Chemotherapy

already made inside our minds. When taken, the THC levels increase, making our brains respond with laid back actions (Rivas). Cancer has been around for ages, and just in the last decade there has been some answers found on how to cure the disease. Chemotherapy is always one of the top suggestions. All chemo does is give the patient radiation that kills the cancer cells, but also kills the good, healthy cells causing sickness and pain throughout treatment. Since medical marijuana has been used…

Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the second major cause of cancer death worldwide. Early detection of gastric cancer by endoscopic surveillance is actively investigated to improve patient survival, particularly utilizing the newly developed magnifying narrow-band imaging endoscopy in the stomach. However, reviewing the endoscopic data is time consuming and obliges intense labor of profoundly experienced doctors.\\ In this work, we have proposed a method for detecting ulcer…

This may cause accumulation of errors rapidly in the cell and its progeny. * Those in signaling (endocrine) machinery of the cell. This leads transmission of the error signals to nearby healthy cells as well. * Those that allow the cells to migrate and disrupt more healthy cells away from the primary site of origin. * Those that make the cell immortal so that the abnormal cell refuses to die. Hormonal changes Notable among these are changes in the female hormone levels estrogen. Excess…

How to discuss a child’s transplant with siblings. Telling you child’s siblings that their brother or sister needs a transplant can be difficult. Remember to be open an honest with your children as they will sense if you are holding back information. If your children are similar ages you may want to tell them together, otherwise it may be best to tell them separately so you can tailor the discussion to be age appropriate. Explain to the your child’s siblings the diagnosis and the treatment.…

Anne is a client who recently had a cancer diagnosis, and is exploring a range of different therapies and treatment options. She is going through an array of emotions and wants to manage her feelings over the next few months. This essay outlines recommendations to support Anne’s emotional and spiritual health from a naturopathic perspective, including the suggestion of appropriate Bach flowers. Learning of a cancer diagnosis is a difficult experience and every individual reacts differently.…

Wit by Margaret Edson is a play about Dr. Vivian Bearing succumbing to advanced metastatic ovarian cancer. Edson herself has said that this is a play about grace. This theme is evident in Vivian’s gradual transition from graceless intellectual to gracious cancer patient; a transition which is accompanied by her finally understanding life and death from a human perspective, rather than a scholarly one. Edson uses literary foils and mirrors, the evolution of Dr. Bearing’s character, Vivian’s…

Introduction: According to the North Dakota Cancer Coalition (2011), one out of two men and one out of three women will develop cancer in their lifetimes. Research estimates at least 10% of cancer patients do not receive effective relief of their cancer pain identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) three-step ladder guidelines, and an upwards to 30% of patients receive poor pain control, especially in their last year of life (Raphael et al., 2010). For patients with refractory cancer…

Medical Marijuana Do the Benefits outweigh the Risks? Have you ever thought of marijuana as being a good drug for society and humans? Marijuana being used as a medicine is a topic that has been discussed for a few years now. Marijuana has long been thought of as a drug for people to get their next high, but now research shows it could be used for another purpose in life. Medical marijuana is providing benefits to patients who suffer from a variety of different diseases, both by decreasing…

marijuana for medicinal reasons far outweigh the negative health matters that may be associated with its use therefore research suggest that medical marijuana may be an effective treatment for the following conditions: Cancer - Relieves nausea during chemotherapy treatment, may prevent the spread of some cancers. HIV/AIDS - Increases appetite in patients experiencing severe weight loss, eases neurological symptoms. Neurological disorders (including spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis) -…

She has cancer. It feels weird to write that down, but worse to say it out loud. She hid it from her children for nearly a month. It was in the middle of May in 2013 and it was the last of my sophomore year. The morning was hot and waking up at noon made me feel worse. There was a hard pounding in my head as if someone was gripping it and shaking it back and forth. I was unbalanced and my body was ready to topple down like an almost dead tree. I headed to the kitchen for breakfast and to my…