Cancer staging

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death amongst men in the United States. One in six men is estimated to be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lives. Similar trends are found worldwide to mirror those of the United States. However, the progression of prostate cancer is typically slow and does not metastasize all that often. Due to this, treatments can typically be life saving and prostate cancer deaths have declined ~35% from 1997 to 2007. This can…

Breast cancer in females TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION ? Malignancy that develops in the cells of the breast which proliferates uncontrollably; most commonly ductal and lobular carcinoma ? Diagnosis requires a tissue biopsy for microscopic examination to determine pathology CLASSIFICATION ? The TNM classification is used for clinical staging of breast tumors. The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 7th edition stages breast cancer as follows:?26 ? TX: primary tumor cannot be…

Abstract Breast cancer remains the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women in the United States. It is the second most common cancer death with lung cancer being the first. African American women have a higher incidence of dying from the disease than any other race or ethnical group. For many years, it was thought that this was due to African American women not having access to the same health benefits as those of other races and that it was often found at a more advanced state. Though…

Cancer is a disease in which abnormal growth of cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissues (“Cancer- Google Search”). There are more than 100 types of cancer, that includes lung cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma. The symptoms vary depending on the type of cancer is active. Most of the them are detected after a tumor is felt or when other symptoms start to develop. It can also be detected in blood, urine, or incidentally by reason of evaluating or…

According to the American Cancer Society the current guidelines for breast screening are that women over the age of 40 should get a yearly mammogram. A clinical breast exam should be done every three years for women over the age of 20. Because breast screening is just a recommendation not all organizations recommend the same thing. For example, The U.S Preventive Services Task Force says that screening does not need to begin until age 50 and instead of every year, mammograms only need to be…

“Prostate cancer affects around 219,000 men over age 50 in the United States each year” (Perkins). When you hear that it startling, but prostate cancer is one cancer you can really fight back against. Most men won’t just die of prostate cancer. They usually contract cancer at an older age, so dying of old age is more probable. If the cancer stays in the prostate, it’s highly treatable. First, one must have to know the basics of the cancer to really understand what it is. Then after that, you…

Prostate cancer, one of the most common form of cancer in males, is a complex, heterogeneous disease. It is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the second most common cancer among men with substantial difference in prevalence in different ethnic groups (Ferlay et al. 2004; Sadjadi et al. 2007). Prostate cancer remains an important public health concern in western countries and an emerging malignancy in developing nations. Risk of prostate cancer is not only associated with…

Rationale Cancer is the one of the leading causes of death in the United States ranking 2nd and worldwidely considered a major public health problem (Siegel, Miller, & Jemal, 2016). In the Philippines, there are eleven new cases of cancer everyday. Every hour of every day, 7 adults and 8 children die of this disease (Dizon, 2017). Cancer is a group of related diseases. The body’s cells start to divide and continues to metastasize into it’s surrounding tissues without stopping (National Cancer…

According to the American Cancer Society, “About half of all men and one-third of all women in the US will develop cancer during their lifetimes.” Though cancer has been a prevalent issue throughout history, it has continued to manifest and remains a one of the top ten causes of death in the United States. It’s hard to walk into a room full of people and find someone who doesn’t at least know someone who has or has had cancer. Cancer itself is very well-known, but a cure for cancer remains…

Pancreas Cancer While many different diseases are classified as cancers, pancreas cancer is considered one of the leading factors of death. According to the fact sheet provided by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in U.S, pancreas cancer is the 11th and 8th common type of cancer diagnosed in men and women, respectively. Silent cancer Almost all symptoms and signs of pancreas cancer are not detected in the primary stages when treatment is estimated to be successful. In contrast, pancreas…