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Everyone has experienced losing a lost one. The pain that comes with it is just devastating and coping may be hard. Cancer is hard to deal with because it is an aggressive sickness that slowly takes control of the body. Cancer in a child is a long battle that comes with many obstacles; chemotherapy has physical and emotional damage, family issues, and facing the return of what one thought was the end. Cancer in a child is not very common. If a child does have cancer most of the time is it acute…

relatives. Research for all diseases are constantly being updated but especially cancer, due to several possible treatments and diagnosis. Centuries ago and even just a few decades ago cancer was being misdiagnosed or unable to be diagnosed. Radiation and Chemo are two of the most commonly used and known treatments, there are huge differences between pediatric and adult cancers and the way they are treated, diagnosed and removed. Although many Americans’ lives have been affected by cancer,…

Treatments range from chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy or surgery. Chemotherapy is a treatment of chemical substances that contain one or more anticancer drugs. Hormone therapy is when antagonists, drugs such as Lupron, are used to too treat the cancer patient. Radiation therapy is when high energy waves, such as x-rays, are used to destroy cancer cells. Targeted therapy is when specific drugs are used to target specific genes or proteins to stop the cancer from…

Cancer is scary and worrying enough. A contagious one just might be too much. Scientists however claimed that the prospect of contagious cancer is not that implausible. According to NY Times, various papers suggesting the eventual emergence of contagious human cancer now exist. Instead of being set off by the spread of viruses, cancer cells might travel from one host to another. Instead of the cancer cells dying with their host, these cells might thrive in the new bodies. So far, this is…

responsible for a lot of deaths in children and adults. Indeed, even with advances in surgery, radiation treatment, and chemotherapy, numerous patients determined to have a threatening cerebrum tumor survive just months to weeks. Cerebrum tumors in the US, and, at present, normal survival is around 14 months for patients bearing the most harmful gliomas and treated with the standard treatment of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Quality treatment incorporates the transport of characteristics…

cancerous cells. The method of chemotherapy may involve delivering medicines through an intravenous (IV) system or through oral ingestion. Radiation Therapy – The radiation therapy of treatment for cancer entails the use of high-energy light waves to destroy the cancerous cells. The radiation therapy may be given from outside the body (external-beam radiation therapy) or with the use of implants…

Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is one of the specific procedure of radiation therapy that deliver a very high dose (9-25 Gy) to the tumor bed during the surgical procedure. In IORT irradiation before surgery to shrink the tumor volume and exposure to tumor bed after surgery to ensure the destruction of microscopic tumor cells. The use of IORT has increased because single high doses of radiation therapy can be delivered to a tumor volume in appropriate clinical situations without…

Are dogs colorblind? the answer yes/ no, they see in color, just not the way humans do due to the lack of certain cones in their eyes. Moreover, how does color blindness work in humans? To see how color works we first have to analyze how we perceive color. The way we see “Color” is determined by the wavelength of a stream of light. This means that each color of light has its own wavelength. The combination of all lightwaves (primary colors) produces white. The absence of lightwaves makes an…

Surgery for Benign Lipomas Tumors Lipomas are tumors that form from fat cells. These common types of benign tumors are generally found on the back, arms, shoulders, stomach, thighs, and necks of people in all age groups. They are generally slow growing and can be seen on the surface of the skin. Lipomas are generally round in shape, have a soft composition, and can be moved around when touched. Sometimes these tumors are the result of genetics and sometimes they are the result of an…

cancer, the easier it is to treat it rather than stages three or four (Binka, Doku, & Awusabo-Asare, 2017). Treatment options can depend on the stage it is in, the size of the cancer, and other general health problems. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation are all options for treatment of cervical cancer. Depending on the severity of the cancer, all three treatment options may have to be used. The early stages of cervical cancer are treated with surgery. The surgery treated for the early stages…