Glioblastoma Gliomas account for more than 70% of all brain tumors, and of these, glioblastoma is the most frequent and malignant histologic type (Ohgaki and Kleihues, 2007). Despite scientific advances, the average life expectancy of patients is nearly 15 months with poor life quality (Field et al., 2015). There are few treatments available for newly diagnosed patients; the most common is surgical removal of the tumor followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Based on multiple studies, there…
Nephrectomy for High Risk Disease”. He will also be presenting the 2016 International Endourological Society Program Director’s Award to this year’s recipient, Dr. Evangelos Liatsikos from Patras, Greece. Dr. Funk will be moderating a session on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Below is a synopsis of the Urology division‘s research focus, activities,…
Age is an important factor in determining the response of brain tumors to chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Patients over sixty years old have a lower response rate and shorter duration of response than younger patients. Tumor cells from younger patients were sensitive to BCNU, but cells from older patients barely responded to the BCNU. Only a few studies evaluate age as a parameter of response. Older patients may have to take medicine due to chronic illnesses, and this means that there…
Active Euthanasia Active euthanasia: The active acceleration of a "good" death by use of medications, whether by oneself or with the aid of a doctor ("Definition of active," 2013). Active euthanasia has been a controversial topic for decades. Both the pro side and the con side of the topic have valid moral and ethical points. I am a very firm believer that everyone has the right to their own body and I 100% support the right to privacy. However, I find myself to be torn between the ideas that…
Throughout the history of American medicine, a terminally-ill patient has faced the only choice of being kept alive until their time comes because of devastating illnesses such as cancers, brain tumors, or autoimmune diseases. However, new medical advances have presented a new choice for these patients: assisted suicide. Assisted suicide can also be referred to as euthanasia, the occurrence of a patient requesting a lethal medicine to end their life. The practice of assisted suicide is not…
of the tumor as possible.Brain tumors by and large don 't spread to different parts of the body.Brain disease are the most well-known reason for malignancy passings among youngsters and youthful adults,but the sorts of growths that strike can fluctuate generally as individuals age,a new report shows.More than 11,880 new instances of gbm were evaluated to happen in 2015, with general survival averaging 12 to 15 month,so there is an earnest requirement for more compelling therapies.Brain tumor…
Animal Experimentation: Helping Humans, Hurting Animals Animal experimentation has been a resource for humans in centuries past to help better our survival, to some, it’s vital to humanity and to others, it should be eliminated completely. The controversy of animal testing has been going on since ancient times. For example, the Greeks used animals for scientific or religious purposes. Some of the world’s best philosophers have given their opinion on animal testing (Stump, Paragraph #1). For…
debating team and talking in front of a large group of people. James’s the captain and best friend to Ishmael does not let fear stand in the way of his life, he put into the side and moves on, but when James’s tumor comes back a little bit of fear comes out and show us that he is afraid of his tumor. The debating teams fear is going into the finals with out their captain and best speaker James. Ishmael, the main character in the novel is held back by fear plenty of times. When Ishmael is…
Brain tumors are 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…
“On New Year's Day, after months of suffering from debilitating headaches, I learned that I had brain cancer. I was 29 years old. I'd been married for just over a year. My husband and I were trying for a family...Because my tumor is so large, doctors prescribed full brain radiation. I read about the side effects: The hair on my scalp would have been singed off. My scalp would be left covered with first-degree burns. My quality of life, as I knew it, would be gone” (Maynard). (See figure 1). This…