National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

surface (National Cancer Institute). Though aluminum is a very abundant element, research shows that aluminum has no beneficial role to the body and should be avoided. Some theories state that the aluminum compounds found in antiperspirants can be the cause of breast cancer, Alzheimer’s, kidney disease, and dementia (Robertson). It is believed that if an antiperspirant containing aluminum is used while having a cut under your arm (possibly due to shaving), breast cancer…

of loco-regional lymph node spread or any evidence of distal metastases. This would normally suggest a stage 1 lung cancer but the complicating factor here is that the immunohistochemical staining has come back positive for an adenocarcinoma of likely GI origin, with the staining for adenocarcinoma for lung origin being negative. There are rare cases where a primary lung cancer can demonstrate this marker profile and certainly the negative PET scan in other areas of the body is reassuring…

people are on the show. Anyways, in the winter of 2015 I was watching The Ellen DeGeneres Show and there was a lovely young woman. Her name was Susan McKinley, she created an organization that raised awareness for childhood kidney cancer. Susan’s daughter, Bailey, has Wilms tumors. Wilms tumors is cancer that has made its way to the kidney, It can also be found in lungs, liver, bone, brain, or nearby lymph nodes. I thought this was a very moving story, Bailey needed a new kidney. I wanted to…

Benign Lesions of the Breast: A) Benign proliferative breast disease: 1. Fibroadenoma: Fibroadenoma is the most benign soft tissue mass of the breast and accounts for approximately 40%-50% of all breast biopsies (Liberman, 2000). Usually it is occurring in patients between the ages of 20-35 years , it increases in size during pregnancy and tends to regress as the age of the patient increases, it is usually single, but in 20% of cases there are multiple lesions in the same breast or…

have a hard time saying either way whether cell phones can cause cancer. My dilemma comes from my mother’s personal experience with cell phones and cancer, and the information presented in a few of the articles refuting the idea of cell phones causing cancer. My mother’s experience stems from working the radiology department at my local hometown hospital. She has seen and heard about a few cases of young women developing cancer where they keep their phone. Because she is employed at the…

“Singer Andrew McMahon on the 'Lost Generation' of Young Adult Cancer Patients” This article is written by Andrew McMahon, a 10 year cancer survivor, and tells about his experiences dealing with leukemia. He was diagnosed at the age 22 and he is now 33. Andrew, at the time of his diagnoses, was singer and song writer for a band and also dabbled with some solo projects, both of which were becoming successful at the time. He considers himself lucky to be alive, but his article is about much more…

Cervical Cancer occurs when abnormal cells on the cervix grow out of control. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. It is known to be the most common cancerous conditions in women worldwide. Mostly around United States, and other countries around the world are generally screened for cervical cancer. If routinely checked the cancer is not so common, and may be successfully treated if detected early. A pap test is known to be more effective in finding cervical…

The trauma radiographer should take the important responsible in radiation protection of the patient, member of the trauma team, and the radiographer himself or herself. Member of the trauma team cannot leave the patient in critical situation while imaging procedure are being performed. The unnecessary radiation exposure should be avoid and the trauma radiographer must unsure the team member are protected. In general radiography, common practices should minimal the radiation exposure include…

will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime,” according to the Skin Cancer Foundation (2015). Skin cancer can develop into a serious problem, so being educated about it is very important. It’s important to know the three main types of skin cancer and the treatments available for them. The more an individual knows about these skin cancers and identifying them early, the more the individual has a chance of survival. If it is caught in time, the people who have skin cancer, may even have a…

t There has been debates on whether or not NASA’s budget should be increased or cut. Personally, I agree with the people who think their budget should be cut down. Currently, $9.928 billion is spent on Nasa annually and for 2015 they sought $17.5 billion. With that money we could be funding more important causes like world hunger and disease research. Therefore, I believe that NASAs budget should not be expanded due to more important issues that can be resolved with the funding. To end world…