Breast Cancer Essay

Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the United States and one of three major medical problems internationally (Siegel 7). Constant donations and charity raising events are brought to the public eye in hopes to one day find a cure. In 1993, ESPN developed an award called the Arthur Ashe Courage Award to commemorate someone who demonstrates courage and do things to transcend their sporting careers. In the first year of its existence, ESPN awarded this award to Jim Valvano at the…

Racism and medical ethics is how this book was given life. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a novel based on the woman whose cancer cells would become one of the greatest assets to modern medicine. Her cells would become known simply as HeLa cells: taken from her first and last name. The book does more than just focus on her and her cancer cells, it shows what life was like for her family after the HeLa cells became a groundbreaking discovery in medicine. Without the racism of 1950s south…

The Fault In Our Stars, by John Green, is a fascinating book that chronicles the hardships of two teenagers battling cancer and how they find meaning in their lives despite their disease. The book is about Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters. Both are fighting cancer and together they learn to cope with their circumstances and support each other through difficult times. In the end, Augustus dies from osteosarcoma, but not without leaving a very positive impact on the people who knew him.…

What if cancer was preventable? What if thousands of lives could be saved? While not the case for all, some forms of cancer can be prevented. The vaccine that protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV) accomplishes this feat, yet many still do not receive the vaccine. In fact, according to a study performed in 2016, 61% of health care professionals stated that the most commonly refused or rescheduled vaccine was the Gardasil vaccine, which is the name for the vaccine that protects against…

Analysis of the Cancer Experience in 50/50 The film 50/50 (2011), directed by Jonathan Levine and produced by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, and Ben Karlin, presents an accurate depiction of cancer through the diagnosis and treatment of a cancer patient named Adam. However, the diagnosis of a disease is not enough to view an individual’s experience as a cohesive whole, as personal and environmental factors play vital roles in an individual’s quality of life with an illness (World Health Organization…

CASE STUDY3: INFLIXIMAB & ITS BIOSIMILAR Infliximab is a chimeric, anti-tumor necrosis factor monoclonal antibody which is effective in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. Infliximab is traded under the name “remicade” and is originally licensed by Janssen. It works by binding to TNF-α and inhibits the binding of TNF-α with its receptor. TNF-α is a cytokine (chemical messenger) that is involved in systemic inflammation. CT-P13 (brand name- inflectra) is a biosimilar of infliximab…

Introduction: IPL, Intense Pulsed Light, is a relatively new medical technology that awards itself of being a source of bright pulsed energy that, is neither one-color nor clear, but rather has got a wide-ranging wavelength spectrum. IPL can be adjusted to different wavelengths to fit all the tones of colors, making it ideal to use on a wide array of different skin tones. These colors are modified by crystal filters that function as trimmers and allow the selection of precise wavelengths for…

<<>> “Medicines cure diseases, but only doctors can cure patients.” Carl Jung Personalized Cancer Treatment EuroMed’s medical staff has been treating cancer since 1991, and they’ve adopted an integrative medical approach, combining conventional and alternative treatments. Their principal belief is that cancer treatment must not be used at the expense of the patient’s immune system, so EuroMed Foundation utilizes an integrative treatment philosophy with an emphasis on maintaining…

buffered solution at pH 5.0 and pH 7.4 were investigated. The pH 5.0 is set up for simulating the acidic environment of tumor site where the pH is lower than that in normal tissues and organs. It was supposed to decrease the side-effect in the process of cancer treatment if the content of drug released under neutral condition lower than the acidic conditions. The release of DOX from DOX-loaded RSF nanospheres were shown in Fig. 3a, b. The DOX-loaded RSF nanospheres exhibited different release…

or lost a battle to cancer? It's heartbreaking isn't it? The Fault in Our Stars is tearful, romantic, and amazing. There are reasons why battling cancer is tearful, falling in love is romantic and why god is so amazing. I will show you where these themes take place in the book. I haven't the finest clue of what it's like to have or battle cancer. There are quotes I found about battling, in falling love, and God. "But in fact, depression is not a side effect of dying. (Cancer is also a side…