Metastasis

About 1,600 people die from cancer each day. Because cancer takes so many lives per day, it deserves as much funding as, if not more than, Alzheimer’s. The federal government should channel more money toward cancer, lower the death rate of the disease, and help doctors researching cancer to find a cure. Alzheimer's and cancer are two diseases that are very costly to our nation. According to the American Cancer Society, our nation will spend over 216.6 billion treating cancer when Alzheimer’s…

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…

Breast Cancer Advocacy Assignment 1) On the first line of the article “Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer”, the author illustrated that she did not believe a mammogram could save her life anymore. It will attract readers’ attentions why the author does not trust a mammogram now although it is a good method to detect cancer. Using the personal story about the mammogram, the author leads to the main focus of the article whether the mammogram will decrease women breast cancer or the mammogram will…

A brain tumor is a mass of tissue that is formed by an increase of abnormal cells (Web MD). When cells in your body die, they normally get replaced by new cells. However, if the brain has a tumor or any type of cancerous cell, this will be affected and new cells may not grow. Most tumor cells increase in size and unlike regular cells in the body, they do not die. There are two types of brain tumors; the first is Malignant Brain Tumor, this forms within the brain and is common that the tumor will…

Radon is a naturally occurring element that does not harm humans in the outdoors. However, it can build up inside buildings and can cause cancer. Because of this, the EPA and other environmental organizations are requiring increased testing and mitigation. This will affect homeowners, homebuilders, schools, and the workplace. Radon is everywhere in our environment. Radon comes up from the ground and into our home and schools. Colorless and odorless, radon is a decay product of radium (Radon…

Cancer Definition of cancer: Cancer is a disease in which cells multiply abnormally, creating growth in tumours and cause damage to surrounding tissue. Oral Cancer: It appears as a growth or sores in the mouth that do not go away. It is also known as mouth cancer and is a type of head and neck cancer and is any cancerous tissue growth located in the oral cavity. Mouth cancer occurs when the cells on your lips or in your mouth develop changes, like mutations, in their DNA. These mutations allow…

This is the transcript of a radio interview with Mario Szenol, an associate professor of medical oncology at Yale Cancer Centre. During the interview, Dr. Sznol talks about the process of drug development and clinical trials. He describes the drug development process as being long, saying 7 to 10 years are requiered for a successful drug to become available. The doctor summarises the implications of every phase of the process. He also states that only 10% of the drugs that enter the clinical…

Cancer Medicine (Oncology) Cancer cells arise from different normal cells, thus when the normal cells become abnormal, it allows the cancer cells to grow out of control. Cancers can start almost anywhere in the human body, it can occur in any tissue and at any time of life, but mostly, elders have the highest risk. Cancers are called neoplasm because neoplasm is new growths that arise from normal tissue. Furthermore, there are two different characteristics of neoplasm: benign and…

The free radical theory hypothesis, initially proposed in the mid-1950s, has developed into a noteworthy aging hypothesis. Free radicals are exceptionally flimsy and receptive particles that can be created by ordinary digestion system, responses to illumination, chain responses with other free radicals, and oxidation of certain natural poisons, for example, ozone, pesticides, and air contaminations. Free radicals and their conjugated mixes are fit for assaulting different atoms since they have…

Invasive ductal carcinoma is the most common type of breast cancer and it is the most diagnosed type of breast cancer [Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC)1]. Invasive means that the cancer has “invaded” or spread to the surrounding breast tissues [IDC — Invasive Ductal Carcinoma 1]. Ductal means that the cancer began in the milk ducts, which are the “pipes” that carry milk from the milk-producing lobules to the nipple [IDC — Invasive Ductal Carcinoma 2]. IDC has the potential to invade your lymph…