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born. The doctor’s said he had such a rare form of cancer that he wasn’t going to survive to the age of one. Somehow, my brother adapted and began to grow slightly stronger everyday. That was until my mother got worse. My mother had been battling breast cancer every since she had Jack. Unfortunately, the cancer reached her heart and killed her so fast, she didn’t even make it to Jack’s second birthday. Due to her being sick, she couldn’t take care of Jack. Just as my mother passed, Jack’s rare…

The patient is a 93-year-old female who presents to the ED complaining of right upper arm swelling over the past several days. The patient has a history of a right breast carcinoma. She recently diagnosed and she has been placed on Tamoxifen. She had a venous doppler study done in the private medical doctor's office which showed that she had a DVT of the right upper arm and therefore she was referred to the ER. Her private physician is Dr. Shiraz Yussaf and oncologist is Dr. McIntosh. Her…

leading cause of death for women is Breast Cancer. Knowing what causes this cancer can further understand how to diagnosis and for treatment. There are five stages on the chances to survive and how far along the cancer is. There are different symptoms that may be an indicator to watch closely. The prognosis’s on the outcomes depends how early the cancer is caught. That one in eight women is diagnosed with breast cancer. As of today over 2.9 million are survivors of breast cancer in the United…

Breast cancer is a malignant neoplasm that is located within the cells of the breast. Normally, cells divide to grow, repair, and replace other cells. This cell division is controlled by DNA within the nucleus of every cell. However, when cells in the body start to grow out of control, cancer begins. A variety of factors, both genetic and environmental, may disrupt growth of regulatory pathways and result in the development of cancer. Major factors taken into consideration for breast cancer…

Most woman who get breast implants have at least on…

Death always comes unexpectedly; no one can know in advance when they would leave us. The death of my father was abruptly too. I remember the day perfectly. I was in school when my dad told me over the phone that he had liver cancer. I was shocked and at a loss at what to do for my dad. I was unable to comprehend how this could possibly be true. He died two months later. My feelings of grief and helplessness changed my life forever. I want to learn about cancers and do everything I can to help…

gene is usually to control the cell cycle ,but it is most often mutated in over 50 percent of all cancers. The BRCA1 gene is to help suppress the tumor formation, but if it gets mutated, then a tumor will often form. BRCA1 is often associated with breast cancer. The two types of tumors are Benign and Malignant. Benign tumors often stay near the original site while Malignant tumors send signals out to produce a new blood vessel near the tumor site.…

Good afternoon everyone. The word beauty can have so many different meanings to different people. Nowadays, many people choose to improve their appearance by cosmetic surgery. According to Oxford dictionary, cosmetic surgery is a treatment that is unnecessary from a medical perspective but is carry out to restore or improve a person’s appearance. A district in Korea, called Gangnam, is a place full with plastic surgery clinics. According to International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons…

Originated in 1951, the Miss World competition had once attracted up to 3 billion viewers in 115 countries. Despite the widespread popularity of beauty contests, extensive controversies about their impacts come along. Following the rising number cosmetic surgery accidents and slimming tragedies, researchers (Haas, C.F., Champion, A. & Secor, D., 2008) have pointed to the mass media as the root of "overly-idealistic standards of beauty". Critics have questioned the purpose of such an event and…

The Livestrong Foundation is an organization that was founded in 1997 by American cyclist Lance Armstrong and since that time has generated $580 million worth of funds, according to their website “livestrong.org”, to provide free services to help those affected by cancer. This includes people diagnosed with cancer, their families, friends, loved ones and the health care professionals who work with them. The Livestrong Foundation is an organization that is committed to helping people with any…