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Cancer is a deadly disease that affects millions of people each year. Though several types of cancer are treatable, many types are fatal. Some types of cancer can grow and metastasize throughout the body without being detected. Cancer has profound effects on many people and families across the world. On a cold winter day, my family was preparing to meet at my grandma's for our annual, Christmas tradition. Christmas Eve is one of the most important days of the year for the Robertson’s. Each aunt…

Background of the case In the early 1990s, the Vermillion County Hospital of Clinton, Indiana annually witnessed between 24 and 31 patient deaths per year. During the year of 1994, this number rose 101. This equates to almost 1/3 patients dying, although patient administration remained at a similar level as the earlier years (Schneider, 2009). This rise in deaths was viewed as suspicious, especially as practising nurse Orville Lynn Majors Jr. was either on shift or present in the majority of…

epidemiological terms such as health disparities and the societal and public health points of view. Health Disparities Health disparities or health inequalities are gaps in health outcomes or determinates between portions of the population (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). In other words, health disparity is particular kind of health difference that is linked related to social, economic, and environmental disadvantage. Health disparities…

Cancer Do you know how many people a year die from cancer? An estimated 564,800 people are expected to die from cancer this year. That is about 1,500 people a day! Cancer can come in many forms that can cause horrible side effects and could possibly have even worse outcomes. There are many different types of cancer. Some types of cancer are more common than others. According to the National Cancer Institute the most common type of cancer is breast cancer. The next most common types of cancer…

Over two million patients are diagnosed with cancer each year. One-third of the time, the cancer is fatal. That’s 650,000 less birthdays, Mother's, and Father’s day celebrations each year because of the devastating affects of cancer. As I was eating my dinner, I dropped my fork in absolute shock. Hodgkin’s lymphoma had developed in my dad’s body. In my dad’s case, he defeated the malignant tumor. Although cancer of the lymph nodes isn't as lethal as breast cancer or lung cancer, it was life…

About Cancer shares a numerous numbers of information about cancer includes the causes, prevention and treatment. According to Bollinger (2016) an active writer of the website, he shared that 35% of patients who develop cancer do not survive the disease because of their poor lifestyle habits, poor diet, costly conventional cancer treatment and lack of information about cancer.…

What is cancer? “Cancer is a term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and are able to invade other tissues.”(NCI). Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through blood and lymph systems. Cancer is not just one but it’s a many diseases. There are more than 100 different types of cancer. Most of the cancers are named after the organs. For example, cancer that begins in the colon is called colon cancer. How is cancer classified? It is classified in…

PERICARDITIS Pericarditis is the inflammation of pericardium i.e the fibrous sac surrounding the heart. It may be acute or chronic and may result in pericardial effusion. Acute infections may resolve within 3 months while chronic infections may persist for more than 3 months. Pericardial effusion occurs when pericarditis leads to accumulation of fluid in pericardial cavity. Constrictive pericarditis may occur when restriction is induced by a thickened fibrous pericardium as sequelae of…

Summary: Cancer is one of the leading cause of death worldwide. One of the key facts given by Cancer Research UK is that Cancer is the most feared disease among the British public and that one out of three people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. Current diagnostic methods are invasive, costly, and they do not detect all types of cancer but are directed towards diagnosing one particular type of cancer. Present diagnostic tests cannot detect cancer before the initial symptoms…

Cancer is the most deadly disease that the mankind has ever faced since it can grow in any argon's cell of the human body. This is an abnormal cell growth where the cells may not die even after it becomes old or damaged, as it does usually and new cells will be formed without any need which leads to the growth of a tissue mass called tumor that can be malignant or benign. The malignant tumors will spread and affect the nearby tissues which lead to cancer unlike the benign. Out of all other…