Melanoma

You have cancer! These are three unexpected words that can completely change someone’s life forever. Unfortunately, they are three words that are said more commonly than one would hope for, and in the case of Marisa Acocella Marchetto they were said at the worst time; not that there is ever a good time to hear you have cancer. In the book CancerVixen, Marisa opens up to the world about her eleven-month journey fighting breast cancer from diagnosis to treatment and everything in between. She was…

Werner’s syndrome (WS) is a very rare autosomal recessive disease that will cause premature aging for both men and women, where symptoms may start showing up during or after puberty and will continue on through their entire lifetime.1 This being said, there is a great disproportion between a patient’s real age and the perceived appearance age. A patient that is diagnosed with WS will age progressively faster than its peers, and the median lifespan is around 54 years of age.2 Another name for…

Neuroblastoma and microRNA- 34a is commonly mentioned together in many articles and studies around the world. With the advance in medicine and new discoveries, there has been found a dependence relation of neuroblastoma with these specific type of microRNA since it has been discovered how it could eliminate cancer eternally. MicroRNA-34a has not only revolutionized scientists but the world in general because of its ability to destroy neuroblastoma but also because is a new natural genetic…

Alzheimer’s Disease is one of many forms of dementia, and is the most common form (Orimaye 1). What Alzheimer’s Disease does to a person is that they start to have progressive cognitive decline like losing memory and degeneration of reasoning ability (Cai 1). To be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, a person has to go through extensive neurophysical examinations by using a lot of cognitive tests that have a series of questions and images. There is a maximum score of thirty for the test, and if…

This may cause accumulation of errors rapidly in the cell and its progeny. * Those in signaling (endocrine) machinery of the cell. This leads transmission of the error signals to nearby healthy cells as well. * Those that allow the cells to migrate and disrupt more healthy cells away from the primary site of origin. * Those that make the cell immortal so that the abnormal cell refuses to die. Hormonal changes Notable among these are changes in the female hormone levels estrogen. Excess…

The financial plan for implementation is the initial owner financing investment of $65k. The projected gross net profit after one year is dependant on research studies from competition in the vicinity. Start up Business plan with projected Owner financed, start-up costs of, $65k. The return on the initial investment expectations is to return in profits within a 12-36 month time span. Although the business plan venture appears sound and worthy, it is necessary to base the analysis on the…

In our world, life is regarded as everything, while death is the termination of it. Often referred as two polar opposites, the connection between the two is more than linked, as death cannot exist without life, defining the end of the cycle of life. While life is often cherished and beloved, death remains in the corners of obscurity, bringing terror and fear when mentioned. To make sense of death and mortality, humans have relied on a tried-and-true method: To give death a form they can…

Part I – Skin Cancer 1. The causes of skin cancer (aka non-melanoma) is the exposure to the sun. Moles are another cause of skin cancer too. For example, people who live in higher altitude or live in areas with bright-sunlight year-round have a higher risk of developing skin cancer. Also, previous skin cancer, history of sunburns or fragile skin, as well as radiation therapy are other causes of skin cancer. 2. Caucasians are more at risk of skin cancer than other populations because…

Here it is all over again! Another lengthy and predictable Thursday evening where I end up fantasizing about a magical genie who could grant my wishes. After reading that, you are probably thinking “how could she possibly set her thoughts towards something that unrealistic?” To justify, this entire semester has been a constant cycle between attending classes, completing the work for those classes, working my two jobs, fighting with my boyfriend because we hardly get to spend time with each other…

More recently Wilkinson (1996) has proposed that income inequality has a greater impact on individual health than income itself. Income inequality may have some self-sufficient impact on health, or it may function through problems of control and stress this relates to the example from Brown and Harris, 1978, “Parenting on low incomes has been shown to be associated with stress and depression among women” (Citied in Acheson, 1996; 76). Low incomes may lead to withdrawals of essential services…