Name of the student Institution Instructor Submission date In spite of the recent advances that have been made in the thoracic cross-section imaging‚ chest radiography remains the main diagnostic concept applied in dealing with pulmonary diseases. It is the frequent diagnosis performed for patient suspected of thoracic abnormalities. Since the discovery of X-ray‚ much technological advances have been made to improve chest radiography. Progresses in film based imaging have led to development in excellent
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In the article‚ “Elephant Genes Hold Cancer-Fighting Secret‚” the author‚ Laura Geggel‚ explains how researchers have recently discovered that cancer is less common in elephants than in humans because they have more copies of a gene that stops tumor growth. Researchers that understand how this gene has evolved and why it works to stop cancer growth in elephants may be able help find ways to treat or cure cancer in humans. Researchers conducted a study that focused mainly on the TP53 gene‚ which normally
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Pancreatic cancer‚ a disease primarily affecting elderly on the range of 60 of age and above‚ has ranked as fourth causes of cancer-related death with the 5-year survival rate less than 5% in the United State. As reported by (Morana et al.‚ 2010)‚ the prevalence of tumors originated in the pancreatic head is 60%‚ 15% in the body while 5% of pancreatic tumors originate in the tail. The pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common type of pancreatic cancer originating from the pancreatic head
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Liver cancer is a disease which begins in the cells of your liver. There are different forms of liver cancer. There is primary liver cancer‚ which arises in the liver or by cancer which forms in other parts of the body and then spreads to the liver. Most liver cancer is secondary or metastatic‚ which means it started elsewhere in the body. The most common form of liver cancer is hepatocellular carcinoma‚ which begins in the main type of liver cell (hepatocyte). The other type is cholangiocellular
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“Before I came here‚ I worried that the refugees from Arab countries might feel uncomfortable in my presence‚ because I am from Israel. But I was surprised by how positively they have responded. When I told where I am from‚ many of them have embraced me and they were happy‚" says Adler. When Hanan gave birth to baby Ahmed with the help of Dr. Adler‚ the tension between the Palestinians and the Israelis was high in Jerusalem‚ yet in Lesbos everyone was working in harmony to give a refugee baby a
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Primary Source: Tumor Microenvironment Topic Summary Cancer has become one of the world’s leading trends in diseases‚ both in discussion and in medicinal related research. Major insights and discoveries within cellular biology can be accredited to the drive of understanding and curing cancer. The battle of cancer began to rise in public attention around the era of Henrietta Lacks‚ who provided the world’s first immortal cell line. Most research of the time‚ and even up to the past decade‚ was targeted
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Carly Solis Ms. Gasparro N.J.H.S. Essay 29th March 2013 National Junior Honor Society is a great opportunity for me; something that I am really excited to be apart of. I’ve been tossing and turning in bed for the past month wondering what to write or how to prepare myself for such an extraordinary honor to become apart of the NJHS. All through my life I’ve thought of myself as a leader‚ never a follower. I would love to be apart of this establishment to share my thoughts and ideas for
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English Mom’s Effects of Depression My mother is a very strong and kind hearted woman who has faced many challenges in her life. These challenges include mental and physical abuse‚ physical illnesses‚ depression‚ and alcohol abuse. All of these have taken their toll on her mental‚ physical and emotional health. My mom’s depression is what has had such a negative impact in her life and the majority of it is due to unresolved suppressed
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Introduction Brittany Maynard was born in Anaheim‚ California in 1984. Living in California her entire life‚ she was a motivated and driven individual. Graduating with her bachelor’s degree from the University of Berkeley‚ and later getting her master’s at the University of Irvine. Maynard also traveled abroad to teach education in 3rd world countries to schools and orphanages. Brittany was 29-years-old and married‚ ready in preparing to build a family and life with her husband. But in January of
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I was about eleven or twelve at the time. My mother called me into her bedroom. “Khalil‚ I have breast cancer‚” she said. Bewildered‚ confused and emotionally wounded when she proclaimed that she might not be a part of my life anymore. The announcement of her terminal illness shocked and awed me to a point in which I could not wipe the tears from my face fast enough to see properly. However‚ this experience not only made me appreciate and value my mother’s existence more‚ but‚ it also made me look
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