Chemotherapy

Surgery, which may include removing portions of the pancreas is the only treatment that can get rid of cancerous pancreatic tumors. Other treatment options include radiation,chemotherapy or alternative medications,any of which may be added with surgery. The survivor rate is 7 percent, when diagnosed in later stages the patient usually have only a few months to live. About 90 percent of pancreatic cancer patients are over the age…

pushed her to keep fighting the battle. I was in second and third grade when my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Being so young, it was hard for me to comprehend how dangerous and fatal breast cancer really is during the early stages of her chemotherapy treatments. Then, as it progressed, I began to realize the severity of the situation. She was tired all the time and always felt sick. She continuously apologized for her not feeling well, and for me having to take care of her. Honestly, I…

A little 7 year old girl had cancer since she was 4. Her parents wanted to fight the cancer on her own she was getting better at first but at the last year she had it got worse so they had put her on chemotherapy. She had been on chemotherapy for 5 months. She just past away 2 days ago. Do you think Marijuana should be used for medical?? (1st body paragraph) Marijuana should be used for medical reasons because it assists with a large number of medical problems. To name a few, it lowers pain,…

were treated with preoperative Cisplatin and Etoposide and concurrent radiation to 45Gy in 25 fractions. Subsequently, Patients with stable disease or response to treatment underwent thoracotomy. All patients received an additional two cycles of chemotherapy postoperatively. Overall five-year survival was 44% and for patient with complete pathological response, 5 years’ survival was 54%…

Introuction&definition Testicular cancer Testicular cancer is Cancer in the male organs that make male hormones and sperm (testicles). Most testicular cancers start in cells that make sperm. These cells are called germ cells. The two main types of testicular germ cell cancers are seminomas and nonseminomas. Seminomas grow and spread slowly and respond to radiation therapy. Nonseminomas grow and spread more quickly than seminomas. Testicular cancer affects the testicles and it can spread…

“Grandma Cooper has cancer.” My heart dropped to my stomach, my eyes stung with tears, my lungs stopped working, and everything hurt. Cancer is a word that causes great fear, sadness, worry, dread, and many more terrible emotions. For me, I have heard the word since before I knew what the real fear of it was. I do not think I truly understood the sadness that the word could invoke when I was younger, I never understood until I was old enough to know that I could lose someone I was very close to…

The development of my character has been influenced by both positive and negative factors. My first exposure to cancer happened when I was in Kindergarten. I heard a scary story about a young boy named Christopher Cooley who had died of cancer. In his honor, his family created the Christopher Cooley Foundation. Each year, Easter baskets are made and delivered to all children undergoing cancer at the Kansas City Hospital. When I found out my school was participating in creating these baskets, I…

surrounding them or there are places in your body where they’re produced .There are many ways to treat breast cancer but the best way in treating breast cancer are surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and…

fatigue, Mouth and throat problems. Loss of muscle and weight, and anorexia occur because of the generated of cytokines when the body tries to eliminate the cancer. Some treatments for melanoma affect the patients in different ways. For instance, in chemotherapy patients experience hair loss, diarrhoea, nausea, and their immune system becomes weak and can be infected by any infectious. Additionally, Radiotherapy also affects the patient during the period in which patients will receive treatment…

The topic of my disease diary is lung cancer. The reason, why I have chosen it is, because I also have witnessed how somebody died because of lung cancer and I want to know how that could happen. In the following report I will talk about the characteristic of the cancer, the causes and symptoms, the treatment of the disorder and how the relationship is to other body systems. Lung cancer, also called carcinoma of the lung or pulmonary carcinoma, is an enormously deadly tumor in the lung. The…