Chemotherapy

Approximately 1.1% of people will be diagnosed with thyroid cancer at some point during their lifetime. All cancer starts when there is an uncontrolled amount of cell growth in the body and thyroid cancer is no different. Thyroid cancer is within the thyroid gland, in front of the neck just below the voice box. The thyroid gland absorbs iodine from the bloodstream and produces thyroid hormones which regulate your metabolism. Thyroid cancer has various causes and risk factors. Testing shows women…

Less than total thyroidectomy (lobectomy, partial or subtotal thyroidectomy) is used mainly to treat thyroid nodules, and/or hyperthyroidism. Lately, there is a trend towards less extensive thyroid surgery even in cases of thyroid cancer. Complications such as recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and postoperative hypocalcemia have led the surgeons toward less extensive surgical practice, especially in cases of benign thyroid disease. The main indications for surgical treatment of thyroid nodules…

Biomaterials can be described as substances which can be introduced into the body as part of a medical device or replacement for an organ or bodily function. This literature review is based on a study of silicone breast implants and the associated risks. Breast implants have been used for more than 30 years for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery as they have a high biological tolerance. They consist of an outer envelope made up of silicone elastomer, a highly cross-linked silicone which is…

Cancer cells can break away from the primary tumor site and travel through blood and lymphatic vessels. This is how cancer cells spread, or metastasize, to another part of the body, such as the brain. These tumors can develop when a patient’s primary cancer, while still undetectable at its original site, sends out metastatic cells that travel to the brain and establish themselves there. Most cancer patients are actually at risk of having their tumor spread to multiple sites.…

Many kids have died from leukemia. It was a case that had a major environmental issue and a lot of impact potential. Anne Anderson started the case where she wanted an apologize because her son died from leukemia. [1] “Anne Anderson son have died from Leukemia two years ago.” Anne asked Jan Schlichtmann to investigate about the case, because she wanted to get an apology. Anne did not wanted money, she wanted an apologize. Lauren was another person that had a son that died from leukemia, she was…

The Brachytherapy procedure consists of radiation occurring inside the body. The materials that are injected into the area around the cancer in the prostate gland are known as “seeds”. The seeds are what cause the radiation to occur in the general area. The seeds are placed within a sterilized needle which then the needle is pushed through the skin between the scrotum and the rectum and ends within the prostate gland to begin radioactivity. There are two different types of doses for the therapy.…

People who are at risk should get tested earlier. Diagnosis rates for pancreatic cancer are not very high. Most people at risk do not get tested because they think they do not need to. Since the risk of getting pancreatic cancer is relatively small, people do not get tested because they think that they will not get it. For example, people who have close relatives who have had pancreatic cancer are at higher risk. “If you have two or more first-degree relatives who have had pancreatic cancer, a…

Ototoxicity may be defined as “damage to the structure and function of the inner ear (auditory, vestibular, or both) that results from exposure to toxins” (Campbell, 2007). Exposure to toxins is often the result of the administration of therapeutic agents or medications for the treatment of other primary diagnoses. These medications fall into several classes including: aminoglycoside antibiotics, antineoplastic drugs, other antibiotics, antimalarial drugs, loop diuretics, and salicylates. To…

Therapy can be applied one time in order to stop or make the progressive of cancer slowly, and the process of therapy could be working or not which is resulting in further efforts of treatment by applying a more aggressive type. Both radiation therapy and surgical elimination of the prostate (prostatectomy) are the most ordinary types of therapy that utilize for prostate cancer until now. Nonetheless, any kind of therapy has negative side effects which some of these effects are more serious than…

Is Medical Marijuana being considered a medical treatment? Medical Marijuana can either be used for medical purposes or recreational uses. There are many reasons why they will not legalize it, but they are a lot of good reasons why the should. Here are some reason why they should legalize Medical Marijuana. If we legalize Medical Marijuana, Doctors would use marijuana for diseases like cancer, anorexia, epilepsy, analgesia, arthritis, AIDS, glaucoma, and many more diseases. Another common…