Lung volumes

developing lung cancer (p. 529). The risk of getting lung cancer also drastically increases in smokers due to the synergistic effect of cigarette smoke and radon (p. 530). Being one of the frontlines of primary health care, nurses are in the perfect position to discuss home radon exposure and suggest methods to prevent its negative consequences with the clients. For example, nurses can briefly inform the clients and their family about the issue during children’s clinic appointments or during…

Famous World No Tobacco Day Campaigns Worth Sharing World No Tobacco Day was first introduced by the World Health Organization. This date on the calendar serves to make people aware of the health risks linked to tobacco and to boost strategies that can help reduce worldwide tobacco use. It’s widely known, but still important to mention, that tobacco contains nicotine which is an addictive substance that affects mood, alertness and concentration. According to the American Cancer Society, each…

was on how the vape smoke can damage a person’s nose, mouth, and lungs. The article also talks about how the vape tricks can get more kids trying E-cigs. The E-cigs have a product called aerosol that can expose the user to dangerous chemicals like formaldehyde that can irritate the eyes, throat, and skin. Lost of exposure to formaldehyde can even lead to cancer. Often times during vape tricks one breathes aerosol into the lungs and then forcing the aerosol out through the nose, ears, and…

During the course of this research paper, I will define what oral cancer is, what some of the biggest contributing factors that lead to this type of cancer, and what the relationship between oral cancer, smokeless tobacco and baseball is. In addition to that, I will highlight how this cancer can be eliminated with the proper treatment, how to educate people on the dangers of smokeless tobacco and provide some examples of famous baseball players and how oral cancer has affected their lives.…

Topotecan is used to treat lung cancer as an anti-tumor treatment by destroying the cells and slowing down the growth as a preventative measure against cancer. Topotecan treats new found or relapsed small cell lung cancers using inhibitory properties of the drug. Overview It belongs to a group of cancer medicines known as antineoplastic, inhibiting cell growth and eventually elimination of the damaged cell. Like most cancer treatments, the distinction between healthy cells and cancer cells is…

evidence of loco-regional lymph node spread or any evidence of distal metastases. This would normally suggest a stage 1 lung cancer but the complicating factor here is that the immunohistochemical staining has come back positive for an adenocarcinoma of likely GI origin, with the staining for adenocarcinoma for lung origin being negative. There are rare cases where a primary lung cancer can demonstrate this marker profile and certainly the negative PET scan in other areas of the body is…

The 5 things health experts said were bad for you in 2616 are Alcohol, Opioids, Distracted Walking, Deep Space, and Marijuana. Alcohol causes 7 different types of cancer. They are Mouth cancer, Pharyngeal cancer (upper throat), Oesophageal cancer (food pipe), Laryngeal cancer (voice box), Breast cancer, Bowel cancer, and Liver cancer. Alcohol also causes more fatalities than overdoses from prescription painkillers. Opioids do more harm than they do good. During the research, injured rodents that…

t There has been debates on whether or not NASA’s budget should be increased or cut. Personally, I agree with the people who think their budget should be cut down. Currently, $9.928 billion is spent on Nasa annually and for 2015 they sought $17.5 billion. With that money we could be funding more important causes like world hunger and disease research. Therefore, I believe that NASAs budget should not be expanded due to more important issues that can be resolved with the funding. To end world…

The presence of excess noise has been associated with occupational hearing loss, which is the most common work-related injury in the United States (CDC, 2012). Over 22 million workers in the US are exposed to hazardous levels of noise in their work place. Additionally, there are many ototoxic chemicals that can attributed to the damage to the parts of the ear that are associated with hearing such as: toluene, styrene, xylene and can be synergistic with mechanical stress to the ear (USAPHC,…

other chronic health problems. Lung cancer being one. Other metals are present in smoking but aren’t as pertinent. Mercury is not very commonly inhaled in dangerous amounts but still can be found naturally. It can be dangerous when released from rocks, volcanoes and forest fires. It is then released naturally throughout the atmosphere. However, airborne mercury contamination results mainly from human activities. The main activities include: Burning of coal, oil, wood that contain mercury, if not…