Cancer organizations

Furthermore, cancer treatments have grown and there are more and more different types of treatments being created for helping eliminate cancer every day. When doctors first diagnose a patient with cancer, their first task is to determine what stage the cancer is in and where it is located. “Cancer is best treated in the early stages. This helps with the doctors knowing the possibility of the cancer spreading to be less likely (American Cancer Society, 2014, p. 2). People are scared of the…

Having suffered through multiple cancerous tragedies and having a loved one take their own life, my great grandma still smiles through it all. Bernice Downs, an eighty-seven year old woman, is the most influential women in my life because of her amazing ability to stay strong and positive. She, like Fredrick Douglass, has the capability to influence others while continuing to be resilient even in the toughest times. As well as this rare quality, my great grandma and Fredrick Douglass both share…

GUEST SPEAKER: Donna Taglianetti, Taglianetti Consultant, is a private consultant as a grant writer. Donna services would be developing a strategic plan and helping the organization figure out problems and how to solve them. Donna has written federal, state, city and private foundation grants. Here are the grants the District wants to apply for or this is what we need and can you help us find possible grants to apply for. The Board needs and The Board’s history, specifics research what is…

disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes. It’s unfortunate, rural areas, racial, low-income, or even the ethnic minority populations who suffers disproportionate rates of obesity, followed by chronic diseases. As we all know physical inactivity is said to be one of the leading cause to preventable untimely mortality within its larger parts to its role in obesity and associated morbidities. Inactive lifestyles put most adults at risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, some cancers,…

30 million Americans choose to tan indoors with the use of tanning beds. Like the sun, tanning beds also produce harmful UV-A and UV-B rays. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from tanning beds can have many negative effects on the body and can even cause cancer. One of the effects of using a tanning bed is eye problems. Although most tanning salons offer goggles to help protect the tanner’s eyes, wearing goggles is not required…

Cancer is defined as the disease that causes division of abnormal cells uncontrolled. Cancer is responsible for one out of every five deaths in the United States. It is second only to heart disease as a cause of death in this country (“Cancer”). Cancer is not just one disease, but a group of almost one hundred diseases. Every year, millions of people are diagnosed with cancer. Out of those numbers 500,000 are expected to die of this disease (“Advance”). An average of 1/2 of men and 1/3 of women…

Breast Cancer Breast cancer all begins in the cells, when cells are normal they will grow, divide, and die off when damaged. When the process goes wrong, new cells form that the body does not need which causes a buildup of old cells called a tumor. The tumors can either be benign which means they are not cancerous, or they can be malignant-cancer causing tumors. If the tumor is not found and treated immediately the breast cancer cells can travel through lymph vessels spreading the cancer to…

Cancer development Cancer is a global epidemic. It affects the elder and the younger, the ugly and the beautiful, and the poor and the rich. According to the World Health Organization, there are 8.2 million cancer-related deaths in 2012. Cancer accounts for more deaths worldwide than other infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. It is also estimated that 21.4 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in 2030. Cancer comes to be a global issue and an increasing public…

risks include: diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers. Obesity is a health concern that can be prevented in most cases, with the correct diet and exercise. Making a lifestyle change to stay healthy is not an easy behavioral change for many individuals. It takes work and encouragement from others for an individual to make major changes in their everyday life. The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping obese individuals…

Introduction An essential component of any Public Relations campaign is a high-level strategy involving an organisation 's publics. Grunig (2013) defines Public Relations and Communication management as fundamental to achievement of organisational goals. Communication is used within strategy in the Waterview Connection Development (WCD) to show where the organisation wants to be in the court of public opinion prior to and during the major road project. Underway in west Auckland, the WCD…