Breast cancer

Lack of screening services has further negative consequences on the care that women give to their children. For example, if a mother dies as early as age 25 due to cancer, the chances for the survival of their children are reduced. It is reported that the probability of survival up to the age of ten if the mother is alive is 89% and 24% if the mother is dead (Ginsburg, 2013). If screening services were available, such deaths would be reduced and women would not be robbed of their productive…

When I was told that there was a chance of me having cancer it changed my world tremendously. I remember wondering how did this happen and I never thought I would be in this position. I was told that chemotherapy was my only option. I was told that there were cells that were going to metastasize if I did not do chemotherapy. After a couple days, I could absorb the idea of possibly having this cancer but still could not wrap my head around the idea of chemotherapy being my only option. For some…

In the United States, 1 in 3 women dies from heart disease every year.1 Thus, heart disease is the number one killer of women compared to all cancers combined.1 It is reported that approximately 43 million women in the U.S are affected by heart disease, and about 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.1 More women die of heart attacks or other heart disease than men, and they are more likely to not get proper treatment compared to men. 2 This risk is even…

Chemotherapy: Cancers Poison Treatment If a doctor walked up to you and said: I am going to treat what is making you sick with “poison” you would think they are crazy! Chemotherapy, a treatment for cancer, is a poison called nitrogen mustard (mustard gas) used during World War II. Paul Ehrlich the father of chemotherapy found that people exposed to the gas had lower White Blood Cell counts than people exposed to the poison (Tharu, 2014, paras. 3). This was the birth of chemotherapy as a therapy…

mom was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. A cancer of the thyroid, the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck.The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland located in the front of our necks. It stores and produces hormones that affect the function of virtually every organ in our bodies. The thyroid hormone regulates our metabolic rate and is associated with modest changes in body weight and energy levels. On January 12th, 2017 my mom was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. My mom, my sister and I…

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 growing. Some treatments destroy or remove the disease within the breast, lymph nodes and other surrounding areas. There are two surgeries used when dealing with breast cancer a mastectomy and a lumpectomy. Mastectomy surgery is when the whole breast is removed.…

Busulfan is anticancer drug caused variety of adverse effects for cancer patients. It’s used to treatment of chronic leukaemia but it could cause damage to the male reproductive system as one of its adverse effects. This study aim to investigate the effect of L-carnitine and L-arginine on semen quality, oxidative stress parameters, caspase3 and testes cell energy after busulfan treatment. Materials and Methods: thirty-two adult male rats were divided into four groups. Group I (Control)…

Recent work done: Preparation of Fluconazole b-Cyclodextrin Complex Ocuserts: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation Hindustan Abdul Ahad and et. al. developed ocuserts containing fluconazole b- cyclodextrin. Erodible inserts • The solid inserts absorb the aqueous tear fluid and gradually erode or disintegrate. The drug is slowly leached from the hydrophilic matrix. • They quickly lose their solid integrity and are squeezed out of the eye with eye movement and blinking. • Do not have to be removed…

Chemistry: Enasidenib is a first in class, a selective allosteric inhibitor of mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (IDH2) inhibitor discovered at Agios Pharmaceutical, Inc. in the United States of America. Recently, on 1 August 2017, Celgene Corporation and Agios Pharmaceutical in cooperation won the approval for Enasidenib under brand name IdhifaTm for the treatment of relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia. it is a white to off-white crystalline, non hygroscopic powder existing in…

A case on cancer cell By Shamik D. Majumdar What does cancer cell mean? Normal cells can repair themselves if any part gets damaged . This process is known as DNA repair. If the damage is too bad, they will self slaughter- known as apoptosis. (1) The molecules in cancer cells decide whether a cell should repair itself or not .EX: “a protein called p53 normally checks to see if the genes can be repaired or whether the cell should die”, so basically it…