Furthermore, cancer treatments have grown and there are more and more different types of treatments being created for helping eliminate cancer every day. When doctors first diagnose a patient with cancer, their first task is to determine what stage the cancer is in and where it is located. “Cancer is best treated in the early stages. This helps with the doctors knowing the possibility of the cancer spreading to be less likely (American Cancer Society, 2014, p. 2). People are scared of the symptoms of cancer; they usually do not want to admit to themselves how serious of a problem cancer is. “Sometimes people ignore symptoms. Maybe they don’t know that the symptoms could mean something is wrong. Or they might be frightened by what the symptoms
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Brain cancer is also one of the hardest types of cancer to detect in the early stages. There are no nerves in the brain so there is no pain until it has grown so big that it creates pressure. “The signs and symptoms of a brain tumor vary greatly and depend on the brain tumor size, location and rate of growth” (Mayo Clinic, 2016, p. 1). Some of these symptoms are more obvious than others, but it is usually too late by the time they discover the tumor. “The major symptoms are headaches, nausea, vomiting, vision problems, balance problems, speech problems, seizures and hearing problems” (Mayo Clinic, 2016, p. 1). Cancers are named after the cells that have mutated in a particular area. “Many different types of primary brain tumors exist. Each gets its name from the type of cells involved” (Mayo Clinic, 2016, p. 2). If it is known that brain tumors are in the family it is important to be checked. Radiation exposure are aging is also a factor when talking about brain cancer (Mayo Clinic, 2016, p. 4). Surgery is an important aspect of the medical field; it has helped cure many people’s cancers. “If the brain tumor is located in a place that makes it accessible for an operation, your surgeon will work to remove as much of the brain tumor as possible” (Mayo Clinic, 2016, p. …show more content…
Finding a cure for cancer will be one of human kind’s most important steps to making humans invincible. It may be years before there is a cure for cancer, though. Cancer is a very complex disease that has over one-hundred variations. “It’s very unlikely there will ever be a single “cure” because cancer is made up of more than 200 different diseases—like breast, lung, bowel, prostate and blood cancer—and the latest molecular research is breaking these classes down into many more sub-groups” (Workman, 2016, p. 1). Having a cancer diagnosis is not as it was back when it was first discovered. More people now know what to do to avoid cancer now. “People should definitely be less afraid of cancer than in the past and I think this is happening. Cancer is not now the death sentence it used to be. Survival rates have doubled since the 1970’s” (Workman, 2016, p. 1). By having a healthy diet and good health habits, one can help prevent getting cancer. “The evidence is also clear that a good balanced diet, avoiding obesity and excessive alcohol intake, and taking regular exercise all help in a major way to prevent many cancers; in other words a healthy lifestyle” (Workman, 2016, p. 2). Doctors keep finding out more information about cancer every day as they do biopsies and treat patients. “I think the biggest advance this period has been the dramatic increase in our understanding of the precise faults in the DNA code
Brain cancer is also one of the hardest types of cancer to detect in the early stages. There are no nerves in the brain so there is no pain until it has grown so big that it creates pressure. “The signs and symptoms of a brain tumor vary greatly and depend on the brain tumor size, location and rate of growth” (Mayo Clinic, 2016, p. 1). Some of these symptoms are more obvious than others, but it is usually too late by the time they discover the tumor. “The major symptoms are headaches, nausea, vomiting, vision problems, balance problems, speech problems, seizures and hearing problems” (Mayo Clinic, 2016, p. 1). Cancers are named after the cells that have mutated in a particular area. “Many different types of primary brain tumors exist. Each gets its name from the type of cells involved” (Mayo Clinic, 2016, p. 2). If it is known that brain tumors are in the family it is important to be checked. Radiation exposure are aging is also a factor when talking about brain cancer (Mayo Clinic, 2016, p. 4). Surgery is an important aspect of the medical field; it has helped cure many people’s cancers. “If the brain tumor is located in a place that makes it accessible for an operation, your surgeon will work to remove as much of the brain tumor as possible” (Mayo Clinic, 2016, p. …show more content…
Finding a cure for cancer will be one of human kind’s most important steps to making humans invincible. It may be years before there is a cure for cancer, though. Cancer is a very complex disease that has over one-hundred variations. “It’s very unlikely there will ever be a single “cure” because cancer is made up of more than 200 different diseases—like breast, lung, bowel, prostate and blood cancer—and the latest molecular research is breaking these classes down into many more sub-groups” (Workman, 2016, p. 1). Having a cancer diagnosis is not as it was back when it was first discovered. More people now know what to do to avoid cancer now. “People should definitely be less afraid of cancer than in the past and I think this is happening. Cancer is not now the death sentence it used to be. Survival rates have doubled since the 1970’s” (Workman, 2016, p. 1). By having a healthy diet and good health habits, one can help prevent getting cancer. “The evidence is also clear that a good balanced diet, avoiding obesity and excessive alcohol intake, and taking regular exercise all help in a major way to prevent many cancers; in other words a healthy lifestyle” (Workman, 2016, p. 2). Doctors keep finding out more information about cancer every day as they do biopsies and treat patients. “I think the biggest advance this period has been the dramatic increase in our understanding of the precise faults in the DNA code