Metastasis

Previous to 1998, women with breast cancer were unable to use their health insurance to cover reconstructive procedures after mastectomy. In the late 90’s reconstructive surgeon Dr. Todd Wider and his patient Janet Franquent were two key figures in making a change by starting a crusade to change the law. In 1998 the Women’s Health & Cancer Act passed by Congress. Due to this act being passed many women are now able to have reconstructive procedures performed and covered by their health insurance…

Comparative morphological analysis of paediatric double hit lymphoma to those seen in adults The index patient had an incisional rectal biopsy initially which displayed features in keeping with a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The neoplastic tumour cells displaying a diffuse arrangement. The individual cells having an increased nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio, round nuclei with vesicular chromatin pattern and prominent nucleoli. The tumour showed CD20, BCL6, and CD10 immunopositivity was…

Cancer is the second death causing disease in the world after cardiovascular diseases. Many of patient loss their life due to un-identification and lack of treatment. Some of the earliest evidence of human bone cancer was found in mummies in ancient Egypt and in ancient manuscripts dates about 1600 B.C. The world’s oldest recorded case of breast cancer hails from ancient Egypt in 1500 BC and it was recorded that there was no treatment for the cancer, only palliative treatment. 1.2.1: Origin of…

I chose an ad with Henry Golding stating, “Don’t know how to check your breasts? I can help.” Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women today. The problem is that women all around the world aren’t checking their breasts regularly for any signs that they could have breast cancer, which is the intention of this ad. Women don’t realize the importance of self-breast examinations and how much you benefit from them for many reasons; being aware of health possibilities, importance of seeking…

Cancer is currently a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world and its treatment consumes a major portion of healthcare expenditures. About one in every three people will develop cancer in their lifetime and over one half will require radiation as part of their treatment. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that focuses on the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancer and other diseases (including benign ones). It is one of the three primary specialties (the other two being…

Breast cancer is a kind of cancer that starts and spreads from breast. Signs of breast cancer include feeling a lump in the breast, a change in the breast's shape, the dimpling of the skin, or fluid coming from the nipple, and in the more serious cases there would be shortness of breath, bone pain, yellow skin, and swollen lymph nodes. The most common factors that cause breast cancer are: Obesity, drinking alcohol, early age at first menstruation, lack of physical activity, and having children…

An estimated 1,665,540 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the last year as of January of 2014. (Seigal, Ma, Zou, & Jemal, 2014). The diagnosis of cancer is a life altering incident that can have a variety of contradicting effects. Through studies you can view the physical and psychological effects cancer can have on an individual. These are usually negative. However, some positive psychological affects can be found. Associated with the effects on the patient you can find a variety of…

Introduction/Condition Background: In the United States, the most common cancer and the third leading cause of death from cancer among men is prostate cancer . The prostate is an organ that functions in producing fluid that protects and nourishes the sperm in semeni. It is located approximately at the base of the bladder in males. A growth of malignant cancerous cells in the prostate is called prostate cancer. If the cancer is confined to just the prostate, it is called localised prostate cancer…

It all began in the Fall of 2012, my dog, Wrinkles got sick and though she got sick a few times per year,but this seemed different. I never understood why her breed of dog had such a tendency of getting sick with what is currently known as “Shar-Pei fever,” but after a little bit of researcth I realized it was bound to happen to her, and any dog of the Shar-Pei breed we could have adopted after her. Veterinarians had no idea how to cure or even how to fight the disease, and at this point in…

Problem Polymeric nanoparticle to treat Breast Cancer: Abraxane, Albumin-based nanoparticle loaded with Paclitaxel. Introduction Cancer in general is when abnormal cells start growing out of control. These abnormal cells have gone through a mutation in the genome and have lost their ability of growth checkpoint. This means the cells had changes in their DNA and instead of repairing the damage or dying, it continues to divide thus leading to cancer because of faulty cells. The damage to…