Mastectomy

It was inhuman in a way and could only be done when there are no other option. Fanny Burney, a patient diagnosed with breast cancer had a mastectomy in 1811. Fanny briefly described her awful experiences during the procedure. “When the dreadful steel was plunged into the breast—cutting through veins—arteries—flesh—nerves—I needed no injunctions not to restrain my cries. I began a scream that…

surgery. As have been discussed earlier, people got plastic surgery doesn’t mean that person wanting to look better, aside from that, due to the occurrences of certain events like burns, congenital defects such as cleft palate, bone fractures, mastectomy, etc. It’s urgently required for them to take plastic surgery because the pain may be hurtful. For health reason, plastic surgery is proven as a medical treatment that is needed. Violation of plastic surgery disadvantage many people. Although…

meaning Nancy and her brother received adequate nutrition in order for a ‘normal’ physical development to occur. Conversely, in mid-life Nancy experienced some major health issues. When she was 66, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy. While this was a huge life event, Nancy took it in stride and still managed to perform outstanding service projects. This could show that her brain, sensory and motor capabilities where not impaired while her body was failing her. In…

cancer, Angelina Jolie went to a doctor to get her blood drawn. The simple blood test revealed a mutation she carried in her genes, which resulted in a high percent risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. To avoid her fate, Jolie had a double mastectomy and an oophorectomy. Unlike Oedipus, whose visit to the oracle was harmful, Jolie’s visit to the doctor was helpful to change her predetermined…

Hello everyone! My name is Tiffany. “To me transitioning is a radical act of self-love. I didn’t transition because I hate myself. It was because I loved myself enough to believe I deserve to be happy while I am alive.”- 24yr Star Fuentes My topic is GRS- Gender reassignment surgeries also known as SRS- Sex reassignment surgeries. Gender reassignment surgeries is a surgical procedure by which a transgender person’s physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are…

I found that this novel was quite unique in that it laid out a detailed examination of the history of cancer and how treatments were created, along with a detailed description of the author’s personal experience during the early days of oncology. The author of Emperor of all Maladies: A Biology of Cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee, was able to lay out all of the aspects of cancer and the battle of trying to treat, prevent, and cure it. Since the 1800s, doctors have been pushing and hoping for a…

what type of cancer your trying to treat. First, the most common treatment used to fight breast cancer is chemotherapy and radiotherapy this helps shrink the cancer and stop it from spreading. Another type of surgery is called the partial/total mastectomy. This is when they remove the effected area of the lymph nodes from the breast and underarm. Lastly, patients may want to try hormone therapy to remove the hormones and to stop the cancer from growing. Cancer patients can find more treatment…

know everything is over? “Blessed.” How did you feel when you were diagnosed? "I felt really confused as if to why it was happening to me when I kept myself healthy." What did they do to kill the cancer? "They did this procedure called a double mastectomy, which is where they take away both breasts." How many surgeries did you have? "Since I was at stage one the surgeons took both breast right away in one surgery." Did you take or currently taking chemotherapy? "No the doctors said I didn't…

Neoplastic disease refers to excessive cell division, there are many things that can cause the formation of atypical bodies of tissue also known as neoplasms. A neoplasm can occur anywhere in the body and it is known as a tumor. Breast cancer is a neoplastic disease that starts in the tissues of the breast. Over the course of a life time, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Just like many other types of cancers, there are many risk factors that unfortunately cannot be changed no…

Laura was diagnosed with breast cancer. According to the book, Aging and Older Adulthood by Joan T. Erber, malignant neoplasms are the second leading causes of death for older adults (pg.94). After going through chemotherapy the decision for a mastectomy of her right breast was the next step and once again Laura made it out alive despite the statistics. Noticing that her hearing…