Astrocytoma

my terminal illness, this terrible brain cancer that has taken so much from me… but would have taken so much more.” She was only twenty-nine, surrounded by her loved ones as she took her final breath. Brittany had been diagnosed with stage four astrocytoma (a malignant brain tumor) in April of that very same year, and was given a six-month prognosis by her medical team. She, along with her family, came to…

Effects of Social Media on Today 's Society Today technology is changing the world in many ways it seems we aren’t able to control. Social media and cell phones are beginning to change our lives and the way we live daily. We tend to pay more attention to our phones than we do anything else around us. Some don’t tend to realize the risks they are taking. People don’t communicate as much in person as they used too. How many accidents occur from people being on their phones while driving? Are…

Should the right to die be an option for those who are terminal? There gets to be a certain point when even the toughest pain meds and strongest drugs just do not cut it. In rare cases like these, do individuals have the autonomy to make the decision to end one’s life? The right to die is a moral principle that is based on beliefs that one has the right to undergo a voluntary euthanasia. Now many would argue that the right to die only harms one’s self, or would fall under an Ulitarian attitude.…

1. In the novel, Trauma by Michael Palmer, one of the biggest emotional impact for me was in chapter two. When Dr. Carrie Bryant was administering Beth’s surgery to remove the brain tumor, she kept thinking to herself and her goal was to keep her promise. I felt sad but also proud at the same time because of wellness of the patient being described and Dr. Bryant’s will. The diction and details used to entail the surgical scene allowed me to really feel Dr. Bryant’s dedication to keep Beth alive…

Some neurological defects like hydrocephaly, lissencephaly, partial agenesis of the corpus callosum are also reported with the Proteus syndrome. 112 It may cause paraspinal hamartoma. 110 Protuberance of the skull, 113 structural and functional asymmetry of the central nervous system, 114 hydrocephalus and mental retardation are also some features of proteus syndrome. 113 Epilepsy and ohtahara syndrome is diagnosed in children affected by Proteus syndrome associated with infantile spasms,…

Early on, I was raised by my Uncle Walter and Grandma Patricia. I was always extremely close with my uncle, and he had this silly nickname for me, which was ImoffitI; to be honest,I don 't know why he gave me this nickname, but I guess it was just our thing. I was devastated when he died. He was so young. My grandma was remarkably special to me. She was a terrific and brave woman who showed nothing but love to everyone she encountered. I remember we would play cards and I would always win,…

Moles , sores , lumps ,previous sun exposure,history in family of pancreatic cancer or astrocytoma, history in family of melanoma,history in family of irregular , prominent moles, or any other changes that you may notice to your skin or feels like it could be malignant melanoma are signs and symptoms that you may have malignant melanoma and should…

over one hundred twenty. So if ped’s can make you more vulnerable to diseases like cancer think how easily you could get skin cancer if you’re a jogger. There are three types of tumors that are some of the most dangerous types of tumors which are Astrocytoma, Cerepro, and Glioblastoma which peds can increase the chance of you getting it. Which means you don’t even get to use the positives the…

employing a true vertex-field, which from previous discussions with my colleagues, have caused me to develop inherited negative opinions regarding its use. Patient History & Diagnosis As per WHO classification, Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) (Grade IV astrocytoma) is the most prevalent malignant brain tumour in adults accounting for 54% of all gliomas.(1, 2) It’s associated with poor-prognosis with approximately one-third of…

Generally, in most adults, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) generates in the cerebral hemispheres, especially the temporal and frontal lobe of the brain. Typically, GMS’s emerge in the brain as “de novo”, or newly formed, and transform into lower-grade astrocytomas, or oligodendrogliomas (Rothmans, n.d.). Affecting the nourishing glue-like tissue in the brain, a person may only have 15 months to live after being diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (American Association,…