...cells, some of which are drug-sensitive while others are drug-resistant. Treatment kills only the drug-sensitive cells, but leaves behind a higher percentage of drug-resistant cells. As the tumor begins to grow again, chemotherapy may completely fail because the remaining cells are resistant to the drug (Nature America). After selection for resistance to a specific drug, cells might also show cross-resistance to other mechanistically unrelated drugs, a phenomenon...
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...Chemotherapy is a term used to describe the therapeutic intervention of disease with drugs. It is a common term used in cancer treatment circles. With the incidences of cancer disease on the rise, doctors have embraced chemotherapy as a modern technology to control body cells that turn cancerous and multiply at an uncontrollable rate (Epstein & Samuel, 26). The chemotherapy treatment process is one that has balanced positive and negative implications on the patient's quality of life. Besides the process offering a second chance to patients who are almost giving up on the cancer disease, it has equally many side effects that often turn unbearable to the soft-hearted. More than one hundred drugs are available and can be used singly or in combinations to eradicate any remaining cancer cells after a radiological or surgical treatment of the same (Greenwald & Edward, 9). The mention of chemotherapy shifts our thinking to cancer matters. Cancer has...
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...Ciera Parker 03/15/13 Issue Essay Wolford English 102 Issue Essay Since I am doing my service learning hours with the Discovery Center of Idaho, which is home to the temporary Bodies Revealed exhibit, I have chosen to do my essay on the terrible issue of cancer in the body, focusing mainly on breast cancer in women of any age. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer that is developed in women of all ages. The first being all types of skin cancers. It is estimated that one in eight women in America will develop an invasive form of breast cancer in their lifetime, but one in thirty-six women will die from the breast cancer. Breast cancer has the second highest death rate of cancers in women, besides lung cancer which is almost always fatal. According to the American Cancer Society, they predict that almost 40,000 women will die from breast cancer and about 230,000 new cases will be diagnosed in women this year alone. Scientists are continuing to search for a cure and prevention of this horrible disease because of these ridiculously high numbers. Although nobody has found a definite answer for the cause of breast cancer or any cancers in general, there are many risk factors that are thought to increase your chances of developing cancer. Some people are born with genetic mutations that cause the cells in your body to multiply faster and more aggressive than normal. It is also hereditary, meaning if a family member had breast cancer in the past, specifically one's...
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...going to college at all. Dramatic right? This is because I knew that essays go hand and hand with any English class like side effects with chemotherapy. And just like the cancer treatment, the pain needs to be endured in order to advance to the next level. So that is what this course was for me -- a 5-week chemotherapy session. I have never had to go through chemo so I do not have the credibility to compare the two, but just allow me to exaggerate my disdain for writing. Throughout this course, I repeatedly participated in the essay review process, was forced to learn how to form a proper thesis, and was introduced to graphic organizing techniques that will, unfortunately, actually help me out in the future. The essay review process is almost as boring as it sounds and is self-defined in its name. Writing an essay consists of brainstorming ideas, creating a rough draft, reviewing the rough draft, then submitting the final paper. We learned this early on in English class and as a matter of fact, we had to submit a “bio” of who we were on the first day of class. Now as I look back at that...
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...Final Essay Cassandra C., was a 17- year- old girl faced with the daunting diagnosis of cancer. Her future would contain multiple chemotherapy treatments that would bring her to the brink of death. This thought would scare anyone, much less a young 17 year old. Cassandra decided that she simply did not want to undergo the chemotherapy treatments, instead undergo natural treatments. She knew that there would be a larger probability of death with this decision. Although she knew this fact, she still refused to undergo any type of chemotherapy treatments. Her mother respected her decision and because of this the state took Cassandra away from her mother’s custody and forced Cassandra to undergo chemotherapy to ensure life. Cassandra is alive...
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...currently works for Penn State as a Nurse Practitioner caring for pediatric oncology patients. Throughout the article she explains many aspects of using herbal therapies along with chemotherapy. Quimby gives us positive and negative notations on these affects. According to Quimby, the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased in the pediatric oncology community. CAM is the use of herbal therapies to minimize the side effects of chemotherapy. Complementary and alternative medicine is commonly used, but is not always discussed with the health care provider. Not consulting a health care provider before using prescription drugs, with non-prescription drugs can be very harmful towards a child. According to Quimby “a study conducted by Friedman et al. (1997) showed that 64% of children with cancer use some type of CAM, where only 22% of them told their health care provider. These results suggested that families with chronically ill children are more likely to disclose information about herbal therapy usage in their homes. “ When asked by a health care provider, parents often times only list prescribed medications rather than the herbal supplements they give their child without consultation. This could lead to problems concerning drug interactions between herbal supplements and chemotherapy pharmaceuticals. Parents are the initial prescribers of herbal supplements. Parents tend to collect their information from sources such as friends, family members, web searches...
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...osteosarcoma,” according to “Chemo for Lupus Treatment.” The side effects of this type of chemotherapy are, “Temporary hair loss — though on such a low dose for lupus, it is not typical and is more often not total hair loss, Nausea, Vomiting, Acne, Boils, Pale skin, Rash or itching.” This type of chemo can only be given to those who are not breast feeding and have a negative pregnancy. And both men and women should be using protection when having sex for a minimum of 90 days after they stop taking Methotrexate. (once again from “Chemo for Lupus Treatment.” Cytoxan is a drug that is, “used to treat leukemia, ovarian cancer, neuroblastoma, eye cancer and breast cancer, in...
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...Essay 75: Lung Cancer – Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment In this essay, I have chosen to focus on the clinical aspects of lung cancer diagnosis as opposed to an overemphasis on epidemiology. As of 2011, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the U.S., which translates into over 150,000 deaths per year. Over 90% of lung cancer cases occur in people with a history of tobacco use, exposure to second hand smoke, or to an occupational exposure to asbestos. Despite recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, the 5 year survival rate for lung cancer continues to hover at a disappointing 15%. The remainder of this article will steer clear of statistics. Diagnosis The following symptoms should...
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...Levine’s information on the waxing and waning favor of the essay was news to me. I didn’t realize it had ever been a genre that writing programs avoided in favor of poetry, fiction, and screenplays. I’ve learned about great writing from focusing on nonfiction forms more than any other genre here at Lindenwood (and I’ve had many more hours that are fiction focused). The essay is fascinatingly complex. I’m so glad it’s in favor here at Lindenwood! This bit made me chuckle a bit: “Maybe you’ve noticed, there are no good cheery essayists.” I can’t argue that one. Even the essays that are lighter in tone (The Chase by Annie Dillard) are still far from cheery. Can anyone think of an exception? I am coming up short. Good story = conflict, right?...
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...Skin cancer has many type but the most common type and dangerous is melanoma. Melanoma is not easy to know it by yourself because the symptoms are not always obvious . In this essay I will explain four steps of melanoma are skin biopsy, biopsies of melanoma that may have spread, lab tests of biopsy samples, and treatment of melanoma by stage . The first step of melanoma is skin biopsy .some doctors when he see the melanoma in a skin he take a sample of skin and sent to lab to be looked under a microscope .this is called skin biopsy .there are several ways to do skin biopsy such as punch biopsy ,shave (tangential) biopsy , excisional and incisional biopsy. however, every type of skin biopsy use in specific situation .the doctor will choose one depending...
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...be a better shot at surviving. ix. Kelly. “Adenoma/Glioblastoma multiforme/Anaplastic astrocytoma/Glioma Cured.” x. Cousins, Emily. “Life after Treatment Can Be Almost As Hard as the Chemo.” xi. Messoria, Josie. Personal interview. 15 November 2012. III. Conclusion xii. Personal. Abstract In this essay the author discusses cancer, what causes cancer, holistic vs. medical treatments. The first part of the essay the author presents a piece of an interview conducted with a young cancer patient who was going against the grain and refusing treatment. The essay then goes into a personal narrative on how the author feels about cancer then from there goes into a great descriptive paragraph about cancer and carcinogens. Her thesis is clearly surrounding the argument whether or not holistic or medical treatments such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are ideal in treating/curing cancer. She explains that there are some cancer patients who swear by holistic remedies, but there are also patients who would rather go through the medical treatments offered. It is a very subtle argument in this essay. She clearly states where she stands on the subject, and gives her personal opinion from a nurse’s...
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...When I say the words “Cancer Treatment” what usually comes to mind is Chemotherapy or Radiation. But what about before technology and electronic medical devices were invented? In this essay I am going to tell you about what doctors and surgeons had to do when a patient had cancer in the 1800s. If a loved one has cancer, the doctor will often explain the procedure they are going to do to treat the patient. But for those that thankfully were never in that position, I will also be explaining some of the procedures that are done nowadays. Lastly I will be comparing and contrasting these procedures to see how similar or different they are. Have you ever wondered how surgeons treated cancer patients in the 1800s when electricity was not yet thriving?...
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...The Ministry Of Health Nursing Essay On the other hand, nursing practice is an act of providing care to the patients. This can be done by implementing a nursing care plan which is based on the initial condition of the patient. For certain people, the responsibilities of the nurses may seem apparent as all they need to do is following the orders from the doctor. Even for an experienced nurses, they still need to concede from the doctors in matters that they are restricted and not qualified in. This is called professional boundaries. According to CRNNS (2002), professional boundaries are the defining lines which separate the therapeutic behavior of a registered nurse from any behavior which, well intentioned or not, could reduce the benefit of nursing care to individuals and communities. But in reality, the job of the nurses sometimes being pushed to the limit according to the patient's condition. This may lead to some instant decision making with or without the conceding from the doctors. This case however may be seen as the boundary violation. The boundary violation can be defined as a disruption of the barrier between a professional and the client. In our case, it is an act or interaction which damages the patient and the professional (nurse) relationship. The action of crossing the professional boundaries may be regarded as against the law. According to Allen (2001), five keys of nursing boundaries had been identified which consist of boundary among nurse and nurse itself...
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...Name: Institution: Course: Date: Rhetorical Argumentative Essay: Charge Master The author has written the text with an aim of showing how the high cost of health care services is destroying the health care in the United States of America. The text is intended to show the long term impact of overpricing health services on the American economy. For instance, the author argues that a lot of money from the government is being spent on the provision of health care wrongly bypaying for services that are overpriced through its insurance programs. The author argues that the government and other stakeholders are contributing to the high cost of health care due to them failing take initiatives aimed at reducing this cost. Therefore, the author uses the text as a tool of convincing Americans on the need of reducing the unrealistic cost of health services in order to reduce the negative implications of the high cost of health care to the economy in the future. For purposes of ensuring that his message gets the attention of the readers he uses different persuasive strategies. First, the author uses the strategy of social proof as his persuasive strategy. The author uses the findings of other researchers to support the argument relating to the impact of the high cost of health care to the economy. For example, the author uses the study conducted by MCkinsey&Co.consultingcompany to support the theme of the text. Secondly, the author uses comparisons as a persuasive strategy. In...
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...in Canada. In 2008, it was estimated that there would be 23,900 new cases (12,600 men and 11,300 women) of lung cancer in Canada and that there would be 20,200 deaths (11,000 men and 9200 women) from lung cancer in Canada (Lewis, Heitkemper McLean, Dirksen Ruff, O’Brien Graber, & Bucher). Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a term for different types of lung cancers that have different types of cancer cells that grow and spread in their own way. NSCLC accounts for 80-85% of all lung cancer cases and includes squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma (Gutierrez-Cabezon & et al. 2012), which are the most common types of non-small-cell lung cancer. There are some rare types of NSCLC but the purpose of this essay is to cover the most common types of non-small-cell lung cancer. Overview of Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Squamous cell (epidermoid) carcinoma is closely correlated to smoking and environmental carcinogens such as “asbestos, radon, nickel, iron and iron oxides, uranium, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, chromates arsenic, and air pollution” (Lewis et al., 2010). The squamous cell carcinoma tends to originate in the central bronchi as an intraluminal growth and is thus more amendable to early detection through cytologic examination of sputum than other forms of lung cancer (Hannon, Pooler & Porth). The proportion of adenocarcinoma has been increasing over time, possibly due to the shift to low-tar filtered cigarettes, which are inhaled...
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