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    and etc. People like to smoke, period. A lot of cigarette only smokers talk mighty negative about marijuana smokers. Cigarette only smokers justify that marijuana is so much worse to your lungs than cigarettes. They say that marijuana causes lung cancers faster and that there are great health v.s. a cigarette. So I did a little research, as was stated by Mike Adams, in an article called, Are Cigarettes More Dangerous than Marijuana?, he said, “ Despite the controversy surrounding marijuana not…

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    tract, and white blood cells and other immune components (Brotons et al., 2012). Thoracic lymphatics are involved in several diseases that most thoracic surgeons are concerned about. The most important pathologies affecting thoracic lymphatics are cancers spreading from intrathoracic organs. As lymphatic involvement by cancerous cells guide tumour staging, prognosis and management (Brotons et al., 2012), it is crucial to have a good understanding of thoracic…

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    Our paper is about sunscreen, oncology, and cancer and how it relates to chemistry. It tells you what sunscreen is, how it affects the body, and what cancer and oncology are. The purpose of this paper is to show what we know and understand about chemistry. We show that we know how chemistry is used in everyday life and how it is in things we use on a daily basis, such as sunscreen. Studies have shown that sunscreen, cancer, and oncology are all related. When using sunscreen daily, you can easily…

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    Georgia Fitzwater English memory writing “George can you come downstairs we’ve got something to tell you”. That’s all that it took, those six words that came from my parent's mouths made me freeze on the spot, my blood filled with lead making it impossible to move. My heart dropped, my breathing deepened, and all hope seemed lost. This was all too similar to that day, the day where everything in my life turned into a silhouette; dark and lifeless. My fingers wouldn’t wrap around my…

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    Judy Fraser says her life changed instantly after being diagnosed with skin cancer. Judy enjoyed being outside in the outdoors but that all has changed. Judy is naturally a blonde and has very fair skin. From her tanning and being in the sun all the time she had became addicted to tanning. The effects of tanning made her develop Actinic keratoses. She stopped wearing tinted glasses, when she could conceal her scar with just makeup and regular glasses. She wasn't back to normal even after six…

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    Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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    Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNCCC) is the sixth most common cancer known worldwide with an incidence of 0.5 million new cases diagnosed annually, around half of these cases are oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) (Jithesh et al., 2013). Though numerous risk factors have been implicated in the development of OSCC , the most important are tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption and betel-quid chewing (Petti et al., 2013). Evidences suggested that viruses are involved in oral…

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    will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime,” according to the Skin Cancer Foundation (2015). Skin cancer can develop into a serious problem, so being educated about it is very important. It’s important to know the three main types of skin cancer and the treatments available for them. The more an individual knows about these skin cancers and identifying them early, the more the individual has a chance of survival. If it is caught in time, the people who have skin cancer, may even have a…

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    Chuck Close Father

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    is known for painting giant portrait heads. He does photorealistic portrait paintings, finger painting and more. He has also gone through a lot of challenges throughout his life. Chuck Close was born on July 5, 1940, in Monroe Washington. He has a brother, Martin Close. He had a mom and a dad. His hobbies and interests were creating art. His mom brought him to all of the art shows and stuff. His dad died when he was 11, and his mom fell with breast cancer. Close also had a kidney infection…

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    out of a metallic material decorated in arcane glyphs that shimmered as he moved. If any one bothered to pay any attention to the figure, he would immediately be shocked by a pair of glowing orange eyes peeking out from underneath the dark hood. His head turned this way and that way, as if looking for someone or something. He moved with with inhuman agility and stealth. He stopped abruptly, as if sensing something. He sniffed the air and kneels to paw the ground. Then heard a "Vworrrp Vworrrrp"…

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    Breast cancer? What is breast cancer? Breast cancer is a very common malignancy originating from breast tissue in woman. The condition has a strong genetic basis and is frequently observed in close relatives. Patients may have a palpable breast mass, enlarged lymph nodes in the armpits (axilla), breast pain, dimpling of the skin, or nipple abnormalities. Asymptomatic individuals may also be detected by routine breast cancer screening with mammogram. Patients with advanced disease have a poor…

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