Cancer

safe from the illness. This very frightening and treacherous disease is known as cancer. I have chosen cancer for my final project due it hitting very close to home. I have lost many family members to this disease over my lifetime. Even though, many of my love ones have passed from the dangerous illness or even fighting for their survival now, I haven’t fully understood what cancer actually is. What is cancer? Cancer is, “A malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in…

Cancer is becoming a second leading cause of death in our society. The expenses for diagnosis and treatment are overwhelming. People may deal with various challenges like; physical, social, emotional and spiritual. “Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells anywhere in a body” (What is cancer, 2014). “Cancer is associated with the alteration expression of cellular genes that normally regulate proliferation and differentiation” (Copstead & Banasik, 2013). Abnormal cells are called…

Colon Cancer Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is a form of cancer that affects the large intestine and rectum. The cancer cells do not die when signaled to do so. Instead, they grow unmonitored. The cancer will grow into more tissue and organs and develop more new cancer cells. In Stage I colon cancer only affects either the colon or the rectum. The cancer cells are found in the epithelial and lamina propria layers, the top layers of the large intestine and rectum. In Stage II,…

Cancer is one of the most deadly diseases in the worl and this year alone there will be will be 1,685,210 new cancer cases in the United States alone and out of those 595,690 will die (Cancer 2016). That is why it is critical for me to understand everything there is to know about cancer, considering I am going school for a Physicans Assistant. That is why I chose to do my extra credit paper on it because we learned about cancer in class and it relates to my major in many different ways. Cancer…

disturbing diseases. Cancer, has affected everyone with not just experiences personally but close friends and relatives. Research for all diseases are constantly being updated but especially cancer, due to several possible treatments and diagnosis. Centuries ago and even just a few decades ago cancer was being misdiagnosed or unable to be diagnosed. Radiation and Chemo are two of the most commonly used and known treatments, there are huge differences between pediatric and adult cancers and…

In the past years, cancer has been a common reason for death. Research shows that the older you get the more risk you have of getting cancer. There are current trends about cancer specifically related to age. I am writing this essay to explain these current trends. The current trends about cancer specifically related to age are increasing. One trend that is increasing is life expectancy at birth by race and sex. In Document I, the graph shows that a black man from ages 60-70 has an increasing…

Cancer is a disease that have been infecting people for centuries. It is also the leading cause of disease worldwide. According to the cancer research group in the uk, in the year 2012 there was an estimate of 14.1 million new cases of cancer. This was split 53% in males and 47% in females. Several cancer types exists and I will be focusing on breast cancer. In the years 2013 the American Cancer Society stated that there was 64,640 new in Situ cases and 232,340 new invasive cases. In situ cancer…

Cancer Awareness and Funding Thesis: Cancer awareness plays an important and critical role in increasing funding for cancer research. I. What is Cancer? A. Cancer is a disease where cells become abnormal and grow uncontrollably B. Cancer can form anywhere in the body C. Cancer cells form in one place causing a tumor which destroy normal body cells III. Types of Cancer A. Malignant and benign cancer cells B. There are over 200 types of cancer C. Types are classified by the…

autoantibodies and epigenome (Topol, 2014, p. 241). This information can now give rise to the exceptional and unparalleled opportunity to improve medical treatment for those with cancer and develop the preventative strategies required to maintain health (Topol, 2014, p. 241). Topol (2014, p. 248) states that the current classification of cancer,…

ABOUT CANCER Cancer can be everywhere and can be in anyone at the same time when no one knows it. Cancer affects people in different ways. Around the world today, there are many different types of cancer. All cancers have their own cause and treatments. Some of these treatments of cancer include chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Some of the causes are smoking, drinking and sometimes eating certain foods. It is important to understand the different types, causes and treatments of cancer…