Carcinoma

breast cells. There are two types of breast cancer. It can either being to form in the milk-producing glands, lobules, or in the ducts of that carry milk to the nipple. Cancer that forms in the lobules is lobular carcinoma while cancer that develops in the milk ducts is ductal carcinoma. The lobules and ducts of the breast are spread throughout the adipose and fibrous tissue that make up the majority of the mass of the breast. The cancer can spread if the breast cells move to other parts of the…

Approach to Care for Cancer The main cause of death in the world of today is cancer. According to Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2011), cancer is the second leading cause of death in America. It has no respect for anybody and no warranties. Cancer can affect anyone, irrespective of age, active or inactive individuals thin or overweight. But, perfect eating lifestyles, healthy living, and good exercise can avert or delay many of the cancers cells. Cancer is the quick and…

Cancer is defined as the disease that causes division of abnormal cells uncontrolled. Cancer is responsible for one out of every five deaths in the United States. It is second only to heart disease as a cause of death in this country (“Cancer”). Cancer is not just one disease, but a group of almost one hundred diseases. Every year, millions of people are diagnosed with cancer. Out of those numbers 500,000 are expected to die of this disease (“Advance”). An average of 1/2 of men and 1/3 of women…

(NSCLC). “SCLC tends to spread widely through the body fairly early in the course of the disease, usually before it causes symptoms” (American Cancer Society 2013: 8). There are three main subtypes of NSCLC which are adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and large…

As a female I am frightened by the idea that I have a one in eight chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer specifically is one of the most intense and common cancer in the United States. Whether you are a man or women being diagnosed with breast cancer is frightening. It is a scary thing to have such a high chance of developing the disease, which is why everyone needs to understand what breast cancer is, what the four stages are, treatment, and statistics about breast…

I will be focusing on the Kidney Cancer, but to understand Kidney Cancer, one needs to know about the systems it resides in. Starting from the Endocrine System, to the Urinary System, then to the Kidneys. The Endocrine System is made up of glands in an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system. The hormones that the glands secrete, help to regulate very important internal processes. The processes that they regulate are, growth and development, equilibrium through out…

The major problem associated with chemotherapeutic agents is their lack of specificity and selectivity. This is mainly due to the presence of very subtle metabolic differences between the tumor cells and the normal cells[51]. Hence, very large doses of chemotherapeutic drugs are required for successful chemotherapy. Furthermore, cancer chemotherapy leads to severe adverse effects, such as hair loss, damages to the liver, kidney, and bone marrow, as the normal cells are also exposed to these…

Homo sapiens, or modern human, have been around for 200,000 years, but what came before? Scientists have found evidence of many pre-humans: Homo erectus, Homo habilis, and the most famous... Homo Neandenthalensis. Movies, books, and magazines have all been made about them, but what are they really like? Neanderthals had a unique lifestyle, fascinating diet, and amazing anatomy!…

It was recorded that 12 out of 35 patients, suffered from extrahepatic tumour. This was revealed by PET/CT combined and by CT scan single-handedly. The extrahepatic tumours in two of the patients were not detected by PET and PET/CT; those were recorded to have node of 2 –cm lymph in the hepatoduodenal ligament. It is furthermore, true that both forms of the scans (CT and PET/CT) reported extrahepatic tumour in patients that did not have it at all. The CT scan reported it in 3 out of 23 patients,…

The concept of ergonomics is central to the discussion on the effect of health and safety on productivity [1]. The aim of ergonomics is to ensure the well-being of worker by attaining optimal working conditions by using the most suitable physical characteristics and psychological capability [2]. Occupational and environmental respiratory diseases have a long history with respiratory disorders among tobacco workers [3]. As early as the beginning of the 18th century, ‘Ramazzini’ wrote about…