...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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...Melanoma is a type of skin cancer and is considered to be the most dangerous form of the disease. Although less commonly diagnosed than other types of skin cancer, melanoma accounts for over 75% of skin cancer deaths. Melanoma develops in cells called melanocytes that are found in the lower part of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin. Melanocytes are cells that are responsible for creating skin pigmentation, or melanin. Melanin is what gives the skin its natural hue. As skin is exposed to UV rays from the sun, the skin produces more melanin as a natural defense to prevent or delay sunburn. Ultraviolet (UV) rays are major cause of melanoma. UV rays cause damage to the skin, including damage to the DNA in skin cell. This can lead to cancerous...
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...Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer. Melanoma develops when melanocytes do not respond to the normal control mechanisms of cellular growth. This condition often occurs in melanocytes of a preexisting mole where the abnormal growth invades nearby structures or spreads to other organs in the body. When this happens, the growths invade and compromise functions of those structures or organs. Explained simply; the cancerous growths develop when unrepaired DNA damage to skin cells triggers mutations that lead the skin cells to multiply rapidly and form malignant tumors. Melanoma is mainly caused by intense, occasional UV exposure. This happens because UV rays damage the DNA in skin cells which can later affect certain genes that control...
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...other distant organs. Now lets get to the stages of Melanoma and Non-melanoma and what exactly they mean. FYI, the difference between Melanoma and Non-melanoma is that Melanoma is more dangerous as it is the fastest spreading cancer out there. It can reach all major organs and kill you within one year of its diagnosis. Its rare but accounts...
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...too cold or too warm, protects muscles and bones from pumps and falls. Malignant Melanoma is the most life threatening and deadliest skin cancer in the world. Malignant melanoma develops in the melanocytes, and melanocyte give the skin its color, and it will be easier to spread in the skin. The melanoma in women mostly occur on the legs, while in men they are most common on the back. It can also form in your eyes in internal organs, like intestines. There are three types of malignant...
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...Approved by the FDA, Imlygic is a virus that is developed in part Massachusetts lab. The virus stems from the herpes simplex virus type 1 and has been genetically modified to attack melanoma cancer cells only and to initiate the body’s response. Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that kills about 10,00 people per year within the United States. This viral therapy works to combat melanoma by injecting the modified virus into the tumor sites which then targets and replicates in tumor cells. The affected cells then undergo lysis which also causes to produce an immunostimulatory protein that activates T-cells to search and destroy other tumor cells by their molecular signals. This viral therapy is considered a low-toxicity treatment because in clinical trials, it helped melanoma cancer patients to fight...
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...In fact, radiations cause over 10% of the cancers. The main radiation that cause radiation causes cancer is the ultraviolet radiation both in its non-ionized and ionized form. For example, non-ionizing ultraviolet radiation is linked to the development non-melanoma skin cancer. Non-melanoma skin cancer is mainly caused by the radiation that comes from the sun (Hussain, Hofseth & Harris, 2003). But, scientists have noted that ionizing radiations are not a very strong mutagen. This means that the chances of ionizing radiation to cause cancer-causing mutations are low. Radiation is toxic when it is combined with other mutagens. It is important to note that radiation can cause skin cancers in other animals showing to it and not human being only (Stewart & Wild, 2015). In addition, the chance of developing a cancer-causing change due to radiation varies between individuals. For example, children have higher chances of developing cancer-causing change compared to adults. This explains why radiation-induced leukemia...
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...Company Information The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF), was founded in 1996 by Diana Ashby. During a personal three year battle against melanoma, Diana had lost several friends to the disease, and became frustrated that there were no effective treatments being developed. Diana began researching for alternative therapies, and discovered that promising therapies were often halted due to lack of funding. She then founded MRF to raise money for research, but sadly, lost her light to the disease eight months later (MRF, 2015). In 2009, I became familiar with the MRF, following my personal battle with melanoma. The organization at that time was located in Hillsborough, NJ, and has since moved to Washington, D.C., as a strategy to strengthen their influence in legislation and finding for new treatments and therapies. Since then, the organization has spearheaded initiatives to accelerate drug therapies, established themselves as leaders in ocular melanoma awareness and research...
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...xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx English 101 25 March 2011 Student/Teacher Memo 1. What was your purpose? What effect were you trying to achieve? My purpose was to write about tanning as a cause of the skin cancer, and about skin cancer as a consequence of tanning. 2. What was interesting about the process you went through in writing this paper, and what did you learn from it? It was very interesting to research about skin cancer, as I am particularly interested on the subject. I also did not know tanning or any ultraviolet radiation exposure can have such serious consequences. 3. What was the most difficult aspect about this paper, and what did you learn from the attempt? It was difficult to give it a clear structure on cause/effect, although the subject clearly illustrates this structure. 4. What do you see as the strengths of the paper, and what would you try to do if you were to revise it some more? The strength of the paper is the very reliable sources. 5. What’s not a part of your paper that you think might help a reader understand or appreciate it more? What didn’t you put in? I did not further develop on skin cancer, how it presents and develops. 6. What kind of grammar or formatting feedback would you like from your instructor? I would appreciate full feedback on both. 7. When using the APUS Online Library article databases, did you evaluate the credibility of the sources you chose? Yes. 8. Are your memo and essay in correct MLA format? Yes. 9. Did you save...
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...The best thing to do is to go to the dermatologist at least once a year and apply sunscreen thirty minutes before sun exposure. More than that, according to Dr. Michael Bergel’s research, chromatin compact to protect DNA after several minutes under the effect of UV radiation and DNA cells are found to be protected from UV radiation if there was a five-minute break between each time of UV radiation exposure (Test results from Dr. Michael Bergel 2015; unreferenced, see “Acknowledgements”). Therefore, short period breaks from exposure under the sun are suggested to protect DNA from being damaged. Most skin cancers, if detected early, are 90-95 percent...
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...Current research efforts- potential future develoments are being researched Because the overall incidence of skin cancer rates continue to increase, scientist continue to look for potential future developments for the risk management of cancer related to tanning and sunbathing. Researchers are currently looking for ways to decrease skin cancer rates and discover new prevention methods. Such areas include drugs, genetics, melanoma treatments, and potential vaccines.13, 14 Current research suggest that exposure to ultraviolet radiation as a young age are more likely to develop malignant melanoma.16 Based on the analysis of much data, individuals exposed to ultraviolet radiation at a young age are more likely to develop skin cancer.16 The...
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...Trevor Johnson Professor Culbert Composition I 8 April 2016 Research Paper: Indoor Tanning Bed For the past twenty years, it has become very apparent that indoor tanning beds damages skin. Based on scientific research tanning can also lead to blinding eye diseases and have many other negative effects. The prolonged use of indoor tanning facilities has resulted in serious chronic conditions for the users. “The indoor tanning business has been one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, with $5 billion in estimated annual revenue (Woo, Eide par. 3).” When driving through any community or city you will almost always see a sign or window, maybe even more than one, which says “Tanning” thus making it very accessible for many women or men of any age. The reason behind this growth? Around twenty to forty percent of white females 18 years old to 25 use indoor tanning facilities (Rabbitt p. 2). Many high schoolers have picked up on this wave of increase by tanning for things such as prom, summer and even just to fit in with the social norms. “One fifth of girls in grades 9 through 12 have bathed in ultraviolet rays from a tanning device within the past year…(Ban the Tan par. 2).” Reports show that many women say tanning is addicting because of the “desire to achieve an attractive look and trim, and for warmth, light, and relaxation (Woo, Eide p. 63).” Also ladies believe that tanning beds will you give you the vitamin C needed for the day, while tanning will...
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...Proceedings of the International Conference on Non-Ionizing Radiation at UNITEN (ICNIR 2003) Electromagnetic Fields and Our Health 20th – October 2003 22nd Recent Research on Mobile Phones Effects Dr. Abdullah AlOrainy Inst. of Electronics Research, KACST P. O. Box: 230471, Riyadh 11321, Saudi Arabia E-mail: alorainy@kacst.edu.sa ABSTRACT The use of mobile phones always accompanied by the issue of health implications for human. Previous research studies show no evidence of the impacts of mobile phones to human health. New studies suggest that mobile radiation might double the risk of developing cancer on the side of the head used, increase brain activity, can cause damage to nerves around ears and, more importantly, damages the BBB. Also new research shows that biological effects are possible without any warming of tissues which impose of the current radiation exposure levels. KEYWORDS Mobile Radiation, Health Effects INTRODUCTION There are now about 1 Billion mobile phones in use worldwide, and it is expected to reach 1.6B lines by year 2005. In many countries, penetration rates of more than %50 has been reached. At present, there are approximately 4.5 million GSM subscribers in Saudi Arabia and STC has commissioned Ericsson and Nokia to expand its GSM network to 5.5 million lines (~ %20 penetration rate). This wide use of mobile technology have often raise the question about if there are health implications for human. In fact, there are conflicting reports relating to possible...
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...Home Health Patient Tracking Sheet Gregg Moore Western Governors University Home Health Patient Tracking Sheet Field Name | Field Type(OASIS-C Data, n.d.) | Field Size(OASIS-C Data, n.d.) | Definition(OASIS-C Data, n.d.) | Allowable Values/ Edits(OASIS-C Data, n.d.) | CMS Certification # | Number | 6 | Specifies the agency’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) certification number (CCN/Medicare provider number). | | If the HHA has a CMS Certification number, it must be entered in this field. Otherwise enter spaces. | Branch State | Text | 2 | Specifies the State where the agency branch office is located. | | Branch ID # | Text | 10 | Specifies the branch identification code, as assigned by CMS. The identifier consists of 10 digits – the State code as the first two digits, followed by Q (upper case), followed by the last four digits of the current Medicare provider number, ending with the three-digit CMS-assigned branch number. | If the assessment was performed by an HHA which has no branches or by a subunit which has no branches, then M0016_BRANCH_ID must contain the following: "N " (N followed by 9 spaces). This indicates that the assessment was completed by an HHA or subunit which has no branches. | National Provider Identifier | Number | 10 | Identifies the physician who will sign the Plan of Care | Leave blank (spaces) if a referring physician National Provider ID (NPI) is not applicable. | Patient ID # | Number | 20 | Specifies...
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...Drug Information Paper: Levodopa/Carbidopa: Sinemet Kristin Curcione Daemen College This drug information report will explore in detail the medication Levodopa. Levodopa is the most effective drug for the symptomatic treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Levodopa works when it is absorbed in the blood from the small intestine and travels through blood to the brain where it is converted to dopamine (Parkkinen, O'Sullivan, Kuoppamäki, et al., 2011). It is intended for the purpose of treating chronic neurodegenerative diseases. It is primarily used in neurology practice for patients who are experiencing idiopathic Lewy body degenerative disease of the central nervous system. This paper will also discuss use of Carbidopa as it is used...
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