National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

discovered the source of cancer, which consisted of the body’s cells (Harmon 11). From the conception of the leukemia advancement in the early 1800s in Germany, hundreds of global treatments currently work and leave patients leukemia-free; for example radiation therapy, chemotherapy, gleevec, and vincristine for these treatments have significantly increased survival rates in cancer patients. The research history of leukemia began with Wilhelm Waldeyer and Rudolf Virchow, two German cancer…

health professionals have been able to eradicate smallpox across the global scale. These professionals have been able to expand the average life of an American by at least 30 years. Public health care professionals are seeking cures for diseases and cancer every day. They are responsible for improving the health of communities by during research and educating the communities. Public health professionals must always be alert and aware of any cases of illness that may be spread over a community.…

Stomach Cancer Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a malignant tumor that starts in the lining of your stomach. Seeing as the tumor is malignant, it is possible for the tumor to spread to other areas in your body. Your body is made up of tons of cells and these cells grow, divide and die properly. Cancer begins when these cells begin to grow uncontrollably. The stomach is one of the main parts in the digestive system. It is located in the upper abdomen in your body. The stomach…

Case study of X-ray imaging with grating interferometer on pearls Abstract- With the increase of fraudulent conduct in the field of jewellery there has been increase in the demand for inspection to identify the purity of the product. In this case study X-Ray Radiography is used to identify natural pearls and artificially cultured pearls. In order to understand the internal structure a personalized grating interferometer and inspection has been performed to obtain measurements. The computed…

Bladder Cancer is one of many types of cancer that can occur in the human body. Cancer is basicly the uncontrollable growth of cells, without the ability to stop growing. Bladder Cancer is a type of cancer that begins in your bladder. Bladder Cancer cells usually begin within the cells that line the inside of your bladder. This cancer easily preventable and can affect you depending on your lifestyle. This cancer isn't very common as it affects less than two hundred thousand people per year.…

contracting cancer (Heyes 1). It is important to know what kind of chemicals are in the hair dye. People do not read what the hair dye contains in it, if dying hair often it can lead to cause cancer on scalp, skin, and hair loss. J. D. Heyes, a scientist, also says that both home hair coloring kits, and dyes used at more expensive hair salons has a growing potential health risk (Heyes 1). Here are some cancers that are caused by hair dyes: according to J. D. Heyes there are tumors of the breast,…

Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that is formed by malignant plasma cells. To explain what a plasma cell is, let’s start by talking about lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are one of the main types of cells that make up the immune system. A lymphocyte further differentiates into B cells and T cells. B cells mature and transform into plasma cells. This type of cell makes antibodies (immunoglobulins) that respond to infection by attacking and killing germs. Unlike lymphocytes that are found in many…

End to end, that would form a line that would circle the earth twice (Li). Blood vessels can create life, but blood vessels can also cause death. The abnormal development of new blood vessels is called angiogenesis, which can cause the growth of cancer tumors and lead to many other diseases. William Li, the head of the Angiogenesis foundation, focuses on research dealing with extreme or deficient angiogenesis and nutrition’s effect on angiogenesis. William Li uses multiple case studies and…

Diffuse Optical Tomography is non invasive, non ionizing functional imaging modality used for detection of brain tumor and breast cancer. A forward model design depicts the placement of laser source and photo-detector around the tissue boundary. The light propagation on the phantom takes place in Near-Infra-Red wavelength. The incident light on the tissue boundary was absorbed and scattered. The scattered rays are detected by the photo-detector and scattered voltage of the tissue was measured.…

Cancer: the disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. Cancer can affect any part of the body. Organs, bones, and muscles alike can be affected by cancer. Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate while prostate cancer has the highest survival rate. Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a rare form of cancer that affects a part of the immune system called the lymphatic system. On average there are less than 200,000 cases a year in America. As the cancer progresses…