Carcinoma

Dr. Lee in 2016, the division of Urology is undergoing a renaissance and expansion of existing programs and the development of new research and academic endeavors. The Division is focusing on a number of new projects such as: Renal Cell Carcinoma, Prostate Cancer, Pelvic Floor and Holmium laser prostatectomy outcomes. At the recent American Urological Association-Western Section meeting in Kauai, Hawaii October 23-28, 2016, the Division of Urology won 1st Place for Best Poster…

Exposure to UV radiation from tanning beds increases the risk of developing skin cancer. In 2009, the World Health Organization even bumped up tanning beds from “probably carcinogenic to humans” to “carcinogenic to humans”. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma are all skin cancers that have been linked to UV radiation from tanning beds. BCC is an abnormal and uncontrolled growth or lesion that forms in the skin’s basal cells. These growths or lesions often look…

cells — most often develops on skin exposed to the sun. But this common form of cancer can also occur on areas of your skin not ordinarily exposed to sunlight. There are three major types of skin cancer — basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequently occurring form of skin cancer. BCCs are abnormal, uncontrolled growths or lesions that arise in the skin’s basal cells, which is the deepest layer of the epidermis (the outermost layer…

that heavily effects the human body from the integumentary system to the immune system. There are three main types of skin cancer that is caused by the abnormal growth of cells within the skin. There is the basal cell carcinoma that starts off in the basal cells, squamous cell carcinoma that forms in the epidermis, and the malignant melanoma which happens when the melanin has become cancerous. Many people around the world have been diagnosed with one of these cancers and has suffered from how it…

study is to determine National cancer institute experience about the role of preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by esophagectomy for esophageal and gastro-esophageal carcinomas and its pathological outcome, resectability and the survival rate. Patients ' age distribution for esophageal and gastro-esophageal junction carcinoma showed a peak from 51-60 years in our study. This distribution is comparable to the 2 peaks incidence…

According to America Cancer Society, 85 to 90 percent of lung cancer is non-small lung cancer. However, there are three subtypes of non-small lung cancer squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large-cell undifferentiated carcinoma (America Cancer Society 6). About 20 to 30 percent of lung cancer is squamous cell carcinoma which is due to having a history of…

sense of security that by wearing an excessive amount, they can stay out in the sun much longer. Also, studies have shown that in these same countries, there is an increased incidence of melanoma among men, and a higher frequency of squamous cell carcinoma in women (Chua). According to WHO, UVR exposure is responsible for only 0.1% of all diseases in the world measured in disability-adjusted life years or DALYs. DALYs measure how much a person 's expectancy of healthy life is reduced by…

that are damaged by ultra violent light. XP is rare and roughly affects 1:250,000 Americans a year1. Unsurprisingly, early in a patient’s childhood they have extreme sun sensitivity, which gravely increases their incidence of basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, as well as benign and malignant melanomas. Before affected children reach the age of 20 years old, their incidence of malignant melanoma increases 2000 fold when compared to the general public1. The disorder also carries a…

ears, neck, chest, arms and hands, and on legs of women but also you get it on unexposed areas of the skin as palms, beneath your fingernails or toenails, and genital area. Symptoms of basal cell carcinoma is pearly or waxy bumps, and flat, flesh-colored or brown scar like lesions. In squamous cell carcinoma the symptoms are firm, red nodule, and a flat lesion with scaly, crusted surface. In the last main type of skin cancer melanoma which is more dangerous, can spread, and appears where…

is a disease where the cancer cells are formed in the vagina. There is two main cancer which are not very common but are Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma. These next two aren’t so much common, vaginal melanoma develops in the melanocytes of your vagina and vaginal sarcoma develops in the tissue cells of the wall of your vagina. Squamous Cell Carcinoma forms in thin and flat cells lining the vagina. This type of cancer spreads slowly and near the vagina, it’s the most common type…