Introduction, Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. Cancer is a life changer that can both positively and negatively affect a person’s life, family, and death all in one. Being that I come from a family who has cancer on both sides, I chose this topic to increase knowledge within myself and my family on the topic. With research from cancer organizations, general knowledge, and an open mind I was able to find out very interesting facts and
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Radiation Induced Bystander Effect Bystander effect was first demonstrated back in 1954 when cells exposed to low doses of LET radiation were found to have an indirect effect in producing a plasma—borne factor, which led to chromosome breakage and cytogenic abnormalities in human bone marrow or lymphocytes and caused tumors in rats [2]. An experiment conducted by Nagasawa in 1992 proved the existence of Bystander effect. The study showed that irradiation of 1% cells with alpha particles resulted
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Fibroids are the most common tumor that affect females and about 99 percent of them are benevolent (non-cancerous). Although uterine fibroids are so common, the worthy thing is that maximum of them usually pose no complications for the ladies that have them. For other females, dealing with the numerous symptoms of uterine fibroids can be a challenge. They might struggle with pain, pelvic pressure, hefty bleeding, infertility, pregnancy impediments, constipation, etc. For females with these tumors
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Obesity has basically become an epidemic across America. Sylvia Endahl states that in the year 2010, around 12 states population was over 30% obese. Just ten years ago, there were zero states with a percentage of obesity higher than thirty (p. 23). Obesity is a huge crisis that many countries all around the world are dealing with. However, the largest obesity “epidemic,” is here in America. The problem is that people do not know exactly what is in their food: how many calories, saturated fat, trans
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Most of patients with lower extremity sarcoma will require reconstructive procedures in order to restore structural integrity. However, some locations and circumstances do not always require reconstruction to deal with the surgical defect. As an example, pelvic tumors may not require postresection reconstruction following an internal hemipelvectomy. Expendable bones that do not require replacement include the ulna, patella, fibula, scapula, and ribs. Resection techniques for tumors in these locations
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estimate that 7.6 million people will die of cancer a year. That is about 20,000 deaths a day. On top of that, 12 million more will find out that they too have this deadly disease. There has been no cure released to the public at this time, and the only known ways to get rid of it are very few. Once it develops too far for surgery removal, there is the option to start Chemotherapy, which is a radioactive treatment to kill off all cancerous cells. Cancer has 4 stages of development: 0, I, II, III,
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Obesity is so prevalent in populations throughout the world that it has now surpassed under nutrition and transferable diseases as the highest contributor to poor health. Many beliefs and misconceptions of obesity exist. Obesity occurs when excess body fat has been stored to a point at which the effects on the human body are harmful. Most, when asked believe obesity occurs because of an over consumption of calories, also known as overeating. This is a common misconception, although overeating is
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Grandma had been an alcoholic and chain smoker for as long as I could remember. One night, after years of habitually washing her meals down with vodka and enjoying a pack of cigarettes for dessert, she had three strokes, and, in the hospital visit that followed, doctors confirmed she had developed an aneurysm. They caught it in time and were able to clip the neck of the aneurysm before it could burst. She “survived” they said, but watching her lie idly in bed at the nursing home, relying on others
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from not only her cast mates, but also from the world. This beautiful, energetic soul had closeted the fact that she had been diagnosed ovarian cancer. Through her life she not only fought cancer once, but she battled against it for a heart wrenching three times. However her life was in vain since she founded MedGift. MedGift is an online registry for cancer patients where people could
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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
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