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    cancer, with 4 being the most severe. To determine the stage of breast cancer, tumor size, lymph node status, and metastases are inspected. The history of breast cancer predates to ancient times, but not much was known about it until the 19th century. Some symptoms of breast cancer include: a lump in the breast, or pain, tenderness, indentation,…

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    Causes Of Breast Cancer

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    In today’s society, there are people that are dealing with a very significant illness. This illness is known as breast cancer. Breast cancer is a very significant disease that many people have been affected by. This disease causes people to go through both physical and emotional pain and stress;which also affects the family while going through the various degrees of treatment that breast cancer leaves on people. Many people know about breast cancer, however people are not informed on how it…

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    Melanoma Stages

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    The Third Stage of melanoma is II stage (localized tumor). Stage II melanoma is by tumor thickness and ulceration. There is a signal that shows cancer has spread to the lymph nodes or distant sites (metastasis). Moreover, The next stage of melanoma is Stage III, which defined by testing of the lymph node. In Stage III melanoma, the deepness of the melanoma does not make any difference anymore. There is no hint that cancer has spread to distant sites (metastasis)[2]. In addition…

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    surgeon can make a larger cut. Sometimes doctors can use special techniques that require smaller cuts for these biopsies. Once the lymph node is removed, a doctor will check to see if it has one of the types of tissue that is associated with Castleman’s disease, hyaline-vascular or plasma cell (Castleman's Disease). Affected Population Castleman’s disease is a rare disorder that can affect the male and female population equally. A person is also able to contract the disease at any age, but it…

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    Hodgkin Lymphoma Essay

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    The early stages of Hodgkin lymphoma often do not cause any symptoms. When they do occur, a common early sign of Hodgkin lymphoma is painless swelling of one or more lymph nodes, usually in the neck. Additional Hodgkin lymphoma signs may include: swollen lymph nodes in the neck, underarms, or groin, intermittent fevers, drenching night sweats, feeling tired all the time, unexplained weight loss, decreased appetite, generalized itching, abdominal pain or swelling…

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    cells get into the blood or lymph system and are carried to other part of the body (American Cancer Society). Our lymph system has multiple lymph vessels that are found throughout a human’s body that are connected to lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are a small bean-shaped that collects immune system cells. Lymph vessels work to carry lymph fluid away from the breast. While patients with breast cancer, cancer cells are able to enter those lymph vessels and start to grow as lymph nodes around the…

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    is how lymphedema relates to it. Lymphedema is swelling in one or more extremities that results from impaired flow of the lymphatic system. Remember, the main function is to transport lymph, and when it has an impaired flow, there is extreme swelling. This usually happens when there is damage to lymph vessels or lymph nodes and in most cases it occurs in the arms or…

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    would be a fever, inflammation, pain, and swollen in/of the lymph nodes of the dog.…

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    5 Stages Of Melanoma

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    treated with surgery.1 IA and IB melanoma has a 5-year survival rat of 97% and 92% respectively and a 10-year survival rate of 95% and 86% respectively.2 Stage II melanoma is larger than stage one and may have spread to lymph nodes possibly requiring addition surgery to remove the lymph nodes.1 Stage II has 3 parts A, B, and C and has a 5 year survival rate that…

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    diagnose someone would be doing a Blood or Urine Test. Another way they might do is an Imaging Test to see your enlarged Lymph nodes or to see your spleen. Another thing that the might do is a CT scan which they are going to look at your Abonoman and your Pelvis. The last thing that they might do if the can’t find anything from the CT scan or a Blood/Urine Test is there going to do a Lymph node Biopsy. So that is how the Doctors can diagnose a…

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