Cancer is a disease in which cells grow out of control and invade, erode, and destroy normal tissue. It has sadly affected many people. Damaged genes are the cause of this. Since mitosis - a process for cell division - and the cell cycle are controlled by genes, having damaged genes can cause the cell to go wrong. If it starts in just a single cell, it can replicate itself to make new cells that duplicate. In the cell cycle, cells can be in the G1 or G0 stage. Often cells leave G1 and enter G0 where
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Childhood obesity is a major concern for parents, teachers, doctors, and the world as a whole. Most Americans agree that childhood obesity is seen more today than ever before. According to Kidshealth from Nemours, “The percentage of overweight children in the United States is growing at an alarming rate, with 1 out of 3 kids now considered overweight or obese.” It has become more common due to the increase in the factors that cause obesity. The major causes of obesity in children are lack of physical
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they are obese. Obesity has its long term effects and short effects. One long term affect is Type 2 diabetes, diabetes doesn’t have a cure the only thing you can do with diabetes is control it. Another long term effect is cancer like breast, kidney, colon and many more. Cancer isn’t curable and it could affect their lives majorly. Obesity can short term effects and one of them is discrimination. Discrimination is a short term effect because people can leave them out of activity just because of their
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Cancer is a disease that the world has been trying to fight for a long time. There are many types of cancers, some malignant and some benign. Doctors have attempted to successfully treat cancer numerous ways like chemotherapy and radiation, however, recently a new way has been discovered. A new procedure called TALEN's was used to treat a one year old girl, who is fighting leukemia. TALEN's is the process of gene editing where doctors use scalpels to slice out mutated genes. The one year old, Layla
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genetic hits (more or less) to cancer he talks about the chromosomal abnormalities, both in number and in structure, which are found in cancers. Prior to molecular biology, cancer researchers who studied both human and animal cancers thought that a small number of events were needed for carcinogenesis. Evidence found recently in the molecular biology suggests that cancers can be caused by a small number of events, which affect common cell birth and apoptosis. Cancer cells, like humans experience birth
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don't divide, and multiply as fast/rapid as they used to at a younger age.When cells divide they split into 2 equivalent cells. So, if there was 1 cell, there are now 2, etc. With cancer, the cells keep on dividing at an abnormal speed until there is a mass of cells. This mass of cells becomes a tumour, because cancer cells divide much more quick than most cells, they are more probable to be killed by chemotherapy. Some chemotherapy treatments
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It also improves circulation, which in return will improve the functionality of the heart and lungs. Exercising, also increases concentration level, and sense of self control and prevents high BP and cholesterol. It decreases the risk of various cancer including, breast, ovary and colon, and results in better sleep (wsupgdocs 2011). Another alternative for morbid obesity, is bariatric surgery, which reduce excess body mass by 50- 75%. Furthermore post- surgery, it maintains the weight loss for up
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Our environment wasn’t designed to tolerate the abuse of tobacco use. By now, its known to most that the use of tobacco can cause cancer. However did you know it is also one of the main causes of heart disease and emphysema, as well? Actually, the main cause of preventable death in Canada is caused by smoking tobacco. Cigarettes also have a heavy impact on our environment. It only takes one puff... afterwards you will crave that smoke with every breath you take. The effects on your body are
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Philadelphia’s rate of obesity (64% adult obesity rate and 57% obesity rate for youth) far surpasses the National metrics. The impact of obesity on health is well documented for being a major risk factor/contributor for heart disease, many forms of cancer, and type 2 diabetes. In addition, the prevalence of these diseases in Philadelphia is well above the National averages. Besides Philadelphians becoming bigger horizontally, the obesity related medical expenditures are in the billions of dollars ($147
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Acquired cystic kidney disease is fairly asymptomatic so there are unlikely to be many signs that a patient has the condition. However, there can be complications. A patient with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease who suddenly starts to see blood in their urine, develops a fever and has back pain should be investigated for the condition. Diagnosis Ultrasound Medical imaging is a way that helps doctors to be able to diagnose the condition by seeing what is happening in the body.
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