Colorectal cancer

neuroendocrine tumors account for 12 - 27% of all carcinoid tumors (Modlin and Sandor 1997; Modlin, Lye et al. 2003). Although it accounts for < 1 - 2% of all rectal neoplasia, the prevalence of rectal carcinoid is increasing partly due to increased colorectal cancer screening (Modlin, Oberg et al. 2008; Murray, Sippel et al. 2012). Majority of rectal carcinoids are diagnosed incidentally. The prevalence of rectal carcinoid in adults undergoing screening colonoscopy ranges 0.05 – 0.07%, which…

Cancer does not discriminate, weather you are white, black, young, old, rich, poor, man or women, it affects everyone and threatens anyone. Even with all the modern advances in medicine, cancer is still a battle however new research and new medications constantly being tested gives us hope. Hope that people like my grandmother, who passed away from ovarian cancer never dreamed. Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other gynecologic cancer in the United States. “FDA approved bevacizumab…

ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF GASTRIC CANCER APPROACHED VIA RETROGRADE SINGLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY RUNNING TITLE Atypical presentation of Gastric Carcinoma AUTHORS Dr. N***** ********* M.D. Dr. H**** Y***** MBBS ABSTRACT Globally Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer. Regular screening and early detection has decreased incidence of stomach cancer has decreased in Western world in the last 10 years. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for stomach cancer in the United States for…

In Wit , a Pulitzer Prize winning play by Margaret Edson, the audience witnesses Vivian Bearing’s journey, and hopeless battle with ovarian cancer. Edson uses a soliloquy as a tone used to reveal the feelings and emotional state of Vivian. She uses the soliloquy to give Vivian a chance to express how she is feeling and what she is thinking in every part of the play. By using the soliloquy, Edson manages to cite sympathy, rather than pity, in the audience by showing the constant struggle that…

“ Does someone actually think I would kill my daughter because she wet the bed?” said Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet Ramsey’s mom. JonBenet Ramsey’s murder in 1996 still shocks the world today. JonBenet Ramsey was born on August 6, 1990, in Atlanta Georgia. The daughter of a fashion designer and a wealthy businessman. Her mom’s name was Patsy Ramsey and her dad’s name is John Bennett. She was the youngest of two children. She had a brother named Burke Ramsey who was born in 1987. In 1991 her and her…

Stomach cancer will affect nearly 25,000 people this year, with nearly 11,000 of those people dying, according to the website, cancer.net. Stomach cancer is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide. It is important for people to understand the early signs and symptoms to detect stomach cancer. When stomach cancer is found early there is a higher survival rate. There are many genetic and environmental factors as well as random factors that may lead to the development of stomach…

family member to help in the prevention of colorectal cancer? Since early screening can prevent colorectal cancer, it is important to encourage that friend or family to have a colonoscopy done as soon as possible. Educate the friend about early screening, and also if there are other modifiable risk factors such as smoking, the friend would be encouraged to quit. Imagine having a brother age 50 African American who have not been screened for colorectal cancer, but…

What is metastatic colorectal cancer? “Metastatic cancer is cancer that has spread to other parts of the body” (WebMD). When the colon or rectal cancer spreads through the body, it is often found in the liver, sometimes found in the lungs, bones and other organs of the body. Colorectal cancer often happens when cells that are not grown normally in your colon or rectum, these cells are grown together and forms polyps, which are “benign growths (noncancerous tumors or neoplasms) involving the…

diseases is cancer. When talking about cancer there are many consequences. Many people are affected by cancer; whether directly or indirectly. This disease does not affect just one specific population. Not only does this disease have consequences, it also has a huge economic impact. Since cancer is a disease that is really common there has been so much research done to find a cure. There are programs and studies out there that are being used to help reduce the number of cancer cases. Cancer is…

of ovarian and testicular cancer was given in 1978. Currently in cancer treatments, Cisplatin is one of the three greatest consumed antitumor drugs in the world. However like any other drugs Cisplatin has its own advantage and disadvantages. One of the main disadvantages is sever toxicity such as neurotoxicity, ototoxicity…