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Many people have Gardners Syndrome and most of the time it is inherited by family. Rarely is a person born without a family member having had it. The effects of this syndrome can affect a person in many ways especially after the surgery needed to treat it. After the surgery the person in most cases will have a counselor to help deal with the syndrome. there are many risks that come along with having this syndrome. Gardners Syndrome is a rare form of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis…

Cognitive Effects of Cerebellar Dysfunction The cerebellum is regarded as an essential neural structure for motor control. At a tenth of the brain’s volume, it contains the majority of neurons in the brain. Many cortical areas project into the primate cerebellum; these include the primary motor and prefrontal cortices. Damage to the cerebellum is known to result in impaired motor function. Patients with cerebellar lesions may exhibit ataxia, unbalanced gait; dysmetria, lack of coordination in…

Euthanasia is the act of killing a sick or injured person to end their suffering as stated by Merriam Webster Dictionary. The government is against euthanasia because they state that it is inhumane and that only God can take life away, but the reality of the case is that it is a right that the people have and not everybody has the same belief. With the legalization of euthanasia people can end their suffering and the economy can progress in the way that the government doesn’t have to pay for…

Physician-Assisted Suicide Introduction Assisted suicide has been a debated topic for many decades now. Oregon was the first state in the union to allow for a physician to write a lethal prescription to end a terminally ill patients life (Volker, 2007). Since that time four other states have followed suite with similar or their own versions of legislation that allows for this type of act. Outside the United States, seven countries allow for some level of physician-assisted suicide. Most of…

I do not know much about the night I almost died. I am a five year old child complaining about headaches every day. My mother takes me to our pediatrician multiple times because she can not help but worry about me. When I am taken into the pediatrician's office, my doctor simply neglects my symptoms and I. He thinks I am just a simple five year old who needs children strength Motrin and Tylenol. “Growing pains,” he once called it, during one of our bi-weekly office appointments. This went on for…

This may cause accumulation of errors rapidly in the cell and its progeny. * Those in signaling (endocrine) machinery of the cell. This leads transmission of the error signals to nearby healthy cells as well. * Those that allow the cells to migrate and disrupt more healthy cells away from the primary site of origin. * Those that make the cell immortal so that the abnormal cell refuses to die. Hormonal changes Notable among these are changes in the female hormone levels estrogen. Excess…