Working Nurses by Keith Carlson she interviewed a Pediatric Oncologist named Shannon Martin‚ Shannon a RN‚ explains how “some challenges of working on this area is hard and how the nurses do it when a patient dies.” As Shannon states that “Pediatric oncology involves a great deal of patient and family education for example leukemia is approximately 85 percent curable with a three year process of taking medications. She also states that they deal with children and it’s more often fun to take on the challenge
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Neurology is derived from the Greek word neuron which means Nerve. It is a specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system‚ such as‚ diagnosis and treatments of all categories of disease involving the central and peripheral nervous system. Oncology is another study that is close to my heart. The Greek word onkos meaning bulk‚ mass‚ or tumor and it is a branch of medicine that studies
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programs and services available through Vantage Oncology and the American Cancer Society (ACS)‚ and assist in meeting other cancer-related needs articulated by the patients and their families. Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or health-related field with three or more years of experience (preferably with Oncology patients) is required. However‚ a Master’s Degree in nursing or health-related field‚ an Oncology Nursing Society certificate (OCN) and Oncology-related experience is preferred. Demonstrates
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References: http://www.biooncology.com Wierda WG‚ Keating MJ‚ O ’Brien S. Chronic lymphocytic leukemias. In: DeVita VT‚ Lawrence TS‚ Rosenberg SA‚ eds. Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. 8th ed. Philadelphia‚ PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008:2278-2292 Müller-Hermelink HK‚ Montserrat E‚ Catovsky D‚ Campo E‚ Harris NL‚ Stein H. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma. In: Swerdlow SH‚ Campo E‚ Harris NL
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Introduction In the realm of pharmaceutical drug sales‚ there are many players in the market. Many of these companies have a large inventory of drugs that they manufacture. The subdivision of the pharmaceutical market that draws the most revenue is oncology medications. Many companies will specialize in drugs for only one type of cancer‚ or sometimes with only one drug period. The cost of research and development in this field is much higher than any other disease subdivision. With many companies
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veterinary care. If symptoms progressively worsen‚ animals should be taken to a veterinary hospital. Many common diseases and illnesses found in animals are easily cured; however‚ cancer is best treated at an animal hospital staffed by board-certified oncology professionals. While cancer in animals can be quite common‚ there is no clear indication what causes cancer. One type of cancer common in dogs is mast cell tumors. Mast cell tumors can occur at any age and most commonly occur in the superficial
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dread and disbelief. When my mother and doctor finally found me‚ the doctor told me that I had acute lymphoblastic leukemia and had been moved to the oncology unit. I went through seven months of chemotherapy‚ followed by more intense chemo and full body radiation in preparation for my bone marrow transplant. The day I got my transplant was‚ by oncology standards‚ relatively normal. It started with an ambulance ride from CHOP to HUP for my final round of radiation. After the radiation‚ I returned to
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Ewing ’s Sarcoma My uncle Herm was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma when he was in his mid-20s; it was found in his leg. He lived with this rare cancer for 10 years before he passed away from it. He died before I was born‚ so I didn’t know anything about it. Years later when I was a teenager my cousin Joe was diagnosed with the same type of cancer‚ he was also in his 20s. Joe’s cancer was found in his chest‚ he didn’t live as long with the cancer. He passed when he was only 27. Joe and I were really
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tumor stem cells. Stem cells are homogeneous cells that form into a wide range of cell variations in the body to reproduce more undeveloped cells. The vital thing about this type of cancer is that they are much more grounded and stronger to common oncology medicines. This implies regardless of the possibility that even if the procedure get rids of the most of the cancer cells‚ the stem cells is untouched and will be the main cause to create more cancer cells in the future. This is fundamentally the
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The Emperor of All Maladies published in 2010‚ by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a biography of cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee is an oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer institute. Mukherjee has become a storyteller of one of the most phenomenal stories in science that has ever been told‚ the history of cancer. The author talks about the setbacks and victories of cancer treatment. Dating from the Persian Queen Atossa’s breast cancer which was excised by her greek slave‚ to the 20th century’s battles with chemotherapy
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