National Cancer Institute

consuming and cost far more than non-animal testing.” (HIS) Scientists spend billions of dollars per year, just putting animals through procedures that may or may not help advance us in the medical field. The National Cancer Institute had a research budget of over two billion dollars. The National Institute of Health had thirty one billion dollars to fund their cruel and often bizarre experiments that we have known for decades don’t lead to cures for humans. There are different alternatives that…

Childhood Leukemia: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Leukemia is a type of blood cancer that starts in the stem cells of the bone marrow. In leukemia, white bloods cells fail to mature properly. These immature cells continue to reproduce at a rapid rate, crowding out healthy cells and producing a host of symptoms (St.Judes). Bone marrow is a soft, spongy material that is inside most bones and it produces the blood cells for the body. Stem cells or immature blood cells develop into lymphoid stem…

Targeted Cancer Therapy Since researchers learn about some of the differences that help cancer cells grow and thrive, it led them to “target” these differences through the development of drugs. Targeted therapy is basically a cancer treatment that uses medical drugs in curing the patient (medical drugs such as: Imatinib (Gleevec), Gefitinib (used in certain lung cancers), and Erlotinib (usually used pancreatic cancer). Clinical trials are performed in order to see whether targeted cancer therapy…

Can Certain Types of Food Prevent Cancer? Literature Review Introduction Cancer is a problem that has been around for many years and as the years go by more and more different types cancers are being discovered. This is not to say that it is taking over the world because just as different types of cancers are being discovered, some are being cured or are in the process of finding a cure for certain types (Early, 2014). In our modern age science is advancing and becoming more beneficial when it…

influential role in science, Marie Curie did just that. Born Marie Sklodowska in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, Marie is best known for discovering the elements radium and polonium, and her study of radioactivity, which led to advances in the treatment of cancer and the development of nuclear power; both of which are still used today. Her work on radioactivity led to her being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and advancement in the use of x-rays especially in the medical field. In 1903 her and…

Docetaxel, also known as toxetere, is used as an anti- cancer chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat cases of breast, lung, prostate, head, and neck cancer. Docetaxel is administered through IV. The amount of docetaxel patients receive depends on a lot of factors. Factors such as height, weight, the type of cancer being treated, and how far along the cancer has developed factors into how much medicine the patients receive. Use of docetaxel can result in low white and red blood cell counts. This…

Cancer is becoming a second leading cause of death in our society. The expenses for diagnosis and treatment are overwhelming. People may deal with various challenges like; physical, social, emotional and spiritual. “Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells anywhere in a body” (What is cancer, 2014). “Cancer is associated with the alteration expression of cellular genes that normally regulate proliferation and differentiation” (Copstead & Banasik, 2013). Abnormal cells are called…

The Heartland Cancer Center is an outpatient health care facility located in a convenient community setting. We offer external beam radiation therapy services using the most advanced equipment and techniques for both cancerous and benign conditions. External beam (NCI, 2015) radiation therapy involves delivering a high-energy x-ray beam produced by a linear accelerator. The beam is a patient specific customized treatment field that takes into account the size and shape of the tumor. By…

your family history, you are susceptible to cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and other possible illnesses. I interviewed my family and myself to learn about our family’s medical history, behaviors which put me at risk, and changes I need to make to prevent diseases. In this paper, I will examine the risks and prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease, using my family history and habits. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, “Diabetes is a…

symptoms of this deadly disease. You should contact your doctor if you experience any unusual bleeding or discharge after intercourse, between your menstruation cycles, or after menopause. Chronic fatigue is frequently associated with any type of cancer that is rapidly progressing. Pain and discomfort during intercourse, pelvic pain, pain and difficulty urinating, blood in your urine, dull backache, swelling in your legs, and, pain or bleeding from the rectum after…