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    Introduction Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death, after skin cancer, for women in the United States (4). About 13% of women develop breast cancer, which approximately is over a quarter of a million cases of invasive breast cancer annually. Some risks factors of average women who are developing breast cancer have early onset menstruation cycles, late menopause (when your menstruation comes to an end), not being able to become pregnant, having their first pregnancy later on in…

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    Oral Cancer Essay

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    Oral Cancer On average, 43,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer per year. Of those 43,000, it will cause over 8,000 deaths. That is one person every hour of every day. This number is rising higher and higher not because it’s hard to discover or diagnose but the early stages of oral cancer are going unnoticed (“Oral Cancer Facts” 2014). More often than not, treatment is being sought out after it is too late. Understanding the causing factors of this disease and taking the proper…

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    Essay On Brain Cancer

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    Cancer, we hear about it every day. More and more people being diagnosed as the years pass on. Out of all the types of cancer there is one that keeps us mind blown the most and that’s brain cancer. With 78’000 people diagnosed a year, 28’000 being adults, 13’350 men and 10’420 women with 4’000 being kids. Brain cancer is a real mystery from the history of it, how it starts in the brain, and the causes of it to the new treatments that are coming into play. Throughout recorded history humans and…

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    Cancer is one of the most prevalent, brutal and indiscriminate diseases on earth. Be you young or old, rich or poor, healthy or sickly cancer can still come for you. Although there are many factors involved that can increase or decrease your chance of getting cancer by its very nature it is impossible to fully protect yourself against it. According to the American Cancer Society{} there were an estimated 1.6 Million new cases of cancer and estimated .6 million cancer related deaths in 2017 in…

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    Lung cancer carcinogenesis occurs when there is uncontrolled growth of mutated cells in one or both lungs. The cancer develops from mutations in normal cells; the mutated cells form tumors and interfere with the oxygen flow to the body via the blood stream. Tumors develop because of field cancerization, which is the same consecutive genetic and morphologic changes that form an aggressive tumor. Not having oxygen flow can make it very hard for a person to breathe and may cause their body and…

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    Brain cancer Brain cancer is a form of cancer that takes place in the brain of the patient but can affect all functionality of the rest of the body. Common symptoms that could possibly indicate brain cancer are seizures, sleepiness, confusion and behavioral changes. Brain tumors are generally believed to be brain cancer, but that is not always the case. Some brain tumors can be cancerous, but others are not considered malignant, or cancerous. Malignant tumors are dangerous due to the fact…

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    know the term cancer, some aren't as familiar with what it actually is. Cancer is the term for when abnormal cells divide and invade other tissues. A specific type of cancer is dependent on the area of the body or organ where is starts, what type of tissue it forms on, and how progressive the cancer is. For example, carcinomas begin with the skin or tissue-surrounding organs while Leukemia begins in blood forming tissues, such as in a bone marrow. A tumor can also be a form of cancer, which can…

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    Cerebrum Cancer Study

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    Cerebrum Cancer is much the same as the greater part of the cancers,meaning that they are intense furthermore dangerous.Brain Cancer is a mass development of irregular cells in the brain.Many specialists have distinctive reasons on how individuals get mind disease or how it happened. One reason is a direct result of phones. They say this since individuals are dependably on there cell phones.For instance,doctors say in the event that you are continually having cerebral pains each and every day…

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    Cancer Treatment Plan

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    In the unfortunate event of a cancer diagnosis, what treatment will you and your doctors pursue? Getting any kind of cancer will be fearful for almost anyone. Normal cells grow, divide and then die. But when they grow and divide too quickly, they clump together and form tumors instead of dying off like they are supposed to do. (1) One who has been diagnosed with cancer must decide how they want to have it treated. This can be hard to do especially at the beginning because your mind is trying to…

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    The cancer is sometimes genetic, but mostly it is caused by the environment. Environmental factor in the development of cancers can be chemical, physical or biological. Chemical exposure to environmental carcinogens chemicals or substances that can lead to the development of cancer. It can occur in the workplace and in the home, as well as medical treatments, and lifestyle choices. Pollution from coal-fired power plants, auto mobile exhaust, and other sources. Burning coal is also a leading…

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