Carcinoma

non-melanoma cancers are the most common, making up almost 99 percent of all skin cancer diagnoses, and oftentimes, these cancers can be easily removed without fear of future relapse. Non-melanoma cancers include actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. These cancers tend to form on skin that is exposed to recurrent ultra-violet rays over an extended period. On the other hand, melanoma cancers can be removed by a primary physician, but the follow-up procedures are…

Athletes who use drugs in sports should not be allowed to play the game. Using drugs to help an athlete play better is unfair to themselves and others. Other athletes work hard for everything that they need and want. Using drugs in sports may possibly harm your liver, and parts around your adrenal glands. Research on drugs being used in sports needs to be done. As an athlete, people who use drugs in sports should not play. Working hard and achieving something wanted by training and work is…

Clinical presentation Acute HCV The incidence of acute HCV infection is about 1/100,000 per year, but this figure is probably an underestimate because it mainly refers to symptomatic patients. Progression to persistent or chronic infection occurs in about three quarters of cases, is influenced by the IL28B genotype, and is associated with chronic hepatitis of a variable degree and with variable rates of fibrosis progression. Only exceptionally does infection clear spontaneously in the chronic…

I. INTRODUCTION From the recent studies it has been known that breast cancer is the common occuring cancer among women in the worldwide. Metastasis is regarded to be as the main cause of death in breast cancer patients and reason for death around 90% of breast cancer are depicted because of local invasion and migration of tumor cells. Metastasis is defined as the spread of cancerous cells from the tumor site to the distance organs. It is a composite process that are divided into numerous…

bioethical issues regarding HeLa cells. As the story unfolds, Henrietta Lacks, a poor black women, seeks treatment in 1951 for gynecological issues at Johns Hopkins Hospital. As A result, a few days later she receives the diagnosis of epidermoid carcinoma of the cervix, stage I. Not long after, Henrietta had her first cancer treatment at Johns Hopkins. During the procedure, tissue from her tumor and healthy cervix cells were collected unbeknownst to Henrietta and her family without consent.…

breast cancer. As of today over 2.9 million are survivors of breast cancer in the United States. The cause of getting breast cancer is unclear. The occurrence of the breast cells become benign and start to divide into a lump or mass. The Cancer carcinoma may come from the milk ducts, the lobules, and or tissue or cells of the breast. The cells could metastasize to another part of the body or the lymph nodes. Even the changes in hormones, lifestyle, and the environment have an impact to…

of a diverse patient population. My personal experiences have had a significant role in shaping my desire to become a nurse, and ultimately becoming a nurse practitioner. When I was in high school, my mother was diagnosed with base of the tongue carcinoma. I watched her get admitted to the hospital on multiple occasions for acute symptoms and complications related to her cancer. My senior year of college, my father had a medical emergency that brought him to the hospital. In…

Cancer is defined as a diverse state in which cells multiply, proliferate and spread through surrounding tissues. With all the different types of cancers we have, at least one originates from closely every cell type in the human body (Vogeistein and Kinzier,1992). Different influence can affect the processes of the cell cycle in both positive and negative ways. Tumor suppressor gene p53 is among the negative regulators of the cell cycle if affected by alteration, mutations or by interaction with…

In 1950’s Maryland, segregation was at it’s height-Jim Crow laws were in effect, schools were separate but equal, and the Klu Klux Klan had a mainstream following. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, a black woman, whose cancer cells were taken from her without her permission. Though her lifespan only amounted to 31 years, the effect of her immortal cells will last an eternity. Although Henrietta was an African American woman, she received the best treatment…

“Chronic Kidney Disease, also called chronic kidney failure, describes the gradual loss of kidney function. Your kidneys filter wastes and excess fluids from your blood, which are then excreted in your urine. When chronic kidney disease reaches an advanced stage, dangerous levels of fluid, electrolytes and wastes can build up in your body”. Chronic Kidney disease usually relates to anemia and the level of anemia correlates with the severity of renal failure. Many conditions can cause CKD, causes…