...Cancer, the word that everyone in the world is terrified of hearing but everyone has experience with. These days everyone has had a mom, dad, brother, sister, friend, or relative who has been diagnosed with some form of cancer. Some of us have been lucky enough to get to support our survivors while others are left with memories of those loved ones with whom they have lost. Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer that has led to the heartbreak of millions in the United States because they got the news that they or someone they knew had been diagnosed. Being the second most common form of cancer among men in the United States and the second leading cause of death, prostate cancer is a big topic of discussion (Sieve and Vonne, 2015)....
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...Cervical Cancer Kayley Lewis SCI/163 February 17, 2014 Seyra Hughes Cervical Cancer What is cervical Cancer? Cervical cancer is abnormal growth of cervical cells. It is a form of cancer that forms in the tissues of the cervix. It is usually a slowing growing cancer. Normal cervical cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When normal cells grow old or get damaged, they die, and new cells take the place of the old cells. The process goes wrong sometimes. New cells form when he body does not need them and old damaged cells do not die when they should. The buildup of the extra cells form a mass of tissue called a growth or tumor. These growths on the cervix can begin not cancer or cancer. Doctor’s usually cannot explain why one woman develops cervical cancer and another woman does not. Doctor’s do know that a woman with certain risk factors may be more likely than other women to develop cervical cancer. Studies have shown that cervical cancer is usually caused by a virus called Human papilloma virus (HPV). You can get HPV by having sexual contact with someone who has it or having multiple sexual partners. An HPV infection that doesn’t go away can cause cervical cancer. Other risk factors such as smoking, taking birth control and engaging in early sexual activity can act to increase the risk of cervical cancer among women infected with HPV. Also having an impaired immune system is a risk factor. Women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have higher rates...
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...A Collection of Related Diseases Cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body’s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues. Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. Normally, human cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old or become damaged, they die, and new cells take their place. When cancer develops, however, this orderly process breaks down. As cells become more and more abnormal, old or damaged cells survive when they should die, and new cells form when they are not needed. These extra cells can divide without stopping and may form growths called tumors. Many cancers form solid tumors, which are masses of tissue. Cancers of the blood, such as leukemias, generally do not form solid tumors. Cancerous tumors are malignant, which means they can spread into, or invade, nearby tissues. In addition, as these tumors grow, some cancer cells can break off and travel to distant places in the body through the blood or the lymph system and form new tumors far from the original tumor. Unlike malignant tumors, benign tumors do not spread into, or invade, nearby tissues. Benign tumors can sometimes be quite large, however. When removed, they usually don’t grow back, whereas malignant tumors sometimes do. Unlike most benign tumors elsewhere in the body, benign brain tumors can be life threatening...
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...Cancer has an important impact on the lives of many people in Australia. Apart from the non-melanocytic skin cancers, there are up to 80,864 new cases and 34,270 deaths due to the cancer in Australia in 1998. Due to the 1998 rates, it is likely that one of three men and one of four women will be directly affected by cancer by age 75. Cancer is not just a disease, there are many types of cancer. It always start in different kind of places in the body such as the lungs, the breast, the colon, as well as in the blood. Cancers look alike in some ways, but they can be distinctive in the ways they grow and spread. Cancer is the name given to a number of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body’s cells begin to segregate without stopping and spread into the surrounding tissues. Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. Ordinarily, human cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old or become damaged, they die, and new cells take their place. When the cancer develops, however, this systematic process breaks down. As cells become more and more abnormal, old or damaged cells survive when they should die, and new cells form when they are not needed. These extra cells can divide without stopping and may form growths called tumours. Many cancers form solid tumours, which are masses of tissue. Cancers of the blood, such as leukaemias, generally do not form solid tumours. Cancerous tumours...
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...Cancer is a mutation within a DNA strand that usually causes growths and abnormal cells. The earliest recorded form of cancer dates back to 3,000 B.C. in ancient Egypt. The word cancer originated from Hippocrates, a great Greek physician. He used the terms carcinoma and carcinos to describe tumors. The term was later translated into the Latin word cancer by a Roman physician named Celsus. There are several forms of cancer that can be acquired and/or inherited. One such form that can be obtained by both means is skin cancer. There are four kinds of skin cancer thus far. These include Basal Cell Carcinoma, Dysplastic Nevi, Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Melanoma. There is also another form although not considered cancer but can develop into cancer it if not treated. These lesions, known as Actinic Keratosis, can be scaly and are caused by the ultraviolet rays emitted from the sun. Basal Cell Carcinoma, or BCC, is the most frequently occurring form of skin cancer in the United States. BCCs are often caused by intense sun exposure. They usually resemble open sores, scars, bumps or red patches and form on the epidermis from basal cells. Another common skin cancer is Squamous Cell Carcinoma, or SCC for short. Squamous Cell Carcinoma appears in the squamous cells that make up most of the upper layer of the skin. They are abnormal cells that have an uncontrollable growth and usually resemble open sores, warts or red patches that could bleed or crust. Just like Actinic Keratosis, is caused...
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...“Over the last three decades, more people have had skin cancer than all other cancers combined” (“Skin Cancer Facts”). Skin cancer includes melanoma and non-melanoma. Non-melanoma includes two forms, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. There are different kinds of skin cancer in the United States that affect people every year. Prolonged exposure to sun causes skin cancer. Many people know that sun exposure can cause skin cancer, but not everyone knows that there are different degrees of skin cancer. “Skin cancer is the world’s most common form of cancer” (Robinson). The skin is a living organelle and among it is a large amount of tissue that is replaced with new cells. However, the sun often damages genes located inside skin...
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...The Epidemiology of Skin Cancer Skin cancer is best known as a mutation of the skin when cells grow abnormally. These mutations most commonly come in forms of moles, freckles, or simple markings that are out of the norm. Basal Cell Carcinoma is the most commonly occurring form of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinomas occur in the basal cells in the lining of the skin and mostly occur from over exposure to sunlight. Skin cancer is rising to become the most prevalent form of cancer. According to The Skin Cancer Foundation Website 5 million people are treated for a case of skin cancer each year. The American Academy of Dermatology stated that in adults ages 25-29 melanoma is the most common form of cancer the second most common form of cancer for15-29...
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...know how to prevent cancer completely. Unfortunately, no matter what we each do, no one can completely eliminate their risk for cancer of one type or another. Cancer is a fact of life. However, although zero risk is not a reality, there are many things that most of us can do to minimize our risk for developing many types of cancer. All it takes is thinking about it and deciding to take control of your fate, making important changes which can positively impact your health and your risk for diseases. Some of the choices we make can help reduce our risk of getting cancer in the first place, while others help to ensure that, if we do get cancer, that the cancer...
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...Lymphoma is a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system that is part of the immune system. It attacks the white blood cells that are called lymphocytes. Normal cells have a lifespan, they do their job and die after they are done and the cycle continues. Abnormal cells that do not die and continue to bloom in a large supply and become out of control is what makes up cancer. The cells become dangerous and begin to attack the body instead of protecting it. Once cancer takes over the lymphocytes, it moves down through the bloodstream and takes over the body, this is what makes up lymphoma cancer. The lymphatic tissue is connected throughout the body and when the cancer enter the system it makes it very easy for the disease to spread to different...
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...November 15, 2012 Cancer is one of the leading causes of deaths in the United States. One form of cancer that affects both men and women is breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second cause of death in women in the Unites States. According to Andolina and Lille “The year 2009 projections are 256,560 new cases of breast cancer will occur in the United States, and an additional 40,170 women will die of the disease. This means that every 12 minutes a women will develop breast cancer and one will die.” There are several types of breast cancers that are common. However, this paper will be centralized on two. These two are ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS). In this paper, I will define these types, elaborate on the differences between the two and I will discuss the prognosis and the diagnosis. In concluding, I will give a brief recap of everything covered and state what I feel should be done about this trending epidemic that is affecting our nation as a whole. Ductal carcinoma in situ is defined as a cancer that starts in the ductal system of the breast. The ductal system of the breast is the part of the breast that produces milk for breast feeding. Ductal carcinoma is a non-invasive cancer. A non-invasive cancer is a cancer in which the cells remain in their place of beginning. In this type of cancer, the cancer cells usually spread into the breast tissue. However, because this form of cancer is non-invasive, there is a low probability...
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...Cancer is the number two leading cause of death in the United States. The disease can strike almost any  part of the body and is classified as an abnormal growth of cells. While it is true that 30 years ago a diagnosis of cancer was essentially a death sentence, modern science has advanced so rapidly that today, with screening and early detection, many forms of cancer are highly treatable and curable. Included among this list of highly curable cancers is colon cancer. Although the disease is deadly if not properly treated, An Author reports that colorectal cancer, if caught in the earliest stages has a 90 percent survival rate. But what exactly is colon cancer? To answer this question, a brief look at cancer and how it develops is first warranted. The human body is comprised of millions of cells necessary to carry on the basic functions of life. Instructions in cellular DNA periodically tell these cells reproduce themselves in order for the human body to regenerate. Cancer occurs when the mechanism that regulates cell proliferation fails and the human body begins manufacturing large numbers of cells that cannot be utilized by the body. This process occurs within a specific organ and this is what causes the appearance of tumors. In essence, tumors are simply large quantities of healthy cells that the body has produced in excess. This is typically what happens in the case of colon cancer. Inside the colon, normal healthy cells begin replicating at an abnormal rate and form...
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...Century: Testicular Cancer Testicular cancer occurs in the testicles(testes) which are located inside the scrotum.The cells begin to change and grow fast forming a mass or tumor. The cells also invade the bloodstream and lymph systems and spread leading to tumors in other areas of the body. Also it is not clear what causes testicular cancer. Doctors only know that testicular cancer occurs when healthy cells become altered. Compared to other types of cancer testicular cancer is rare. Testicular cancer accounts for 1% of all male cancers. Although most researchers and scientists of cancer have argued testicular cancer is not a common form of cancer , after closer examinations...
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...these instructions: • Login to the student website. • Click on the Programs tab at the top of the page, and then on Life Resource Center under Services. • From the LRC home page, click on Thriving. • Click on Health Tools. • Click on Assess Your Health. • Click on the Health Risks tab. Note. Do not submit or divulge your assessment results. Results should remain private. Lung cancer is a serious form of cancer that forms in one of the most important organs in the body: the lungs. There are two main forms of lung cancer; they are classified as non-small cell and small cell. Non-small cell lung cancer is a term for all lung cancers that are not small cell. Lung cancer is by far, one of the most common forms of cancer. The reason that Lung cancer is found to be one of the most common forms of cancer is because the lungs are exposed to everything we inhale on a daily basis more than any other of the other organs found in our body. In many cases of lung cancer, the environment is the cause of...
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...Cancer: What It Is and Its Effects Cancer: What It Is and Its Effects Tricha M. Ramos University Of Phoenix COM/156 8/24/2014 Instructor: Gina Greco Cancer: What It Is and Its Effects Throughout the years there has been a disease attacking many people. It is the year 2014 yet there is still no cure for it. Many people, even those with the illness are unaware of what it truly is, what causes it and where it comes from. Doctors have worked hard for many years to find ways to reverse this disease and have discovered treatments that help combat different types of cancer. In the meantime, all patients who live with cancer go through various obstacles. In the world, there are people in the public eye (i.e.\ famous people, celebrities) that have experienced cancer and their examples are valuable ones to learn from. Cancer is a multi-dynamic disease being that it affects the patient their family, friends and society in various ways. Cancer is a mysterious disease with many different forms; it is a simple name for more than 100 diseases. These illnesses are caused by uncontrollable cell growth that spread throughout the body. Cancer also appears as growing tumors formed by the body that can interfere with the body's function. As the cells in a certain part of the body start to grow out of control, they invade other tissues in the surrounding area. Unlike normal cells, these cells don't die. They continue to grow and form new-abnormal cells. DNA is in every single cell...
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...Cancer is a disease caused by the abnormal cells in a part of the body. Cancer can start anywhere in the human body. Normal human cells grow and divide and form new cells when the body needs them. When normal cells become old or when they are damaged new cells take their place. When cancer develops that process is starts to break down. Cells become more abnormal and the old cells or damaged will stay and new cells will not form when needed which may cause a tumor. Many cancers form tumors but cancer of the blood do not form tumors. Cancerous tumors are malignant, which means they can invade nearby tissues. However benign tumors do not invade nearby tissues. Breast cancer is a cancer that forms in the cells of the breast. The causes of breast...
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