...PROSTATE CANCER Risk factors * Older age. The risk of prostate cancer increases with age. Prostate cancer is most common in men older than 65. * Being black. Black men have a greater risk of prostate cancer than do men of other races. In black men, prostate cancer is also more likely to be aggressive or advanced. It's not clear why this is. * Family history of prostate cancer. If men in your family have had prostate cancer, your risk may be increased. * Obesity. Obese men diagnosed with prostate cancer may be more likely to have advanced disease that's more difficult to treat. Prevention * Choose a healthy diet full of fruits and vegetables. Avoid high-fat foods and instead focus on choosing a variety of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Fruits and vegetables contain many vitamins and nutrients that can contribute to your health. One nutrient that is consistently linked to prostate cancer prevention is lycopene, which can be found in raw or cooked tomatoes. Whether you can prevent prostate cancer through diet has yet to be conclusively proved. But eating a healthy diet with a variety of fruits and vegetables can improve your overall health. * Choose healthy foods over supplements. No studies have shown that supplements play a role in reducing your risk of prostate cancer risk. While there has been some interest in vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin E and selenium, to lower prostate cancer risk, studies haven't found a benefit to taking supplements...
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...Talin Unruh Mrs Vaughan Honors Biology - Gray 30 November 2016 The Battle of Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that is active in the prostate gland, which is a gland that is around the front of the bladder in males that releases fluid. This type of cancer affects the normal cells in the prostate and grows uncontrollably which results in a massive structure called a tumor. Some types of this cancer can go undetected for years. Some symptoms include pains in certain areas, difficulty peeing, trouble getting an erection, and more. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men in the United States. The prostate is a gland/organ which is right behind the structure of the penis and in the front of the rectum. It makes a type of fluid called seminal fluid...
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...A prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum. Prostate cancer is cancer that forms in tissue in that gland, it usually occurs in older men. Cancer comes in forms of tumors, which is an abnormal growth of cells. Malignant tumors are the cancerous tumors of the two different types of tumors. Can cause pain and interfere with normal function, but they can also cause other systems in the body to act abnormally. Malignant tumors can invade nearby groups of cells or tissues, crowding out and destroying normal cells. Sometimes cancer cells can break away from the tumor and travel to other parts of the body. Body fluids that carry cancer cells from the tumor to other parts of the body are called lymph’s. Lymph is a fluid that drains waste from cells and filters unwanted substances such as cancer cells. Isolated or disseminated tumor cells are single or small groups of tumor cells that have been separated from the tumor and can be found in the blood, lymph, or bone marrow. Men have slightly less than 1 in 2 chances that they will develop some type of cancer during their lifetime. Approximately 77% of all cancers are diagnosed in persons aged 55 and older. The most frequently diagnosed cancer in men in the US is prostate cancer. ( (Disease)) Symptoms of prostate cancer are as follows, Weak or interrupted flow of urine, Frequent urination (especially at night).Trouble urinating, Pain or burning during urination, Blood in the...
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...A prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the rectum. Prostate cancer is cancer that forms in tissue in that gland, it usually occurs in older men. Cancer comes in forms of tumors, which is an abnormal growth of cells. Malignant tumors are the cancerous tumors of the two different types of tumors. Can cause pain and interfere with normal function, but they can also cause other systems in the body to act abnormally. Malignant tumors can invade nearby groups of cells or tissues, crowding out and destroying normal cells. Sometimes cancer cells can break away from the tumor and travel to other parts of the body. Body fluids that carry cancer cells from the tumor to other parts of the body are called lymph’s. Lymph is a fluid that drains waste from cells and filters unwanted substances such as cancer cells. Isolated or disseminated tumor cells are single or small groups of tumor cells that have been separated from the tumor and can be found in the blood, lymph, or bone marrow. Men have slightly less than 1 in 2 chances that they will develop some type of cancer during their lifetime. Approximately 77% of all cancers are diagnosed in persons aged 55 and older. The most frequently diagnosed cancer in men in the US is prostate cancer. ( (Disease)) Symptoms of prostate cancer are as follows, Weak or interrupted flow of urine, Frequent urination (especially at night).Trouble urinating, Pain or burning during urination, Blood in the...
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...Hosang Targeted Population for Prostate and Breast Cancer Within the United States the incidence of Prostate and Breast Cancer is on the rise affecting millions worldwide. It is estimated that 230,480 women will be diagnosed with and 39,520 women will die of cancer of the breast in 2011. Targeted Population: Females 20+ Incidence Rates by Race Race/Ethnicity Female All Races 124.0 per 100,000 women White 127.3 per 100,000 women Black 119.9 per 100,000 women Asian/Pacific Islander 93.7 per 100,000 women American Indian/Alaska Native 77.9 per 100,000 women Hispanic 78.1 per 100,000 women Death Rates by Race Race/Ethnicity Female All Races 23.5 per 100,000 women White 22.8 per 100,000 women Black 32.0 per 100,000 women Asian/Pacific Islander 12.2 per 100,000 women American Indian/Alaska Native 17.2 per 100,000 women Hispanic 15.1 per 100,000 women It is estimated that 240,890 men will be diagnosed with and 33,720 men will die of cancer of the prostate in 2011. Targeted Population:...
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...Malignant Tumor in men (prostate cancer) Prostate Cancer is a malignancy of the prostate gland, a walnut-sized organ located under the bladder in males. The prostate gland surrounds the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the penis. The American Cancer Society estimates that 317,100 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed annually in the United States and that 41,400 men die from the disease each year. It is the second leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer in American men. The specific causes and development of prostate cancer are still unknown, but several risk factors for the disease are known. The older you are, the higher chance of getting the disease is. Prostate cancer usually doesn’t develop before the age of 40 and is mostly found in men over the age of 65. It is common in North America affecting 15 percent of American men in their lifetimes and in northwestern Europe, but rare in South America, the Near East, and Africa. In America, black males suffer from the disease 37 percent more often than white males. Evidence links diets with a lot of animal fats with prostate cancer. One study found that human prostate cancer tumors grew only half as fast in mice with diets of 21 percent fat as in mice with diets of 40 percent fat. Diet differences are believed to explain why prostate cancer is 120 times greater in the United States than in China, where fatty foods are not part of the general diet. Some foods seem to act as...
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...Abstract Prostate cancer is one of the major health concerns of the public. Worldwide prostate cancer has affected a big portion of the population and has become an issue for many males all around the world. Prostate cancer refers to the malignant growth of glandular cells located in the prostate. At the age of 85, a man is said to have a 1 in 5 chances of developing prostate cancer sometime in their life. Unfortunately Prostate cancer is a disease that does not give any warning signs when it is growing and so the clinical features of prostate are often nonspecific. Patients with prostate cancer have different types of treatment in which they can accept, there can be various methods such as surgery and theraypy toptions. There are several factors that affect an individual’s prognosis (change of recover) given the fact that the natural history of prostate cancer is dependent on the type of cancer, age, and general health of the patient at the time of diagnosis Introduction The role of the prostate is to add vital nutrients and fluid to the sperm. In the male reproductive system, the prostate is the gland that sits just below the bladder. Its position is located in front of the rectum, surrounding itself around the urethra [1]. It is often described as a relatively small walnut size gland whose position is what can later be the cause of many urinary difficulties that may be experience by many males. The reason is that, when the prostate gland enlarges either...
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...Thomas Edison State College Men face many health risks as they age. It is important for men to have regular check-ups with their primary care physician. One area men should pay close attention to is the prostate. The prostate is a male reproductive gland that produces the fluid that carries sperm during ejaculation. It surrounds the urethra, the tube through which urine passes out of the body. As men age, past the age of fifty, it is common for the prostate to become enlarged, a condition known as BPH. BPH stands for benign (non-cancerous) prostatic hyperplasia or hypertrophy. It is a condition where the prostate becomes enlarged making urination more difficult by narrowing the urethra. BPH can be effectively treated by surgery and certain medications. The cause of BPH still remains a mystery. However, there is some research that suggests it is possible that the condition is associated with hormonal changes that occur as men age. The testes produce the hormone called testosterone. Testosterone is converted to DHT and estrogen in certain tissues. High levels of DHT, a testosterone derivative that is involved in prostate growth may accumulate and cause hyperplasia. The problem that remains is how and why the levels of DHT increase. (Medline Plus) Another reason they feel hormones play a role is because if the testicles are removed after the development of BPH, the prostate begins to shrink in size. Whatever the cause, an enlarging prostate gradually narrows the urethra and...
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...Disparities in the African American Culture Health care disparities affect every group of ethnic minorities. These groups include African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Native Hawaiian, American Indian/Alaskan Natives or multiracial people. Racial and ethnic disparities are one of the many factors that produce inequalities in the health status of an individual in the United States. Whether it is caused by the quality of care, assess to care or insurance coverage. All cause problems for these cultures. In the 2000 census, 36.4 million persons, approximately 12.9% of the U.S. population, identified themselves as Black or African American; 35.4 million of these persons identified themselves as non-Hispanic (cdc, 2012). In 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the United States had almost 38.8 million Black or African American (12.9% of the U.S. population); more than 45.5 million Hispanics or Latinos (15.1%); almost 13.4 million Asians (4.4%); more than 0.5 million Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPIs) (0.2%) and more than 2.9 million American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AI/ANS) (1.0%) of whom 57% reside on federal trust lands (archive. ahrq,2014). African Americans by both censuses only make up 12.9% of the U.S. population but suffer ethnic and racial disparities at a high rate. This may be due to the lack of education, loss of insurance or the lack of quality health care. One would think that with the advancements in health...
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...just below your voice box. • Total thyroidectomy removes the entire gland. • Subtotal or partial thyroidectomy removes part of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system. It helps your body regulate your metabolism. Description You will have general anesthesia (asleep and pain-free) for this surgery. Rarely, the surgery may be done with local anesthesia and medicine to relax you. You will be awake but pain-free. Your surgeon may do the procedure through a surgical cut in your neck. Why the Procedure is Performed Your doctor may recommend thyroid removal if you have: • A small thyroid growth (nodule or cyst) • A thyroid gland that is so overactive it is dangerous (thyrotoxicosis) • Cancer of the thyroid • Noncancerous (benign) tumors of the thyroid that are causing symptoms • Thyroid swelling (nontoxic goiter) that makes it hard for you to breathe or swallow You may also have surgery if you have an overactive thyroid gland and do not want to have radioactive iodine treatment, or you cannot be treated with antithyroid medicines. These include drugs such as: • Aspirin • Clopidogrel (Plavix) • Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) • Naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn) • Warfarin (Coumadin) • You will probably be asked to stop eating or drinking at least 6 hours before surgery. Ask your doctor which medicines you should still take the day of surgery. If you smoke, try to stop. Your recovery time will be...
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...acne, reduce dark spots, freckles and skin roughness. Gorgon Gorgon can spleen and kidney, convergence diarrhea, sedation, ease diarrhea, neuralgia, rheumatic pain, knee pain and other symptoms. Gorgon also spleen and stomach, spleen and blood, people paying attention, beautify the skin, anti-old age. Buckwheat Buckwheat can Yiqi, appetizers wide intestine, detoxification. Buckwheat in clinical medicine is used to control high blood pressure, stroke, atherosclerosis, nephritis and other diseases. Which contains large linoleic acid, can reduce cholesterol and blood lipids in vivo. Soybeans Soybeans can be open in the spleen, moistening water consumption, wide in the Qi, heat scattered blood; can improve prevention of breast cancer, prostate cancer and improve the symptoms of menopause, such as osteoporosis; kept hardening of the arteries, improve iron deficiency anemia, nerve weak. Oats Oats can spleen and kidney, bleeding swelling, tonic and strength. Oats contains linoleic diabetes, constipation, a very good improvement, and suppress cholesterol, after conditioning illness in frail health, the prevention of cardiovascular disease, the body maintain...
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...Smoking and Lung Cancer Ramon Gaetan, Kimberley Martinez, Anthony Paige, Mirany Legaspi, Annabelle Fohne HCS/330 December 06, 2010 Peter Mabrey Smoking and Lung Cancer Every year an estimated 392,000 people die from smoking -related diseases such as Lung cancer and another estimated 50,000 people die from secondhand smoke each year. Smoking is the number one preventable death within the United States. Of adults who have ever smoked most started at the age of 21 years old or younger. Smoking is directly responsible for over 90% of all lung cancer deaths (American Lung Association, 2010). The goal of this paper is to provide an analysis of lung cancer, which directly relates to smoking. Included in the analysis is an introduction of the disease, disease history, lung cancer etiology, affected populations, and possible treatments if any. By providing this information, one will understand why it is important to keep the younger generations from smoking and encouraging those who already smoke to quit, saving their lives and those around them from this unnecessary death known as lung cancer. When introducing lung disease one needs to know the emphasis from abstaining or acquiring help to quit smoking, which would greatly reduce the chances for someone to be affected by this deadly disease. Lung cancer is diagnosed by the results of abnormal cell growth in one or both lungs. This abnormal cell...
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...Lung cancer is one of the leading killers of people today. I know it’s a serious thing. I know it can be very dangerous. I also know that smoking cigarettes is one of the main reasons why people get lung cancer in the first place. But there are a lot of things I don’t know. What exactly is lung cancer? How does it form? What are the symptoms? What other things cause it? What kind of treatment do people go through to cure it? How likely is it to die from lung cancer? Who suffers from lung cancer the most? After searching the Internet, I found many websites relating to lung cancer. Lung cancer, by the name, is cancer that starts in the lungs. As you breathe, air travels through the nose, down the windpipe, in the lungs and through tubes called bronchi. Usually, lung cancer begins in the cells that line the bronchi. The most common types of lung cancer are called non-small cell lung cancers. Non-small cell lung cancer usually grows and spreads faster than any other type. There are three common forms of non-small cell lung cancer. The first is adeonicarcinomas. This is usually found in the outer area of the lung. The second is squamous cell carcinomas. This is usually found in the center of the lung. The third is large cell carcinomas which can happen in any part of the lung. Non-small cell lung cancers come in four stages. In stage I, the cancer is just in the lung. In stages II and III, the cancer is in the lung and might also be in the lymph nodes. Stage IV of lung cancer...
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...a project cancer and dna oncology information system with numerous illustrations oη by okeke chika tochukwu Department of computer science madonna unversity, elele campus ©august, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS declaration ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� i dedication ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ii acKnoWledgement ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� iii aBstract ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� iv CHAPTER ONE �������������������������������������������������������� 1 introdUction �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 BackGround oF study ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1 oBJectives oF study ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1 scope oF the study ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 JustiFication oF study ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 statement oF proBlem �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3...
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...individual to manage his or her fertility regardless of income, marital status, race, age, national origin, or sexual orientation. Planned Parenthood has been providing birth control to women in the United States since 1916 when Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York (Planned Parenthood, n.d.). Planned Parenthood is often the only source of family planning for a large proportion of the women served. This organization provides care, testing, and treatments to a large part of the population including teenagers, men and women. There are many people who are against this organization but there are also many people who thoroughly support everything that Planned Parenthood stands for. Product Planned Parenthood offers many different services to women and men, for men they offer checkups for reproductive or sexual health problems, infertility screening and referral, routine physical exams, vasectomy, and prostate cancer screenings along with many more services. The products and services that are offered for women are much greater and include abortions, birth control, and morning after pill, pregnancy testing, prenatal care, infertility, general health care and screenings, and testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), along with many more services. Pricing Each service offered is priced differently based upon the service being performed. Planned Parenthood also offers little to no cost services depending on income and family size...
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