Chemotherapy regimens

Comparative morphological analysis of paediatric double hit lymphoma to those seen in adults The index patient had an incisional rectal biopsy initially which displayed features in keeping with a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The neoplastic tumour cells displaying a diffuse arrangement. The individual cells having an increased nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio, round nuclei with vesicular chromatin pattern and prominent nucleoli. The tumour showed CD20, BCL6, and CD10 immunopositivity was…

Cancer is the second death causing disease in the world after cardiovascular diseases. Many of patient loss their life due to un-identification and lack of treatment. Some of the earliest evidence of human bone cancer was found in mummies in ancient Egypt and in ancient manuscripts dates about 1600 B.C. The world’s oldest recorded case of breast cancer hails from ancient Egypt in 1500 BC and it was recorded that there was no treatment for the cancer, only palliative treatment. 1.2.1: Origin of…

Proton radiotherapy is a new type of treatment that is becoming the new standard of approaching a common tumor among children. Support by researchers, there is evidence that proton radiotherapy actually reducing some long-term side effects such as less severe cognitive damage, while maintaining the same hormonal levels as the older form of therapy (photon radiotherapy). One primary difference between the two therapies revolves around the way in which radiation passes through the patient’s body…

The National Institutes of Health has a printed consensus statement that clearly notes that the ideal treatment for these problems is total removal of the tumor. But there are other options including incomplete removal or stereotactic radiation therapy. Depending on the type of surgery done if the whole tumor is completely removed then the likelihood of it growing back decreases, but there can still be some down fall based on the type of surgery done. Some down falls include complete loss of…

Radiation therapy is used in the treatment of approximately 40% to 60% of patients who are diagnosed as having cancer.1,2 Radiation therapy uses ionizing radiation delivered by external beam therapy or radioisotopes with either a palliative or curative goal.1 These complex treatments are usually delivered daily during a period of five to seven weeks.1,2 Radiation therapy is recognized as a high-risk procedure because of the number of steps and staff involved.3 The radiation oncologist, medical…

Studies have proven medical marijuana has therapeutic effects on pain management, nausea, vomiting, seizures, and appetite loss, for patients suffering from medical conditions. A current teacher of mine has a cousin suffering from epilepsy, a seizure disorder, where she has over forty seizures a day. After seeking treatment, the only help she could find was in medical marijuana. Unfortunately, the state where she lives still makes it a crime for someone suffering from a serious disease to turn…

advantages it can consist of. These advantages include the specificity of the cancer cells (the target) because of the receptors that tumors express in a large quantities, and fewer side effects from strong medicines that kill cancer cells, Currently, chemotherapy targets not just cancer cells but also, healthy cells anywhere in the body because the medicine is not specific to those cells. This can cause many unappealing side effects as discussed earlier and even death in serious cases. In…

Unless you’ve lived under a rock for the last few years, chances are, you’ve heard about CBD oil (or cannabidiol oil, which is an extract derived from the cannabis plant, sans the psychoactive ingredient, Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC). In fact, this substance is largely touted as somewhat of a “miracle drug,” with applications ranging from cardiovascular health to fighting cancer. Perhaps the most widely known use for CBD oil has been the treatment of seizures and other neurological disorders –…

The Painful Death Every year around the US, thousands of people are diagnosed with different types of cancer and treated with chemo. Unfortunately, not every cancer facility gives their patients the privacy they are entitled to and the respect they deserve. After viewing the film Wit (Bosanquet et al., 2001), Dr. Vivian Bearing, a professor and scholar of 17th century poetry, is violated in many ways as she progressed through stage 4 ovarian cancer and up to her final days to her painful death…

effects of many treatments is nausea which can cause patients not want to eat, this makes their body weak and not able to fight chronic diseases. “The benefits claimed by the proponents of medical marijuana include relief of nausea due to cancer chemotherapy.” (Armentano,Paul) “Ground seeds from the cannabis plant contain high and balanced levels of essential amino acids and essential fatty acids and may be baked into a variety of nutritional foodstuffs.” (Armentano, Paul) The essential amino…