Oncology

unpleasant acute skin reactions considered to be a common side effect of radiation treatment for cancer. These can range from a minor rash all the way up to skin that is severely blistered or ulcerated. According to the latest research by Current Oncology, approximately 85 percent of all patients undergoing radiation treatment are likely to experience some form of skin reactions to the treatment that range from moderate to severe in nature. These acute reactions typically cause pain and itching…

emerge as a new therapeutic strategy to overcome drug resistance in cancer. Given the significant need for novel, specific disease treatments, the nuclear envelope and the nuclear transport machinery have emerged as a rational therapeutic target in oncology to restore physiological nucleus/cytoplasmic homeostasis. Recent evidence suggests that this approach might be of substantial therapeutic use. Active Transport controls what enters and exits from the cell. With this information, Active…

1. What is the most likely diagnosis of the underlying disease in this patient (5 marks)? Follicular Lymphoma. 2. Describe the process of autologous transplantation for the treatment of this patient’s disease. (5 marks). Stem cells are removed from patient and stored in a freezer. Patient will then receive high dose chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy to get rid of circulating tumor cells in the blood. The removed stem cells are transfused, replacing the destroyed tissue and…

Electric cars, iPhones, Apple Watches, laptops that are practically weightless; there have been numerous technological advances in the world in recent years. However, advances aren’t only emerging in the tech world. An abundance of research has led to new and improved treatments in the oncological world. Breakthrough clinical trials have been of huge importance in finding treatments for numerous types of cancers in all ages. There have also been great advances in already discovered treatments…

based on the patient’s hypersensitivity reaction history and clinical observations. After that, the patient is admitted to the ICU with a 1:1 patient-to-ICU nurse ratio. The nurse must hold chemotherapy and biotherapy certification and preferably oncology certified; the nurse must communicate with a respiratory therapist to inform planned desensitization. The patient is monitored with complete and functioning equipment. According to Jakel et al, “A complete nursing assessment must be performed…

Ovarian Cancer is an adult onset genetic disease that is often fatal. This type of cancer occurs when cells in a female’s ovaries grow abnormally and too many cells are produced. The cancer cells can then spread to other parts of a woman’s body (Cancer.net, 2016). The ovaries, located on either side of the uterus, are two small almond shaped glands that produce the female hormones, estrogen and progesterone. The ovaries also release eggs during a woman’s years of reproduction, starting with her…

Sensitivity of Cancerous C.elegans with Mitochondria Dysfunction Mitophagy is a selective autophagic elimination of damaged or excessive mitochondria, especially when cells are under adverse stress. Mitophagy has been identified as the cause of various human diseases and even cancer. In recent years, researchers gradually regard mitophagy as the target for cancer treatment, although the role of mitophagy in the developmental and metabolic process of cancer is still not clear. In this…

treatment of most types of cancer. Work done by biomedical scientists and engineers have allowed for the formulation of innovative and/or improved treatments that utilize modern technology in order to solve medical challenges faced in the field of oncology. Such advancements have made it possible to remove tumours that would otherwise have been a great risk to patient health if even an attempt was made to remove it through conventional surgery. The work done has also allowed for a larger…

One of her passions was school. She loved learning so much and did everything possible to become a pediatric oncology nurse, a children’s nurse in the cancer field. She received treatment in Grand Rapids Michigan, where Chelsea and my mother traveled forty minutes to every single day for 8 months. The forty minutes to Grand Rapids and forty minutes back to Kalamazoo…

Background Ovarian cancer (OC) is the seventh most common cancer for women worldwide in 2012(1). In Canada, 17,000 women are living with ovarian cancer, and it is ranked the fifth most common cancer for Canadian Canadian women in 2013(2). According to the recently released surveillance report, 2,700 new cases will be diagnosed in 2014 in Canada?(3). Moreover, it is the most fatal women’s cancer, with the average of 45% 5-year survival rate comparing to 89% of the survival rate for women with…