Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

I am 62 years old, and I have never had a colonoscopy procedure done prior to yesterday. This was mainly due to my fear of the procedure and also because of my disliking of the anesthetics. Everyone I know that has undergone a colonoscopy would say “Oh it’s nothing to worry about”, but I just figured that they were just telling me what I wanted to hear. I mean, to be honest, I would probably be an example of your worse possible patient. I went in with the thoughts (and I kid you not) of the pain…

labeled as colorectal cancer. Despite the different locations of these carcinomas, the similarities in their pathophysiology and their origin in the same type of cells allow them to be labeled as one collective disease (Ballinger & Anggiansah, 2007). Colorectal cancer can develop from…

in one copy of the gene (healthline). This means that either parent with this gene mutation will pass either their normal gene or the mutated gene along; therefore, leaving the child a 50% chance of being born without the mutation in their genes.(Cancer) The cause of the Gardner Syndrome is the APC gene mutation. The…

Surgery for Non-Malignant Colorectal Polyps in the United States From 2000-2013 Introduction Screening endoscopy (sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy) with polypectomy reduces the incidence of and mortality from colorectal cancer.1-4 Most colorectal polyps are removed with routine endoscopic resection, although polyps considered to be complex because of size, location or morphology are commonly resected surgically.5-7 An estimated 1% of all patients with a non-malignant colorectal polyp will be sent…

Colon Cancer Colorectal cancer is the number 2 leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. It is the 3rd most common type of cancer. Colorectal cancer most often occurs after 50 years of age. After age 75 the occurance greatly increases. Colorectal Cancer is a cancer that occurs in the colon or rectum. The large intestine is called the colon. The colon connects to the rectum as a passageway to the anus. There are risk factors that increase your chance of getting colorectal…

Colon cancer is a type of cancer that attacks the large intestine walls or the lower part of your digestive system. Colon cancer usually attacks in the sides or in the innermost layer part of the large intestine and then it starts to grow. At first colon cancer is detected; small and then it progressively get bigger and bigger. One of the worst things about colon cancer is that you can not really detect it because there are no symptoms whatsoever, if colon cancer symptoms are detected it is…

Variation Testing On Lynch Syndrome Lynch Syndrome is an hereditary 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,…

Proof reading and Mismatch repair are crucial processes in DNA replication, their existence reduces the likelihood of a mutation occurring by a significant amount. In fact, proofreading reduces the likelihood of errors occurring to approximately one in every ten million nucleotides (Pierce, 2012-pp354). This essay will emphasise the importance of proofreading during, and mismatch repair post DNA replication and explore its significance in the mechanisms that drive Lynch syndrome. In eukaryotes 3…

Introduction The Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is the highest level of education available in the field. Generally, DNP program accentuate areas that promote nursing leadership, such as systems management, quality improvement and data-driven decision making (Nursing.org, 2017). The DNP delivers practice-based training on the clinical applications of higher-level nursing knowledge (Nursing.org, 2017). The American Association of College of Nurses (AACN) recognizes the DNP as a…