT The pathology laboratory unit is an important part of the hospital services. This unit help to support cancer research and treatment for accurate diagnosis and effective cancer care to patients. The pathology unit had received an accreditation for laboratory from the Royal College of Pathologists of Thailand on June 30‚ 2011. Personnel This unit consists of 12 personnel; 2 consultant pathologists‚ 1 pathologist‚ 5 scientists‚ 2 administrative officers‚ and 2 operation staffs
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Abstract Tamoxifen‚ most commonly sold under the brand name Nolvadex‚ is the most widely used drug in the treatment of breast cancer during both early and late stages. It belongs to a class of drugs known as SERMs (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators). SERMs work by blocking the estrogen receptors in breast cells to prevent any binding with estrogen. It is consumed orally as a tablet or as a liquid (Anon.‚ 2017). The following paper discusses the discovery of Tamoxifen‚ its laboratory synthesis
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Question and Answer 1. Paper reported that Olfm4 deletion induces colon adenocarcinoma in APCmin mice‚ so why after miR-34 deletion‚ olfm4 positive stem cell number was increased and tumor incidence was also increased? Their research was working on the colon tumorigenesis‚ but we are working on the small intestine. Also in our model‚ colon tumor is very rare‚ could because of different genetic background. The function of Olfm4 may be also tissue specific. 2. Do these changes caused by the genetic
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Quinazolines are the class of chemical compounds that are pharmacologically important as therapeutic agents. They are utilized as drugs and employed in cancer chemotherapy. They act by various mechanisms. Some of them act by inhibiting antifolat thymidylate syntheses‚ while some other derivatives inhibit tubulin polymerization. They were also found to inhibit the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase over expression through the inhibition of autophosphorylation of EGFR. Further
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Audience Analysis Many of us may know that Breast Cancer is a real prominent disease. With breast cancer being one of the top five killers of man-kind‚ I wanted to give information in regards to what the disease is. This disease is Cancer of the Breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US. This topic means a lot to me being that I’ve watched two grandmothers die from the disease and currently watching a auntie battle from it‚ not to mention my mom being a survivor‚ so in my
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As a part of the National Junior Honor Society‚ we are required to “make a difference”. There are many ways that we contribute to making a difference to a cause. For example‚ we can hold more fundraisers like car washes or even bakes sales. In my opinion‚ I would like to do these activities to help the American Cancer Society. There are different kinds of cancer‚ but they can all affect many lives. About 3‚400 people are diagnosed with cancer each day in the United States. They are left with the
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