their heads. Almost two years ago‚ I had to face this thought head-on when my mother’s cousin‚ Frankie‚ developed Pancreatic cancer. I remember when she called me on the phone to relay the news. "He’s done" was the first thing I said. Pancreatic cancer is the shittiest of the cancers because it’s the most fatal. There’s always a sliver of hope with other cancers‚ but not with Pancreatic. There’s no possibility of remission. There’s no silver lining. At that moment‚ I knew he was going to die. I finally
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affects the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer? Abstract As the technology world grieves figuring visionary and Apple‚ Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs‚ it ’s worth taking a closer look at the disease he publicly battled. This paper will discuss the detailed and information about pancreatic cancer and how the technology helps to detect‚ prevent and cure the disease. This paper will show different statistics of pancreatic cancer at different stages of the cancer. American Cancer Society put together statistics
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Feasibility of Fecal MicroRNAs as Novel Biomarkers for Pancreatic Cancer Are there means of detecting Pancreatic Cancer sooner? The article “Feasibility of Fecal MicroRNAs as Novel Biomarkers for Pancreatic Cancer” is all about multiple studies done in hopes of finding alternate means to spot out pancreatic cancer (PCA) in its early and beginning stages. The reason for so much emphasis and stress on this study according to the article is because it clearly states that “PCA is the
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Did you know what that pancreatic cancer is one of the dangerous and deadliest cancers in the world? This report will talk about pancreatic cancers‚ the number of this cancer day by day is increasing and the doctors are trying to find the cure of it. 1. There are many reasons why people get pancreatic cancer. A. And first reason is when people are getting older and their risk of pancreatic cancer increase. B. Another reason is due to smoking‚ because a cigarette contains nicotine
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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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form North County High School started to find himself when he lost a loved one. When he was younger he lost a close friend to Pancreatic Cancer. After some research‚ Andraka found that mesothelin was found in increased levels in people with pancreatic cancer‚ ovarian cancer and lung cancer. He later devoted himself to finding a way to make a paper sensor to diagnose these cancers early. After 7 months working in Johns Hopkins University‚ he was able to develop a paper which is 400 times more sensitive
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Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm originating from transformed cells arising in tissues forming the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer‚ accounting for 95% of these tumors‚ is adenocarcinoma (tumors exhibiting glandular architecture on light microscopy) arising within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arise from islet cells‚ and are classified as neuroendocrine tumors. The signs and symptoms that eventually lead to the diagnosis depend on the location‚ the
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up of tissues and ducts. This gland is part of the digestive systemin relation to the endocrine gland that is attach to the first section of the small interstine known as the duodenunm. When the process of digestion occur‚ the pancreas secretes pancreatic juice containg digestive enzymes to break down carbohydtes‚ protein‚ and lipids for nutritn absorption in the small intestine. The pancreas also has a role with the exocrine system‚ producing several importsnt hormones vital to the human body. These
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Pancreatic Cancer "Cancer of the pancreas is a genetic disease that is the fifth most common cause of death in both men and women. Pancreatic cancer affects approximately 28‚000 Americans each year‚ or five out of 100‚000 people" (Mayo Clinic‚ 1998). According to physicians at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute‚ "pancreatic cancer is the challenge of the twenty-first century." So‚ where exactly is the pancreas located in our bodies‚ and what does it do? The pancreas is a gland found behind the stomach
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Living with Pancreatic Cancer HS200‚ Section #2 Unit 2 Capstone Project: Case Study #4: Pancreatic Cancer Kaplan University April 7‚ 2014 Andre is a 69-year-old man who was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He owns a chain of Italian restaurants and is well known in the community. He is married and has a large family including children‚ grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Every holiday all of his family is treated to a home cooked meal that Andre prepares
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