For Unit 3 discussion board I decided to talk about colon cancer. I recently have a really close resident at the assistant living I work at get diagnosis with colon cancer. Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine and lower part of the digestive system. This cancer begins as small, noncancerous clumps called adenomatous polyps. Which later turn into cancer if not caught fast enough.…
Processes like cancer can develop slowly and spread throughout the body before symptoms appear. For this reason,physicians recommend screening tests for a variety of illnesses and disease processes on a routine basis. The American Cancer Society recommends colon cancer screenings for individuals 50 years of age or older. For those with a history of cancer in their family, a screening may be recommended even sooner.…
stomach cancer stomach cancer or gastric cancer is cancer that occurs in the stomach it begins in the mucus producing cells on the inside lining of the stomach. Signs and symptoms that someone has a possible chance of have stomach cancer is that they might feel weak ,feeling swollen after eating, heartburn is severe, stomach pain, constant vomiting, unintentional weight loss. Types of stomach cancer that begins in the glaunder cells that line the inside of the stomach secrete a protective layer of mucus to shield the lining of the stomach from acidic digestive juices adenocarcinoma accounts for the great majority of all stomach cancer. Cancer…
Colorectal carcinoma is a cancer of the large intestine (colon) and rectum , the lower part of the digestive system. It can metastasis to liver, lung, bone, brain and lymph nodes. These are the common sites [8]. However, liver metastases is the main cause for death. Adrenal gland, testicular and skin are the less frequent sites(8).…
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most deadly cancer for men and women in the United States [1]. A major cause of the poor prognosis is the difficulty of detection prior to advanced stages of the disease. Pancreatic cancer is diagnosed into one of four stages based on the location of the tumor and how much it has spread. Often the first symptoms a patient feels are pain and discomfort due to an enlarged tumor. Additional symptoms may include weight loss or jaundice depending on the location of the tumor.…
Bowel cancer need not be deadly a healthy lifestyle and regular tests help cut the risk. It remains the second most deadly form of cancer in Australia, yet bowel cancer is one of the most curable forms of the disease if caught in time, 90 percent of bowel cancers can be successfully treated. Here's how you can protect yourself. Have a test If everyone over the age of 50 were screened for bowel cancer every two years, an estimated 30 lives would be saved every week, says Alison Peipers, chair of Cancer Council Australia's National Bowel Cancer Screening Committee.…
STAGING OF PROSTATE CANCER Staging of prostate cancer is a means to determine the degree of damage the carcinogenic cells have gone. Prostate cancer starts in the prostate but in a severe case, the bones and lymph nodes are affected. Staging of prostate cancer also helps in the determination of the treatment therapy. There are 4 stages of cancer that are derived from both the pathological and clinical stage of prostate cancer; Stage1; the cancer is small and only in the prostate.…
Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Estimates show that reaching desired outcomes, in terms of colorectal cancer screening, could save 18,800 lives per year (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force USPSTF, 2014). According to Cancer Statistics, 2015; estimates of new colorectal cancer cases and deaths in the United States by the end of this year are: 132,700 and 49,700 respectively. In addition, estimates of 2015 by state show that California is the highest in both incidence and deaths, with 14,510 (12%), and 5,180 (11%) respectively nationwide. Increasing the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening, is one of the leading health indicators by Healthy People 2020.…
Stage III carcinoma spreads to the pelvic sidewall, involves the lower third of the vagina or obstructs one or both ureters. Lastly, Stage IV, the cancer has spread to distant organs beyond the true pelvis or involves the lining of the bladder or rectum (Stern,…
Stage III: "Advanced" Lymph nodes above or below the diaphragm or one lymph node area and one organ on the opposite sides of the diaphragm. Stage IV: "Widespread disease" Lymphoma outside the nodes, spleen and has spread to one or more areas;…
Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer or colon cancer, is cancer that affects the colon (or large intestine) and rectum. It usually grows very slowly over a period of 10 years. Bowel cancer can occur in men and in women. Almost 2,500 Irish people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year.…
Characteristics: Ovarian cancer refers to any growth in the ovary. Ovarian cancer begins in the ovaries and then can spread to other locations. 3 types of ovarian cancer are, epithelial tumors, stromal tumors, and germ cell tumors. Causes/Risk Factors:…
(Wikimedia Foundation, 2015). Every year 4,000 to 5,000 adult in the U.S are diagnosed with a Gastrointestinal tumor (Cancer. Net, 2014). Colon cancer is a type of Gastrointestinal cancer found in the lower part of the digestive system: large intestine.…
Stage 2: Tumour is larger than stage one, but has not started to spread into nearby tissue. Stage 3: The cancerous tumour is larger and has started to spread into neighboring tissue. At this stage the lymph nodes have cancer cells. Stage 4: The cancer has spread to another organ in the body.…
Different stage levels decide the degree in which the breast cancer has spread. In stage I, the site of origination is the only place where the cancer is. This makes it easier to treat. However in stage IV, otherwise known as metastatic breast cancer, the cancer has spread to other parts of the body besides the breast and lymph nodes. (John Hopkins Medicine, 2016).…