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    INTRODUCTION Cancer can be defined as a special kind of illness that occurs when the cells in a given part of a body begin to grow out of proportion than is normal. Currently, in the United States, this disease is the second leading cause of deaths. Human beings over the history have had tumors and remedies have been implemented, and others continue to be performed and studied over time (American Cancer Society, 2010). These methods of treatment include chemo-preventive methods and of late…

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    or Teen, 2015). Others are more or less benign. Cervical cancer in females is the major carcinoma linked to high risk strains of HPV which can be transmitted through sexual contact. Other cancers associated with the virus include vaginal, vulvar, penile, anal and oropharyngeal cancer (Vaccinating Your Preteen or Teen, 2015). Since the introduction of HPV vaccines—such as Gardasil and Ceravix—in 2006, HPV transmission and associated cancer rates have significantly decreased (Marsa, 2014).These…

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    Melanoma Research Paper

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    Melanoma is a cancer that develops in the pigment cells of the skin called melanocytes. It is a type of skin cancer that can be more serious than any other forms because it has the ability to metastasize, which is the development of secondary malignant growths from the primary site of cancer, to other parts of the body and cause serious illness or even death. Melanoma most often occurs when something goes awry in the melanin-producing cells or as already mentioned, melanocytes, which give…

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    multiple types of cancer, which affect both males and females, it is a preventable disease. Prevention includes a series of three injections beginning at age eleven, although it is a controversial subject among parents and “conservative groups”, which believe that mandating the HPV vaccine would promote promiscuous behavior (pg. 311). The vaccine should be mandated to protect the future generation and the world against this preventable sexually transmitted disease that results in cancer and…

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    Causes Of Cervical Cancer

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    cervical cancer worldwide with about 275,000 women dying of the disease yearly (WHO, March 4 2011). It is the 15th most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. In Australia, in 2012, there were 869 new diagnosed cases and is estimated to increase to 903 in 2016, with 250 deaths. The 5-year survival rate (2008-2012) is 72%. (Health, A. I. of, & 2017, W. July 17 2016).. A major breakthrough occurred in 1976, when Dr zur Hansen identified the human papilloma virus (HPV) as the cause of cervical cancer…

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    There are many types of cancers in the world. Each and every one of them have their own origin. For example, reproductive cancers which can be in both male and female In men there are multiple types of reproductive cancers. One of them is known as Prostate Cancer, which is located in the prostate and is a small walnut-shape that produces seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm according to Fig.1 (Mayo Foundation,2015). It is a common cancer in men and can develop in three different…

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    Papilloma Virus

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    infected with human papillomavirus, and 14 million people become newly infected each year. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease among men and women between the ages of 14 and 25 (NIH). Considering that it is the leading cause of cervical cancer and the staggering number of people infected, the CDC declared…

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    Gastrointestinal Cancer

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    2014). Gastrointestinal cancer refers to cancers that typically affect the digestive system; this incorporates cancers of the oesophagus, gallbladder, liver, pancreas, stomach, small intestine, bowel, and anus (GI Cancer Institute, 2012). Gastrointestinal cancers can be located in the upper digestive or lower digestive tract (Wikimedia Foundation, 2015). Specifically, cancers in the upper digestive tract include: esophageal, stomach, pancreatic, liver, gallbladder. Colon cancer is a type of…

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    Cervical Cancer Essay

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    cervix canal is called endocervix. The part on the outside is called the ectocervix. Most cervical cancers start where these two parts meet. There are two main types, squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Occasionally, mixed carcinomas, with features of both types, occur. Approximately 80% of cervical cancers are squamous cell carcinomas, with most of the rest being adenocarcinoma. Cervical cancer is caused by the sexually transmitted HPV, which is the most common viral infection of the…

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    Bowel cancer is the term used for a cancerous tumour that presents itself in the large bowel and can go by other names such as colon or rectal cancer depending on where it starts from, it also includes rectal cancer. It can also present itself in the small intestine. Around 1 in 20 people residing in the United Kingdom will develop a form of bowel cancer and about 40,000 cases of bowel cancer are diagnosed each year. There are four sections to the bowel in which cancer can develop in any of them…

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