Melanoma

The patient reports to only drink alcohol occasionally and denies smoking. The patient has metastasized melanoma skin cancer most probably related to his profession of back hoe operator for 33 years which exposed him daily to the damaging UV light of the sun. The patient also has a history of MI that has led to a decrease in the efficiency of his heart and…

susceptibility is a complex process in which multiple genes may involved .Breast cancer linked with abnormal BRCA1 and BRCA2 are developed in younger women .Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene have great number of chances to develop ovarian ,pancreatic ,colon and melanoma . Tools Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) & MAPH is the most commonly used technique for the detection of BRCA1/2…

of 300000000 m per seconds through the space from the sun. UV light is crucial for the human’s body as it helps people to produce vitamin D. However, excess of UV light without protections can lead to sunburn, skin irritates and even skin cancer, melanoma. Human’s skin naturally blocks the UV light by producing melanin, a type of chemical and pigment, in the body when exposed to UV light. Melanin is produced by melanocytes which…

It is safe to assume that styles of communication have an effect on who we are and what we become. Every one of us have innate patterns of communicating with others that govern how we operate on a daily basis. These patterns are often exaggerated and more influential when dealing with those we are closest with. For most people this means that our family systems are greatly impacted by how we interact with others. These interactions can take the form of both verbal and nonverbal communication.…

What we know as caffeine is also know as an alkaloid which can be found in different kinds of plants around the world. Caffeine it's self is a powerful stimulant which directly effects your central nervous system. The effect is that heightened alternates and focus you feel after drinking your morning cup of coffee or tea. And this effect is one we all love as it helps us get through every groggy morning. But the question many americans face today is caffeine good or bad for us? There doesn't…

eight hour trips leaving early Saturday morning and getting there before sunset to see my grandparents. My grandfather was sixty nine when he passed away. My grandfather worked in the blazing sun as a farmer all of his life resulting in him getting melanoma. The physicians tried everything to stop the cancer from spreading but it was too late. My grandmother stood by his side day and night from the first time he was admitted. The day my grandmother went home to…

started getting bullied. I got bullied for being new, for being different but at that age, it didn’t hurt that much. That was until middle school came. Literally the worst days of my life to this day. Not even being told at 14 that I had Stage One Melanoma (skin cancer) even comes close to those days of torture.…

in an experimental treatment for glimoblastoma multiforme, an aggressive brain tumor, that will save thousand of lives each year (Trull). He also points outs that without the use of animal experimentation medical discoveries like the treatment of melanoma patients with second generation herpes virus could not have been possible (Trull). It is known that animals have contributed to the cure and discovery of many diseases, however, humans have to questions themselves the fact that in the present…

Targeted Cancer Therapy Since researchers learn about some of the differences that help cancer cells grow and thrive, it led them to “target” these differences through the development of drugs. Targeted therapy is basically a cancer treatment that uses medical drugs in curing the patient (medical drugs such as: Imatinib (Gleevec), Gefitinib (used in certain lung cancers), and Erlotinib (usually used pancreatic cancer). Clinical trials are performed in order to see whether targeted cancer therapy…

There are about 28 million people who tan indoors in tanning beds, and out of those people 2.3 million of them are teens. Many adults believe that teenagers under the age of 18 should not be allowed to tan in bed. Little do people know that tanning is not as bad as they think it is. Tanning can be very dependable time wise when it comes to special occasions and events such as; homecoming, weddings, prom, etc. It’s also a good way to relax and can make a person feel good about themselves, and it…