Diseases and disorders

Imagine being able to relax with less pain and nausea. When you are treated for cancer, the side effects can be extreme. What would your life be like without the side effects? Imagine living without pain or nausea from cancer treatments? Are you in a lot of pain? Are side effects like nausea making your life unbearable? Are you afraid of new treatments because of the side effects? Do you just want to live a normal, healthy life again? Cancer patients need certain types of care. Standard…

question I want to help answer is “How can we cure cancer and other non-curable diseases, and why have we not been able to find a cure for them yet?” This may be one of the most pressing questions in the world right now. Although this is the case, I want to help answer this question because I personally know people who have been affected by such deadly diseases and saw how much their lives changed during and after the disease. All over the world thousands of people dies every day because they…

Cancer is one form of non communicable disease. I chose cancer because it is a disease that is affecting the world. In the US alone, more than one million people get cancer each year. Half of the US men and one third of the US women will get cancer in their lifetime. There are signs that signal cancer. Cancer has many symptoms that depend on the cancer. Cancer is known as a group of diseases. There are lots of different types of cancers including bone, breast, and eye. Cancer starts when…

Poor living conditions, loss of hope, no money and a lack of work for the father to support his family let alone himself. This is the current state of Modern Haiti. Unfortunately, these circumstances can lead to deep depression in people and can potentially lead to suicide. In “A Wall of Fire Rising,” by Edwidge Danticat, a father struggles with both internal and external conflicts that barricade his path on providing for his family. They live in a tiny shack and struggle to make ends meet. Guy…

Leukemia does not show obvious symptoms early on, however it shows certain unusual symptoms which need further diagnoses. Leukemia detection test involves many diagnostic methods such as blood test, bone marrow test, cytogenetic analysis, immunophenotyping, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), immunoglobulin test, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and G-banding karyotyping. The evaluation of these this diagnostic test takes place in the laboratory to determine the treatment plan for the…

These facilities help the patient and family learn about the disease and work together to decide the best plan of action to treat it. Sometimes that treatment is aggressive while other times it's simply making the patient more comfortable. All possible options are available when treated in this type of facility. Simplicity…

Cancer is a disease in which abnormal growth of cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissues (“Cancer- Google Search”). There are more than 100 types of cancer, that includes lung cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma. The symptoms vary depending on the type of cancer is active. Most of the them are detected after a tumor is felt or when other symptoms start to develop. It can also be detected in blood, urine, or incidentally by reason of evaluating or…

cervical motion tenderness. However, some patients may have a completely normal examination and without a fever. This patient denies lower uterine discomfort and does not have cervical motion tenderness. She does not have a history of sexual transmitted diseases and her LPS was normal. This diagnosis is unlikely because other than spotting irregularly during cycle and after intercourse, her symptoms are not consistent with this…

causes of death in the United states is Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). The disease can lead to severe health conditions and is one of the main reasons that the cost of health care keeps rising. Not only is CHD a big problem here in America, but it is also making it’s appearance around the world. A prevention for this disease is crucial and should not be taken lightly any longer. The “nonmodifiable” (cannot be changed) risk factors of this disease is how old you are, gender, and the past family…

Throughout history, human and animals have suffered from cancer. Despite the evolution of science and technology, cancer is still considered one of the deadliest diseases. In 2001, 48,100 deaths caused by colon cancer were estimated in the United States.(1) This made medical professionals aggressively seeka resolution to such a predicament. The treatment for any cancer differs from one individual to another.That because cancer depends on multiple factors such as, the age of the patient, family…