Colorectal cancer

Turcot syndrome presents with multiple adenomatous colon polyps, an increased risk of colorectal cancer, and an increased risk of cortical and subcortical carcinomas. The type of cancer generally depends on whether the Turcot syndrome is more similar to Lynch syndrome or FAP. The two most common types of brain tumors in Turcot syndrome are glioblastoma or medulloblastoma. Choice “E”…

My Journey to Success Ever since I was young, I’ve always wanted to change the world. I suppose I obtain this notion from watching superhero shows as a kid. However, unlike the heroes on television, I didn’t have any powers; consequently, I decided to think of new ways to change the world. Thus, I came up with the idea of recycling. Annually, we dump over two billion tons of waste into landfills; therefore, I wanted to find a way to eliminate this pollution to save the earth. I also began to…

severity. Obesity is associated with diseases and conditions such as: Hypertension, Coronary heart disease, Sleep apnoea, Hypoventilation syndrome, Diabetes mellitus, Menstrual irregularities, Fatty liver disease and cirrhosis, Colorectal cancer, Breast cancer, Prostate Cancer,…

In recent years MTHFR has been popularised in social media and blogs with various levels of information and potential misinformation. A search on google.com.au using the term “MTHFR” provided 1,330,000 results in 0.40 seconds.[1] With all of this different information being available 24 hours per day, all year round, it can be confusing for practitioners and patients to sift through to determine what is scientific, clinical or “hearsay”. 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)…

This therapy reduces the risk of Diabetes, osteoporosis and bowel cancer. Osteoporosis is the weakening of bones resulting in them to break more easily. HRT prevents further bone density loss, strengthens the bone and reduces the risk of fractures. Systemic hormone therapy ,using oestrogen ,which comes in pill, skin patch…

Colon Cancer Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is a form of cancer that affects the large intestine and rectum. The cancer cells do not die when signaled to do so. Instead, they grow unmonitored. The cancer will grow into more tissue and organs and develop more new cancer cells. In Stage I colon cancer only affects either the colon or the rectum. The cancer cells are found in the epithelial and lamina propria layers, the top layers of the large intestine and rectum. In Stage II,…

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care interventions to be included in their care. Next, the exact framework of this quantitative, feasibility study was not disclosed by the researchers. However, within the article, the researchers divulged that the study was based on the National Cancer Institute’s funded Program Project Grant. Unfortunately, that was the only information obtainable in regards to the framework of the study (Sun et al.,…

nonpolyposis colorectal cancer which is a disorder that increases the risk of many types of cancer. Researcher says that people who have lynch syndrome are more likely to develop colorectal cancer than anybody. The genetic test for lynch syndrome is MLH1. MLH1 is Mutl homolo g1, Colon cancer, nonpolyposis type 2. Lynch syndrome also have an risk of cancer of the stomach, small intestine, liver, gallbladder ducts, upper urinary tract, brain, and skin. Women with this disorder has a high risk of…

APC is a tumor repressor and essential a cell growth regulator. It inhibits uncontrolled growth of cells which may lead to cancer. Mutations of APC often lead to colorectal cancer. Small polyps, which are the overgrown cells, appear in the colon and later lead to malignancy. APC regulates how often the cell divides, the cell’s attachment the cells within a tissues, the morphogenesis of the cell’s 3D structures, and how the cell polarizes. In addition, the proteins check to make sure the number…