...Galvin RESP 112 20150924 Lung Cancer: Specifically Adenocarcinoma Lung cancer is a leading killer in the world today. “An estimated 158,040 Americans are expected to die from lung cancer in 2015” (www.lung.org). Combining both men and women, lung cancer is the leading cause of death for both groups. Specifically adenocarcinoma, which is a non-small cell cancer that can form in any mucus secreting cell. Understanding the causes of this deadly disease is the leading preventative measure a person can take to avoid becoming a self-induced victim. What is lung cancer, specifically adenocarcinoma? “Adenocarcinoma is a type of cancer that forms in mucus-secreting glands throughout the body” (www.cancercenter.com). Although this type of cancer can form anywhere in the body from mucus secreting glands, it typically starts in the lungs. Why is this? This is due to the large amount of mucus secreting glands in the lungs. Think of every year...
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...Outline the major diseases of the respiratory system with reference to the pathophysiology. Respiratory or lung diseases are the most rapidly diseases expanding worldwide. Health problems of the lungs or airways make it very difficult to breath. They could be lasting a short amount of time like the common cold or for years. Other allergic diseases, which affect the respiratory system. Respiratory diseases are mostly caused by indoor pollutants. The primary function of the respiratory system is to supply the blood with oxygen. When this fails death is not excluded. Lung diseases occur within the lungs. Some lung and respiratory diseases include asthma, pneumonia tuberculosis and lung cancer. Those will be analyzed in the following essay. [1] Asthma or reactive airway disease is a chronic disorder that results in restricted breathing due to inflammation of the bronchi tubes the main air passages in the lungs. Asthma affects 3-5 % of adults and 7 -10 % of children in the USA. Sever asthma attacks can cause approximately 5000 deaths per year. Three changes occur in the lungs of the people with asthma. First inflammation or swelling where the airway becomes inflamed and produce a mucous. Inflammation then leads to constriction of the muscles around the airways causing the airways to become narrow. This narrowing is also referred to as bronchiole spasm. The third change is increased sensitivity of the airways causing the asthma patient to become overly sensitive to animal dander,...
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...Lung Cancer: What Is It And Is There A Cure In Sight? Winifred Farria Composition and Communication II/COM 156 June 23, 2012 University of Phoenix Instructor: Jennifer Caracciolo Abstract Of the many illnesses and diseases known to humanity, few are more frightening or deadly than cancer. Lung cancer is of especially great concern, because it kills more people worldwide than any other form of cancer. It is a silent killer, often going undetected until it is too late, because it often has no symptoms and cannot be screened for readily. Despite research efforts, no cure has been found for the disease and treatments are effective in a relatively small number of cases. However, some progress has been made in preventing lung cancer, especially by reducing exposure to cigarette smoke, asbestos, radon, and other carcinogens in the environment. Other causes and factors of lung cancer demand more research, and prevention efforts should be promoted. Lung Cancer: What Is It And Is There A Cure In Sight? Incidence and Mortality Lung cancer is one of the most significant medical problems in the U.S. and around the world, because it is the cause of more deaths nationally and globally than any other form of cancer (Centers for Disease Control, 2011, a; Clément-Duchêne & Wakelee, 2010). According to the Centers for Disease Control (2011, a), 14% of all cancer diagnoses in the United States in 2007 were lung cancer, and 28% of all cancer deaths in the same year were...
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...A SCIENTIFIC PAPER ON: THE SMOKING SYNDROME AND THE IMPEDIMENTS TO QUITTING SUBMITTED BY: THOMAS FE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE & SURGERY NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CHINA 1.1: ABSTRACT: This paper outlines the various impediments to quitting smoking and also attempts to recommend useful measures towards overcoming such difficulties. It thus became necessary to first assess the issue of smoking in terms of the geometrically increasing demographics, as well as the outstanding risks involved. However, it is both common knowledge and a well established fact that smoking has become a global practice and even a life style in some human communities, and hence herein referred to as the global smoking syndrome. This could be classified into varieties of styles brands and fashions cutting across but not limited to the classes of cigar, pipe and cigarette. The numerous terminal effects to human health, life and longevity are also assessed as established in already existing records and daily occurring incidences. However, from due assessment of all gathered facts, it thus becomes expedient that all the inter-playing forces of tradition, economy as well as social and psychological etiquettes must be duly addressed, if this global smoking syndrome must be curbed, as well as enhancing the poise to quit. 1.2: INTRODUCTION: Based on the ambition of furthering my medical studies in the perspective of cardiology, to...
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...Norfolk State University Argumentative Research Paper Why One Should Not Smoke by Rashege V. Johnson-Manley Submitted for Portfolio Requirement in ENG 102 (51) April 28, 2009 Argumentative Paper Outline Title of Paper: Why Should One Not Smoke Thesis Statement: There are different reasons as to why one should not smoke. I. Introduction: There are different reasons as to why one should not smoke. ll. Socialization: Being part of a group lll. Second hand smoke Health lV. Conclusion: I challenge you to stop smoking. Statement of purpose: To argue why one should not smoke. There are different reasons as to why one should not smoke; because people are different some people do choose to smoke. One may smoke because smoking can make one feel as though he/she is a part of a particular group. Smoking can give a relaxing feeling, thus, smoking can make one feel good, according to some smokers. If one already smokes and his/her smoking is out of control, he/she just might not be able to quit smoking without a very strong desire to quit, an extremely good support system and serious education as to the disadvantages of smoking. So, they are some of the reasons why some people smoke. Now, let’s consider why one should not Smoke, which is without a doubt...
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...ersuaMarcia Gonzalez Nov, 21, 2011 Speech 100 - Section 518 Speech Outline Tittle: Why should marijuana be legalized? Specific purpose: To persuade General purpose: To persuade my audience into believing that Marijuana should be legalized Thesis: Introduction: Have you ever been fed up or worried and felt like putting your cares aside for a while? Or maybe you and your friends noticed something funny together and shared a moment of laughter. Marijuana is a drug that seems to give people these relaxed and happy times. It certainly changes the way people see and feel things. In recent years, the hemp plant has been proven to be anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and anti-spasmodic. It can treat depression, traumatic stress syndrome, chronic pain, glaucoma, migrants, multiple sclerosis, turrets, and other elements without the side effects of pharmaceutical drugs. In the 1800ss, medical journals published more than 100 articles on the therapeutic use of the drug. Cannabis was often subscribed by doctors, and was part of every medical drug. It was a popular treatment for labor pains, asthma, and even given to cranky babies to get them to stop crying. Today we know more about how the brain response to it than we did in the 60’s, 70’s 80’s and even the 90’s. Unfortunately the recent findings have not yet found their way into the public’s awareness. Body 1: Health benefits – Just like Christopher Columbus set out to prove that the world is not flat and ended up discovering...
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...Identification of Community The community to be discussed is Oklahoma County, Oklahoma which is located in central Oklahoma. Oklahoma County seats 20 different cities and town. As of the 2013 census there were 755,245 residents in Oklahoma County. Oklahoma County is 718 Square miles with a population density of approximately 1,013 people per square mile. The average housing density is approximately 416 per square mile. The county consists of a lot of open land, rivers, lakes, and ponds. The City of Oklahoma City is by far the largest in the county consisting mainly of urban development with homes and commercial properties close together. Cities like Choctaw, Oklahoma have a small downtown area but the homes are mostly spread out with approximately 1 acre lots. There is a large variety and diversity within the boundaries of Oklahoma County. Summary of Tools, Description of Community, & Interpretation of Collected Data The tool in which I used to assess the community were Population Economic Status Assessment, Disaster Assessment and Planning, Neighborhood/Community Safety Inventory, Cultural Assessment, Community and Population Health Windshield Survey, and Community and Population Health Scavenger Hunt. From the tool it helped me discover different aspects of the community and identify common health problems. The race diversity in Oklahoma County is quite large and prevalent depending on what part of the community you are in. Some parts of the community are ethnically...
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...Cigarettes contain about 600 ingredients, many of which can also be found in cigars and hookahs. When these ingredients burn, they generate more than 7,000 chemical” (carol, 2015) ls, according to the American Lung Association. Many of those chemicals are poisonous and at least 69 of them are linked to cancer. Nevertheless, the consumption of this poison not only effect the smoker, but it also has a huge influence on the on smokers. Around 700 million children, or almost half of the world's total, breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke. Over 40% of children have at least one smoking parent. In 2004, children accounted for 31% of the 600 000 premature deaths attributable to second-hand smoke. (WHO, 2012). A survey of World Health Organization has proved this. Of course, smoking can be profitable to put a man into ease, remarkably when a man is feeling overwhelmed over work and needs to let the stress. For example, when a man works in long move hours, smoking a cigarette could be the fundamental...
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...Topic: Smoking should be banned permanently Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: 30th May, 2012 Outline * Title Page * Introduction * Thesis statement * Body * Reasons as to why smoking should be banned permanently. * Conclusion * References Introduction. Smoking develops slowly and becomes a hard to drop habit when one becomes addicted. Smoking has a lot of disadvantages and impacts negatively on the smokers’ finances. Thesis statement: This paper seeks to define the reasons as to why I believe smoking should be banned permanently Reasons why belief smoking should be banned permanently. In my view, smoking should be prohibited entirely as the dangers associated with the habit are numerous and the disadvantages by far surpass perceived benefits of smoking. Firstly, smoking has adverse effects on health. Smoking can cause cancer of the lung, bronchitis and diseases of the heart. This leads to high mortality rates in a country (Bearman, 2011). Studies have also found that smoking contribute to impotence among smokers. Secondly, smoking is a hugely expensive habit. The cost to an individual smoker is highly significant. For instance, a person smoking two packets a day smokes over 700 packets in one year. Assuming that a pack costs $6, the individual would spend up to $4,200 per year. There are also indirect expenses incurred due to lost productivity and in health care. Thirdly, the habit of smoking is highly addictive. Nicotine contained in...
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...system * Secondhand smoke can trigger asthma attacks, make asthma symptoms worsen, which can be deadly RESOURCES AVAILABLE * Community: Live Well, Be Well; Smoking and Tobacco Use, P.O. Box 27210, Tucson, AZ 85726 * National: (ACS) American Cancer Society; 1-800-227-2345 * Web-Based: Smoking Prevention and Cessation Internet Resources; www.nationalcancerpartnership.org Did you know, every year 25,000 children die from Asthma and Indoor Air Pollution such as Environmental Tobacco Smoke, which can cause still births, low birth weight, heart ailments and chronic respiratory diseases? IS THIS YOU? Your Childs Health American Cancer Society Topic Taking Action Against Risks The Surgeon General’s Report states that secondhand smoke kills people who don’t smoke, and makes others sick. Children are no exception. Some problems may seem small, but they add up quickly: think of the expenses, doctor visits, medications, lost school time, and often lost work time for the parent who must stay home with a sick child. And this does not include the discomforts that the child goes through! Secondhand smoke, also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), has also been shown to increase the risk of lung cancer. Exposed children are at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), respiratory infections, ear problems, and more. It can cause premature death for both children and adults. The only way to fully protect your children from secondhand smoke is to QUIT...
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...include bacon, sausage, hot dogs, sandwich meat, packaged ham, pepperoni, salami and virtually all red meat used in frozen prepared meals. They are usually manufactured with a carcinogenic ingredient known as sodium nitrite. This is used as a color fixer by meat companies to turn packaged meats a bright red color so they look fresh. Unfortunately, sodium nitrite also results in the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines in the human body. And this leads to a sharp increase in cancer risk for those who eat them. meat processing, preparation of meat for human consumption. Meat is the common term used to describe the edible portion of animal tissues and any processed or manufactured products prepared from these tissues. Meats are often classified by the type of animal from which they are taken. Red meat refers to the meat taken from mammals; white meat refers to the meat taken from fowl; seafood refers to the meat taken from fish and shellfish; and game refers to meat taken from animals that are not commonly domesticated. Meat that has been processed gets plenty of bad press linking it to cancer, heart disease and obesity. Y! Lifestyle investigates what meats fall into this category and why they’re so bad for you Process II How Advertising is conducted Many small and large organizations have invested and benefited greatly from pay per click services. The ads that are personalized to the user’s interests use this model, and if required, can also provide them based...
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...Lifestyle or Medication Information for a better you…. 5/18/2012 HCA/240 Leanna Clark Esophageal cancer (Squamous cell carcinoma & adenocarcinoma): The gastrointestinal disease that I would like to discuss is (Cancer of the esophagus). Although there are often no specific reasons one person may get cancer in the esophagus there are certain risk factors that increase your risk of developing the disease. Most people who are at risk for Cancer of the Esophagus is because of alcohol, tobacco use, poor diets, old age, obesity and acid reflux. I would say that esophageal cancer is a life style change because if you get proper nutrients, and keep checks ups you are more than likely going to be able to prevent this disease or heal quickly. There are two main types of cancer of the esophagus which are adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma (also known as epidermoid carcinoma.) Adenocarcinoma is most common in the United States. “Squamous cell carcinoma occurs more commonly in people who heavily use tobacco and alcohol or who have previously swallowed some caustic substance, for example lye. The disease is also more common in people who have been diagnosed with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck.” http://www.emedicinehealth.com/cancer_of_the_esophagus/page2_em.htm The most common symptoms of Esophageal Cancer is weight loss, heart burn, being horse for more than two weeks, pain when swallowing, chest pain, back pain and food getting stuck in the esophagus...
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...Lung Cancer In general, cancer kills on average 7.9 million people worldwide every year, which is 13% of all deaths. Cancer is not just one disease but rather a group of diseases, all of which causes cells in the human body to change and grow out of control. Cancers are classified either according to the kind of fluid or tissue from which it originates. One of these types of cancer is Lung Cancer, more people die from lung cancer than any other cancer. With the advances of medicine and technology, options are available to people with lung cancer to help them live a longer life, thus giving suffers more time to spend with their loved ones. Lung Cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Most cases are directly linked to tobacco use. Around 220,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer every year (Lung Cancer, 2012). It starts in the lungs but can quickly spread to surrounding areas. Lung cancer occurs when the cells in the lung grow at an uncontrollable rate. It will form in the tissue of the lung, most often in the cells that line the air passages and damage the tissue that surrounds it and then interferes with normal functioning of the lung. It can then quickly spread to the lymph system. Lymph nodes are small organs that link lymph vessels and contain lymph which is a clear fluid that helps fight infection and travels through the body in vessels that are like veins. The cells can also quickly spread to other parts of the body through the blood. Even though the...
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...linked to smoking, we still do it. Why? Nicotine is the answer to that question. Nicotine from smoking changes the structure and function of your brain. When the brain stops getting the nicotine it's used to, you begin feeling strong withdrawal cravings. You think you want a cigarette when, actually, your brain wants nicotine. So nicotine is the culprit in addiction, but when you inhale cigarette smoke, nicotine isn’t the only thing your body is taking in. Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. Smoking is directly responsible for approximately 90 percent of lung cancer deaths and approximately 80-90 percent of COPD (emphysema and chronic bronchitis) deaths. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, and is a main cause of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema). It is also a cause of coronary heart disease, stroke and a host of other cancers and diseases. Also, smoking will turn your teeth yellow over time and make your breath smell and taste not so pleasant. I don’t think anyone would want to lick an ashtray but that’s what it tastes like when you kiss a smoker. Not to mention the fact that there is a constant smell of cigarette smoke on your clothes and in your hair. There’s nothing...
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...Fishkill Phenomenon This essay will define fishkill phenomenon and discuss its causes and effects to our environment, as well as preventive measures. Fish is the healthiest form of meat to consume. High in antioxidants and nutritious, without the worry of saturated fat clogging up your heart, fish seems to be touted the best source of protein. “And amongst the many kinds of fish, some are given special preference over others such as the cod and the salmon for their higher nutritional value, but there are also other types of fishes that make it to the dinner table as a staple part of the meal, and due to their availability and affordability nativity to the region makes the fish less expensive such as the milkfish in the Philippines (Angelina, 2011). Unfortunately, fishkill phenomenon occurred in the Philippines and causes massive die-off of fishes. Phenomenon, plural phenomena, come from the Latin word phænomenon, from Greek word phainomenon "that which appears or is seen" (wiki.answers.com). There are kinds of phenomena; one of those is the fishkill phenomenon, which is very familiar phenomenon in the Philippines. Fishkill phenomenon, also known as fish-die off, is a localized die-off of fish populations which may also be associated with more generalized mortality of aquatic. Additionally, it is a phenomenon wherein a large population or species of fish die in mass extinction and resulted from poor management of water sources and contamination of rivers, lakes...
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