Chemotherapy

What does the word cancer mean to you? When most people think of cancer they think of hardship, incurable, helpless, or maybe even tragedy. Up until two weeks ago I had never really thought about what cancer meant to me. I have been extremely privileged by not having to have any love ones endure this illness. That is until about two weeks ago when I got a call from my mom. Based on a recent study approximately 39.6 percent of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their…

Radiology and Sonography are two very important cornerstones in the medical field. The two both have a lot of similarities and a lot of differences that are unknown to students wanting to pursue a career in either. They both require mostly the same schooling, however you have to learn the different job practices of each. Whereas both help diagnose, students interested in this field need to understand the skills utilized because Radiology and Sonography both require different techniques. For…

Most of the health care plans that we have must cover some kind of preventive health services. The services could be shots or screening test that will be no cost for the patient. Three is a total of three kind of free preventive services. The services are free if they are ordered by a doctor that is in the network for your health care. Preventative services must be offered at no cost even if you have not met your yearly deductible. Preventive care is broke down into three sets which include all…

Sunlight is the main source of UV rays. UVA rays age skin cells and can damage their DNA resulting in wrinkles, and play a role in some skin cancers. Most tanning beds give off large amounts of UVA, increasing risk of skin cancer. UVB rays have a little more energy than UVA rays and directly damage skin cells’ DNA. They are also thought to cause most sunburns and skin cancers. UVC rays have the most energy, butbut they get trapped in our atmosphere. They do not usually cause skin cancer.…

Stomach Cancer Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a malignant tumor that starts in the lining of your stomach. Seeing as the tumor is malignant, it is possible for the tumor to spread to other areas in your body. Your body is made up of tons of cells and these cells grow, divide and die properly. Cancer begins when these cells begin to grow uncontrollably. The stomach is one of the main parts in the digestive system. It is located in the upper abdomen in your body. The stomach…

Use of Chemical Hair Dyes and Health Problems According to J.D. Heyes, those who use hair dyes more than nine times a year have a 60 percent greater risk of contracting cancer (Heyes 1). It is important to know what kind of chemicals are in the hair dye. People do not read what the hair dye contains in it, if dying hair often it can lead to cause cancer on scalp, skin, and hair loss. J. D. Heyes, a scientist, also says that both home hair coloring kits, and dyes used at more expensive hair…

There are 60,000 miles worth of blood vessels in a typical adult. End to end, that would form a line that would circle the earth twice (Li). Blood vessels can create life, but blood vessels can also cause death. The abnormal development of new blood vessels is called angiogenesis, which can cause the growth of cancer tumors and lead to many other diseases. William Li, the head of the Angiogenesis foundation, focuses on research dealing with extreme or deficient angiogenesis and nutrition’s…

Medical Marijuana In discussion of Medical Marijuana, one controversial argument has been whether the herbal remedies is being overprescribed and more importantly, whether it’s potential risks outweigh the benefit. Furthermore, it is said to cure many diseases starting from epilepsy and anxiety to cancer and diabetes, along with many more. Others even maintain that the price and its side effects play an important role in the use of medical marijuana. My own view is that medical marijuana is an…

Diffuse Optical Tomography is non invasive, non ionizing functional imaging modality used for detection of brain tumor and breast cancer. A forward model design depicts the placement of laser source and photo-detector around the tissue boundary. The light propagation on the phantom takes place in Near-Infra-Red wavelength. The incident light on the tissue boundary was absorbed and scattered. The scattered rays are detected by the photo-detector and scattered voltage of the tissue was measured.…

In the book Plague Time: The New Germ Theory of Disease Paul Ewald looks into the diseases the world faces every day and presents a new theory to what causes them. The book breaks down the current germ theory, causes of this way of thought, and solutions to it. Ewald starts by diving into what the world thinks as everyday diseases including the flu, HIV, and stomach ulcers. The public normally differentiates these infectious disease from chronic diseases like Schizophrenia, Parkinson’s, and…