Appendix cancer

Inactivity as a risk for CVD If you a risk factor, it does not mean you will automatically get CVD (Cardiovascular Disease) but the more risk factors you suffer from the more likely it is for you to suffer from CVD later in life unless you are motivated enough to change your lifestyle to a much balanced and healthy lifestyle. But not every risk factor is able to be modified by you deciding to life a better life. These are some non-modifiable risk factors for CVD: • Age: as a person gets older…

Biological parameters were evaluated for the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis . The most useful are enumeration of white blood cells (WBC ), total number of neutrophils (TN), the immature relative to the total neutrophils (I / T) and C-reactive protein (CRP) . [ 4-7] However, despite the number of available tests, none of them is absolutely reliable for early and accurate diagnosis . Several cytokines, such as IL -1B , IL-6 , IL- 8 and TNF -a are important mediators in the systemic host…

cures cancer with a vaccine! Cancer is at the top of the list of threats to the population nowadays. In 2015, there will be an estimated 1,658,370 new cancer cases diagnosed and 589,430 cancer deaths in the US. Lack of effective and definitive cure can be blamed. Cancer starts growing when cells reproduce uncontrollably and mutate. Tumor (formation of the new mutated cells) can become malignant and invade other parts of the organism. At early stage of cancer progression and when the cancer is…

There are many skin disorders in the world. Such as, Eczema which is an inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted, or hardened. I was born with Eczema and throughout my life I had to deal with itchy dry skin. While in health class, I decided to research my condition and found many interesting things. There are many treatments for people with Eczema. The first treatment was wearing breathable clothing. Dr.…

Current studies have found that taking omeprazole (prilosec) in combination with paclitaxel, will increase the effectiveness of paclitaxel as an anti-cancer agent. Paclitaxel is an effective form of cancer therapy that treats various kinds of cancer from ovarian to lung cancer. Paclitaxel works by promoting the polymerization of microtubules and prevents depolymerization to have a cytotoxic affect on cells (DeAngelis LM, et al., 1995). Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor used clinically for…

Carrie, I enjoyed reading your post, I agree the video was informative. You discussed several things in your post that I agree. The first was that obesity is a preventable disease. The reason why I agree with this statement is because, I know personally society is working to get the word out there about eating healthy and the risks associated with not eating healthy. For example, at some fast food restaurants they have icons on the menu to indicate healthy choice and at one of my favorite stores…

guideline(s) that you found and appraise it or them using AGREE The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines was chosen and appraised by utilizing the AGREE II instrument regarding the use of aspirin in the prevention or reduction of cancer. A drafted recommendation statement was presented in October 2015, which was released by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force based upon a systematic review conducted by the Kaiser Permanente Research Affiliates Evidence-based…

Childhood obesity affect 17% of all children in United States according to neayc.org. In the textbook, it describes this as an overweight epidemic. Cheap easily accessible unhealthy food is widely available. Growing technology leaves children spending more time in front of a screen and less time playing and exercising outside. Many people believe bullying children would help them lose weight. Bullying children for their weight leads to depression, low self-esteem, and body image disturbances…

Kaposi’s Sarcoma Kaposi’s sarcoma is an integumentary cancer that affects the cells that line lymph or blood vessels; this causes reddish brown or purple lesions to appear on the skin. This cancer is usually found in HIV patients or older Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and eastern European men. The most telling sign of kaposi sarcoma is the dark lesions that form all over the skin; mainly on the face, limbs, mucous membranes, and in the groin area. These lesions are actually individual…

Some parents do great job in taking care if what they eat, but some families do not watch that their child is eating and it's causing the to get obese. Obesity is a big major public health problem because the children tend to have health problems, social and psychological problems, and are more likely to become obese adults. To start of with, children's tend to have health problems just as high blood pressure and high cholesterol and end of having diabetes(Tran 5). “One main cause of obesity…