Cancer research

year around the US, thousands of people are diagnosed with different types of cancer and treated with chemo. Unfortunately, not every cancer facility gives their patients the privacy they are entitled to and the respect they deserve. After viewing the film Wit (Bosanquet et al., 2001), Dr. Vivian Bearing, a professor and scholar of 17th century poetry, is violated in many ways as she progressed through stage 4 ovarian cancer and up to her final days to her painful death (Bosanquet et al., 2001).…

nursing homes. Determinants such as psychosocial factors, physical activity, diet and predisposing diseases is what I feel is most appropriate to research with the elderly population. The results are measurable as to the effects of being overweight in our aging years. Decreased mobility related to muscle wasting, immobility causing decubitus ulcers. In the research I have conducted, more and more nursing homes possess residents that are obese, that are considered to have a calculated BMI greater…

Cancer Cancer is disease of the body’s cells. Most of the time cells grow and multiply in a controlled way, however, if there in a mistake or interruption to the cell process making abnormal cells that grow and multiply in an uncontrolled way. Cancer is the word used to describe this collection of cells, as they grow and quickly spread though the body. Cancer can arise from almost any type of tissue cell, meaning cancer actually refers to approximately 100 diseases. In 2016 it is estimated…

Pancreatic cancer Cancer is a term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and are able to invade other tissues. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. Cancer is not just one disease but many diseases. Cancer is a variety of diseases that are characterized by uncontrolled cell growth and possible destruction of surrounding normal cells. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified some 60 substances and…

fertilization in specialized fertilization clinics. Human stem cells are great for utilization in clinics and research about the development of the human body. This work consists of identifying how undifferentiated stem cells become the differentiated cells that create the organs and tissues. Scientists turn genes on and off in order to turn these undifferentiated cells into specific cell types. Cancer and birth defects are some serious medical conditions that can happen during cell…

Cancer occurs when cells begin to grow uncontrollably. With people having cells throughout their body, this means that you can get cancer anywhere in your body. Cancer can also spread to different areas of your body. Cancer is not a contagious disease. However, cancer can be genetic or it can be by not keeping your body healthy. Cancer normally is a very long process. Sometimes it has a positive outcome and sometimes it has a negative outcome. If it has a negative outcome from cancer, then that…

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that is made of mesothelial tissue, associated especially with exposure to asbestos that went misdiagnosed for years. Mesothelioma assaults the lungs and stomach and was extremely rare until industrial and enterprise companies developed the use of asbestos during the twentieth century (www.asbestos.com). In nineteen forty three Dr.H.W Wedler examined some autopsy documentation that came from victims of asbestosis (www.asbestos.com). While searching through those…

edu/Encyclopedia/Content.aspx?ContentTypeID=85&ContentID=P00965). Screening has been implemented for several cancers in the United States over the past few decades. For example, the colonoscopy for colorectal cancer and the mammogram for breast cancer. There is some controversy if the said screenings are responsible for the resulting decline in deaths from these specific cancers. Many cancers, including pancreatic cancer, have a better survival rate when able to be detected early (Poruk, Firpo,…

Disease Introduction: Our guest speaker was Heather Francis PhD who works at both Baylor Scott and White and adjuncts at Texas A&M University. She is a research scientist who has dedicated her studies into the correlation between mast cells and liver diseases. Dr. Francis, along with her research team, has found a link between some hepatic pathologies: cancer and cirrhosis, and an increase in the number of mast cells. Paracrine Interaction: Dr. Francis began with looking at paracrine interaction…

experienced the shock of discovering that a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer? These days it seems like everyone knows someone who is battling or has lost their battle with this insidious disease. Someone who is suspected of having cancer, or any number of different illnesses, is likely to find themselves getting a CAT scan. Computerized axial tomography or CAT scans often greatly aid in the early detection of cancer, which is a great boon for treatment and saves many lives. Besides being…