Appendix cancer

arise as a result of substituting one nucleotide base pair for another, but a significant number are also from adding or removing one of more of these nucleotides that ultimately disrupts protein translation (1). One of the mutated genes linked to cancer is BRCA1 (2,3,4). BRCA1 stops tumor growth by suppressing the cell’s progression further into the cell cycle especially at G1 and G2 checkpoints (2). Missense mutations observed and studied in BRCA1 allowed researchers to believe that BRCA1…

They laughed, they cried, and they bonded. They did their best to forget the cancer. Tanya fell in love with her dad all over again and they became joined at the hip. As time passed they all saw the clues. Still they refused to let it get them down. Soon it came time for Mark to undergo chemotherapy. He said to her, “Don’t worry…

Obesity is a condition that is characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in a person’s body. Obesity affects not just the appearance but also the disease process too. Being overweight is when a person’s body mass index which is known as (BMI) of 25 or higher. Overweight is defined as a BMI of 25 to 29, and obesity is defined as (BMI) which is greater than or equal to 30. Obesity is also a disease from the interactions of a wide variety and also environmental factors.…

Over the years many have believed junk food to be the main cause of childhood obesity; when in reality it only plays a small part in it. What really plays a major part in the childhood obesity epidemic are school, physical activity, and most importantly family influence. The CDC reports that over 17% of children are obese, and for years many have believed that junk food was the main cause of childhood obesity, but recent studies have found otherwise. Many recent studies have found that junk…

Introduction Chemotherapy induced diarrhea (CID) is a relatively common side effect of cancer treatment, occurring as often as 50-80% of the time in patients undergoing chemotherapy (Stein, Voigt & Jordan, 2010). The effects of CID are physically, and emotionally debilitating and can be life threatening. Chemotherapy is toxic and through some understanding, appears to affect the gastrointestinal tract to excrete fluid and electrolytes at an alarming rate. Physically, the patient undergoes volume…

The United States is known too be the world's most obese country. Americans are unaware of the total fats and calories they consume in their everyday meals or foods.In this article the editor discusses that people have power of their own body and decisions in regards to food and exercises. Moreover, people have the ability to have a healthy diet or put their lives in danger just by not taking care of their own bodies. Everyone should recognize that its extremely important to know what…

what the causes and symptoms are for Leukemia and if there are any cures or different types of it. I also wonder what are the major effects of Leukemia. There are two different main types of Leukemia: Acute and Chronic. Acute Leukemia is a type of cancer that may affect red and white blood cells and these cells are more immature than chronic. The blood cells coming from the body have not fully mature yet. Chronic is more mature in the blood cells and happens slowly over a period of a few years.…

“According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 65% of the U.S. population is overweight or obese” (Wilder, Cheskin 1). Obese is the usual term for an individual that has accumulated excessive body weight that it becomes harmful to their health. Obesity is growing at a rapid pace among Americans as well as all over the world. Poor diet choices or excessive eating can lead to poor nutritional health and in turn creates health issues that are largely preventable. Obesity is…

The American obesity epidemic is a serious thing that should not be taken lightly. We need to find why we are getting so fat and then stop it. People have many different views on why we are becoming so fat but all reasons are contributing to Americans becoming obese and we should try to eliminate all of them. Some people believe that Americans are becoming more and more obese because of their own personal choices for the food they’re eating. But you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see…

this that people might not realize. Amongst other health issues that come with smoking weed, frequent and or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man's risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men aged between 20 and 45 years. The…