The topic that I chose to discuss is Leiomyosarcoma Cancer or just, simply, cancer in general. It’s a noncommunicable disease. I chose this to talk about because of my grandmother and what she went through. Her name was Wilma Miller, and she was fifty four when she died of cancer. The type that she had was Leiomyosarcoma which was in her stomach. She had cancer twice. First time, she was in remission and when it came back, she didn’t go into remission. She was one of the strongest people that I know. However, she was a little bit of a hoarder and a little bit eccentric.
What she went through was kind of heartbreaking to watch. It drained her energy, chemo made her nauseous to the point of vomiting and so many other things. For me, it’s still …show more content…
Its symptoms are quite a vast area to talk about. But, the symptoms for women can include skin and chest (breast) changes, bloating, trouble swallowing, and loss in weight without trying. While, the symptoms for men are skin changes, trouble swallowing, heartburn, changes to the mouth and lymph nodes. These are just a few things that both men and women should be concerned about.
The treatments for it are, yet, another vast area to talk about. There’s so many things that a person can do to treat it in time. Treatment includes: surgery, stem cell transplant(s), hyperthermia, and several therapies. The therapies include: chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and photodynamic therapy.
There are a lot of healthy behaviors that a person can do try and prevent it from happening. No one wants cancer. For instance, eating right and being physically active can help prevent from getting cancer. This doesn’t mean that you’re not going to get it. I mean almost everybody does have cancer at one point or another in their lives. But, with proper steps, it is somewhat preventable.
I chose cancer to talk about for this essay. It’s preventable and there are many things that one can do to treat and prevent it. I also chose it because of my grandmother and what she went through before she
What she went through was kind of heartbreaking to watch. It drained her energy, chemo made her nauseous to the point of vomiting and so many other things. For me, it’s still …show more content…
Its symptoms are quite a vast area to talk about. But, the symptoms for women can include skin and chest (breast) changes, bloating, trouble swallowing, and loss in weight without trying. While, the symptoms for men are skin changes, trouble swallowing, heartburn, changes to the mouth and lymph nodes. These are just a few things that both men and women should be concerned about.
The treatments for it are, yet, another vast area to talk about. There’s so many things that a person can do to treat it in time. Treatment includes: surgery, stem cell transplant(s), hyperthermia, and several therapies. The therapies include: chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and photodynamic therapy.
There are a lot of healthy behaviors that a person can do try and prevent it from happening. No one wants cancer. For instance, eating right and being physically active can help prevent from getting cancer. This doesn’t mean that you’re not going to get it. I mean almost everybody does have cancer at one point or another in their lives. But, with proper steps, it is somewhat preventable.
I chose cancer to talk about for this essay. It’s preventable and there are many things that one can do to treat and prevent it. I also chose it because of my grandmother and what she went through before she