tattoo on his neck, so I decided to get a temporary one that looks like his. Do you like it?” I asked her, “And do you know what the bad effects of having a tattoo are?” Reem carelessly answered, “No.” I said, “Girl, this tattoo could cause skin cancer. You should check for the side effects before you do a thing like this.” Reem answered,” Well, I don’t care. Since Maher has one, I am sure that there are no side effects.” Four years before, Reem discovered a program called “Take a break with Maher
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research, our team is very close to finding a cure to cancer, but we require funding. Our cure targets the uncontrolled replication of cancer cells because eliminating this eliminates tumors and the spread of cancer throughout the body. This has been done before through a class of drugs called mitotic inhibitors. Mitotic inhibitors stop or limit the replication of a cell and shut it down. (NIH) One drug called Vincasar is administered for cancer and damages the genetic material of the cell. That brings
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This puts both doctors and cancer victims alike in a tough situation. Cancer cells are becoming more and more resistant to our primary treatment. Our efforts to kill cancer cells are only killing off the weakest cells. Tumor masses typically consist of mixed proportions of malignant 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
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Personalised medicine is a modern approach to medicine with the aim of providing treatment tailored to the specific needs of the patient in the areas such as drug choice, dosing and even the susceptibility to disease. The ideas behind this medical model isn’t new as it has long been understood that patients that exhibit similar symptoms don’t necessarily have the same disease and patients with the same disease might not all respond positively to the same drugs. What is new is the scientific breakthroughs
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Abstract: Dermoid cysts are benign lesions, lined by stratified squamous epithelium with variable amount of pilosebaceous units and sweat glands supported by a fibrous connective tissue wall. It is an ectodremally differiated form of teratoma. Its occurrence in the parotid gland is rare. In this article we have showed the radiological evaluation role in imaging modality and the certain features which gives the diagnosis of dermoid cyst. Introduction: Dermoid cyst is a type of teratomas, tumors derived
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the greatest obstacles in the treatment of cancer is targeting the tumor or cancer cells, without causing damage to the surrounding healthy cells. Some cancer cells are so powerful and fast growing, that an aggressive approach is the only way to remove it. Unfortunately, this approach can also lead to destruction of the normal cells, tissues, and organs. Radiation therapy is a treatment that delivers high doses of radiation to a tumor or an area of cancer cells in order to shrink the tumor or eliminate
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such as pancreatic cancer, creep up on a person and go unnoticed for quite some time. The gland, also known as the pancreas, is located behind the stomach. The pancreas promotes the breakdown of food by secreting pancreatic juices and controls the hormones (insulin and glucagon) used to help control blood glucose levels (Medline Plus). When one speaks of pancreatic cancer, they are describing the development of malignant cells within the tissues of the pancreas (National Cancer Institute). For one
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lethargic and the doctors said she was making much more red blood cells than normal and they had to do more testing to rule out renal cancer. Unfortunately, the moment the word cancer comes out, nothing else is heard. My mother and I stayed on the phone for a few minutes longer, but everything else she said remained a mystery because I could not stop hearing the word cancer and I was petrified. To make matters worse, my mother speaks very little English and I could not accompany her to the clinic because
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Homeopathy is a popular form of medicine to treat cancer. BS, BA, Crystal Rosser, in her article, Homeopathy in Cancer Care: Part I—An Introduction to “Like Curing Like”, describes that oncology nurses should be aware of the challenges of homeopathy in cancer care. The purpose of the article is to be informative and bring awareness of homeopathic remedies. In addition, the author's purpose is defined by using examples to illustrate the explanations to her overall message. The article is written in
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NCEA considerably explains why screening could greatly aid nurses in identifying, preventing or treating elderly abuse, but also why it comes with positives and negatives (NCEA, 2016). Screening can lead to early detection and prevention. Also, an encounter with a professional may be the elder’s only chance to change an abusive situation and prevent its continuation or exacerbation. The early detection can result in stopping the elder abuse. On the other hand, screening poses an additional challenge
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