Health Information Exchange Stacey Cannon BIOS-260 DeVry University Professor Sims Sunday December 9‚ 2012 Melanoma Skin Cancer As early as the 1930’s‚ sun tanning was encouraged by medical professionals to promote skin health. Scientific research during the late 1890’s played a huge role in contributing to the skin diseases we now know to exist today. During the turn of the 19th century‚ there was a chronic and progressive disease known as Lupus Vulgaris. The disease left infected individuals
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Cancer VS. Diabetes Cancer and Diabetes are common diseases although no one can really explain why. These diseases have more differences than similarities‚ but can have the same outcome if not taken care of properly. Cancer ranks the second leading cause of death‚ while diabetes rank number seven on the fatality scale worldwide. There is evidence that says people with diabetes are at a greater risk for many forms of cancer. Studies show
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raise)……………………………………………………IV Goal: Eradicate Breast cancer in our life time…………………………………………V Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………….VI I. Introduction Breastcancer.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable‚ complete‚ and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Their mission is to help women and their loved ones make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast cancer‚ so they can make the best decisions for their
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RUSSIAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY RADIATION THERAPY OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER NAME: SHIVARAJ GOBAL ENDO METRIAL CANCER Endometrial cancer refers to several types of malignancy which arise from the endometrium‚ or lining of the uterus. Endometrial cancers are the most common gynecologic cancers in the United States‚ with over 35‚000 women diagnosed each year in the U.S. The most common subtype‚ endometrioid adenocarcinoma‚ typically occurs within a few decades of menopause
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Complications & Limitations of Cancer Treatments Lung Cancer Complications of treatment- Treatment prolongs life but doesn’t cure it‚ illnesses from the treatment and from the actual cancer are hard to separate. Treatment is very dangerous for the patient. It could destroy more cells than necessary. Limitations of treatment- Chemotherapy‚ radiotherapy. Pancreatic Cancer Complications of treatment- Pancreatic cancer can be cured at an early stage but not at an advanced stage‚ which most people
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to Care of Cancer Cancer is considered the second leading cause of death in the United States resulting in about 25% of deaths (Copstead‚ & Banasik‚ 2010). The term cancer encompasses a cluster of more than one hundred diseases. Though there are various kinds of cancer‚ all cancers start due to abnormal cells growth. The typical characteristic of a cancerous cell is that they grow out of control and invade other tissue through the bloodstream or lymph vessels. If untreated‚ cancers can result in
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Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers‚ yet still remains the world’s third leading cancer killer in woman. All women are at risk for cervical cancer‚ and there is a higher occurrence in women over age thirty. Prevalence is much higher in countries with poor healthcare and poor economics in comparison to the United States. Research has been done and shows there is a genetic link for cervical cancer. Genetic testing can be beneficial at further assessing a women’s
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Prostate Cancer The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that is involved in the production of semen. It is located below a man’s bladder‚ in front of the rectum. Prostate cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the prostate gland. CAUSES The exact cause of this condition is not known. RISK FACTORS This condition is more likely to develop in: People who are older than 65 years old. African Americans. People who are obese. People with a family history of prostate cancer. People
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Cancer Pain Management Cancer Pain Management Cancer is rapidly becoming a chronic illness‚ and an estimated that 10 million individuals in the United States are survivors of cancer (Sun‚ Borneman‚ Piper‚ Koczywas‚ & Ferrell‚ 2008). According to 2008‚ cancer statistics from the American Cancer Society‚ about 565‚650 people die in the United States from cancer every year. Approximately 1.6 million new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the United
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According to the National Cancer Institute‚ obesity is a condition in which a person has an abnormally high and unhealthy proportion of body fat. Obesity is measured by calculating a person’s BMI. Years of research prove that there are connections between obesity and cancer risk. Research shows us that an increase in body weight increases insulin levels in the blood‚ which promote the development of certain tumors and tumor regulators. Fat cells also produce adipokine hormones‚ which stimulate cell
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