Chemotherapy

There are many causes of pleural effusions, such as pneumonia, renal failure, and malignancy. Medications can also cause pleural effusions, such as amiodarone. Because of the vast number of causes for this pathology, one should collect a history from the patient to guide the diagnostic and treatment process. If the patient is unable to provide a history, then one can perform the diagnostics and treat the pleural effusion, but the effusion may return if the root cause of the effusion has not been…

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…

Marijuana is a psychoactive substance that is obtained from the cannabis plant. The term medical marijuana refers to the use of the substance for treating symptoms of health disorders. Doctors authorize the use of marijuana— either unprocessed or its extract — for relief from different symptoms. In this post, you will learn about the benefits and uses of marijuana for medical purposes. Seizures Marijuana has been used to control and reduce the frequency of seizures. The substance has been…

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…

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…

yet no other medicine or drug has been able to perform such a task. Most people would rather choose chemotherapy treatments simply because stem cell processes take years to confirm. However, are stem cells a higher quality when entered into the body than chemotherapy? Stem cells can cure many different illnesses, and there are two different types such as adult, and embryonic, however; chemotherapy affects the body in a negative way. Even though stem cells are a common term…