Cancer research

Breast Cancer Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that can grow and spread (metastasize) to other of areas of the body. The disease mostly occurs in women, but men can get it too. Breast cancer is the most diagnosed disease for women. Early detection of breast cancer helps prevent fatalities among men and women. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Cancer is a term…

Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine. It starts off as adenomatous polyps. Adenomatous polyps are little, non cancerous clumps of cell. After a while some of the clumps turn to colon cancer. Doctors are not sure what causes the cancer. Except they do know that it can come when there is an altered cell. When a healthy cell becomes damaged or altered it causes it to divide. Sometimes they divide; even if one is not needed. The cells then invade other cells and tissue. People can also…

Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer amongst both men and women in the United States. It surpassed breast cancer as the leading cancer killer of women in 1987. Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in the human body. Lungs are a pair of organs that are stored inside the rib cage. Inside the lung is where the oxygen you inhale is stored. Lung cancer is a form of cancer that develops in a person’s lungs, the organs necessary for breathing ( Sheen, p.11 ). It…

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States among men and women. 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of their lifetime. A study showed that from 1970 to 2009, melanoma among women age 18-39 increased 800%. The use of tanning beds, bulbs, and other devices attributed to this. The skin is formed of two layers, the epidermis and dermis. The epidermis is made of squamous cells, basal cells, and melanocytes scattered throughout the basal cells. Melanocytes are…

Pancreatic Cancer Cancer is one of the most executioner diseases. The National Cancer Institute defines cancer as the body’s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues. “Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. Normally, human cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old or become damaged, they die, and new cells take their place.” There are many reasons why people get…

Oral Cancer Oral Cancer falls in the same category as head and neck cancer. It is usually found in the front or floor of the mouth, or on the tongue. Survival rates of this type of cancer are good if it is detected early. Unfortunately, this type of cancer is hard to detect. The reason it is hard to detect is because the symptoms can go unnoticed. Who is at Risk? The people most at risk for developing oral cancer are tobacco users and alcohol users. If alcohol and tobacco are combined, the…

Breast cancer is a kind of cancer that starts and spreads from breast. Signs of breast cancer include feeling a lump in the breast, a change in the breast's shape, the dimpling of the skin, or fluid coming from the nipple, and in the more serious cases there would be shortness of breath, bone pain, yellow skin, and swollen lymph nodes. The most common factors that cause breast cancer are: Obesity, drinking alcohol, early age at first menstruation, lack of physical activity, and having children…

stomach cancer stomach cancer or gastric cancer is cancer that occurs in the stomach it begins in the mucus producing cells on the inside lining of the stomach. Signs and symptoms that someone has a possible chance of have stomach cancer is that they might feel weak ,feeling swollen after eating, heartburn is severe, stomach pain, constant vomiting, unintentional weight loss. Types of stomach…

EVALUATING THE EXPRESSION 15-HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE IN COLON CANCER TREATED WITH ASPIRIN According to the World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF) men (black men more specifically) in the United States have the highest incidence of colorectal cancer as compared to women. Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum due to the abnormal cell proliferation caused by Prostaglandin E2(PGE2). PGE2 is increased or stimulated by…

affected by the terrible disease of cancer. With the adoption of the western lifestyle cancer rates have been raising over the years, studies show that hereditary and genes does not have to be apart of it anymore. Even with cancer cases on the rise so has the survival rates this in turn brings cancer awareness that is generating advance treatments, also increasing the improvement to cure this disease. Awareness Breast Cancer Awareness Many different cancer-related campaigns happen throughout…