Head and neck cancer

The “right to die” or assisted suicide is a topic that can be sketchy for most people. Some people agree and some people disagree. Some people think it is legal and others may think it is illegal. For some it may go against their moral beliefs and others it may not. This shows that there is different opinions for everything, especially when you are an employee in the medical field. What exactly is a patient’s “right to die”? In 1994 Oregon became the first state in America to legalize-…

don’t have a healthy lifestyle, some bad things may happen to you that you may die from. An example of this is obesity. Obesity is a condition of being grossly fat or overweight. Obesity is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension. So if people don’t get a workout in, they may have obesity later on in their life.(Clay McNight, page 1). Another thing that will happen to you if you don’t have a healthy lifestyle is diabetes. Diabetes…

The claimant was a 54 year old female. On 01/18/2015, her husband reported that the claimant had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and shoulder and neck pain “to the point of exhaustion.” Therefore, her ability to process stress and daily issues was limited. She required help with all activities of daily living and with the house chores. She “toss, turn, moan with pain, yell when pain is to severe, awakes routinely, gets up, has nightmares, screams.” She was forgetful, had difficulty…

Did you know that over 70,000 people will be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in the United States in 2015? Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is a type of cancer that begins in the lymphatic system. In the lymphatic system, the tumors develop in white blood cells that fight infection called lymphocytes (American Society of Hematology). Along with the 70,000 people diagnosed with NHL this year in the United States, over 19,000 people will die. In addition, about 1 in 50 americans will develop NHL in their…

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the sixth most common cancer (Duvvuri & Myers, 2009) and the eighth most common cause of cancer death worldwide (Santarelli, Lo Russo, Bambini, Campisi, & Lo Muzio, 2009). The umbrella term HNC includes a heterogeneous group of lesions at several sites including the oral cavity, paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, larynx, pharynx and salivary glands (World Health Organization, 2005). Surgery and radiotherapy (XRT) are the main treatment approaches for HNC, with good…

redness and swelling of the face. Other areas of the body such as the scalp, ears, chest and neck can also be affected. Another form of Rosacea is ocular rosacea which is commonly found in about ½ of the cases. People who blush easily begin to recognize that they have Rosacea which progresses to constant redness, pimples and tiny blood vessels on the face. This skin condition can spread across the face and head. It is thought that Rosacea is caused by genetics and the environment in which the…

known someone who has been affected by cancer. Watching someone you love suffer from cancer is a terrible thing. Wishing that there is a cure or a preventative for it is everyone’s dream. It is now a known fact that Cuba has created a vaccine for lung cancer that is called “CimaVax”. This vaccine can help people that are suffering from lung cancer live longer. Lung cancer affects a lot of people around the world. In fact “lung cancer is the most common cancer in the Western world. The disease…

Thyroidectomy 1 Running Head: Thyroidectomy Throidectomy American Career College Surge 270 Assignment 2 Thyroidectomy 2 Pathology: Thyroidectomy is the surgical procedure for removal of thyroid. The patient can be effect with Goiter, Thyroiditis, Hyperthyroidism, Graves disease, Thyroid nodule, Thyroid storm and thyroid cancer. These can effects patient’s metabolism and cause nervousness, restlessness, emotional liability, fast speech,…

to ultraviolet radiation. XP usually presents itself during infancy and early childhood. Just a few minutes in the sun can cause serious sunburn with redness and blistering. People with this unique condition have an expanded risk of developing skin cancer. XP mainly affects the integumentary system in many ways. An extremely heightened response to sunlight with skin blistering and an excessive amount of freckling appearing after exposure to the sun are some early signs of XP. Other symptoms…

He paces the floor while his hands shaking a nerve wrecking tune with the keys inside his pockets. His head seemed heavy for him since I watched the difficulty it had to look up at my mother, my sister and I. When his neck finally remains up, the contention pour out of his mouth: “ W-we don't know what happened… We're sorry… its Colon Cancer this time”. The confrontational speech of the doctors discussing my mother's condition, I didn't think about nothing else nevertheless to take care of her.…