Ovarian cancer

Mammograms are x-ray pictures of the breast and can help detect breast cancer sometimes up to three years before it can be felt. Women who get normal mammogram results should continue to get mammograms according to the recommended time intervals since comparing mammograms to previous ones can help detect breast changes. Abnormal mammograms are not indicative of breast cancer but they do indicate the need of additional imaging or exams to rule out any concerns (Centers for Disease Control and…

INTRODUCTION Cancer can be defined as a special kind of illness that occurs when the cells in a given part of a body begin to grow out of proportion than is normal. Currently, in the United States, this disease is the second leading cause of deaths. Human beings over the history have had tumors and remedies have been implemented, and others continue to be performed and studied over time (American Cancer Society, 2010). These methods of treatment include chemo-preventive methods and of late…

My grandmother was diagnosed for the first time with colon cancer when she was 27 years old. Cancer reoccurred several times over her lifetime until it finally came back and killed her at the age of 81. All of my grandmother's four children were diagnosed with colon cancer at some point ( including my mother). Luckily, the cancer was caught in time with each of them to be cured. Unfortunately, they all are at a high risk of it returning. The doctors have recommended that we (all of my…

List 8: 1. Alzheimer disease (p.122): This concept is important for all adults to know about because of the extreme complications that accompany this disease. It is hard on the patients, family, and caregivers. This disease is interesting because it has many risk factors, not just genetically passed down through generations. The risk factors are based mostly around lifestyle choices, making it seem that there are ways that one can prevent the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. 2. Respite Care (p.125):…

Genetic Susceptibility Genetic susceptibility plays a role in many types of cancer and other diseases. Finding the genes involved in susceptibility to diseases can be important for risk management. It known as inherited risk of developing a disease. Having a genetic predisposition for a disease does not mean that people will get that disease, but the patient risk may be higher than that of the general population. For example, some people with a predisposing genetic variation will never get the…

Breast cancer refers to malignant cell growths found in the breast. Cancer starts when the healthy cells in the breast change and rapidly multiply creating masses of cells forming tumors. Tumors can be benign or cancerous meaning that the tumor cannot spread or spread to different parts of the body. Mastitis is when cancer spreads from the breast to other parts of the body through the lymph or blood vessels. This paper aims to discuss the relationship between genetic disorders, inheritance or…

Advanced disease: FIGO III-IV The standard treatment for patients with advanced ovarian cancer is maximal surgical cytoreduction (total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy and omentectomy) followed by systemic platinum-based chemotherapy and, actually, is reasonable to expect a 5-year survival for 10-30% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer at stage III or IV (34). The concept of primary debulking surgery is to diminish the residual…

Often times while watching television or listening to the radio, a company will advertisement a product. Whether the product be an engaging toy, an effective cleaning chemical, or a new wonder drug, at the very end of the advertisement there is most always a disclaimer. “This toy is not safe for children under three years old” and “do not use this product if you are pregnant or breastfeeding” are among the more popular sayings. The reason for the latter disclaimer is likely due to the advertised…

<<>> “Medicines cure diseases, but only doctors can cure patients.” Carl Jung Personalized Cancer Treatment EuroMed’s medical staff has been treating cancer since 1991, and they’ve adopted an integrative medical approach, combining conventional and alternative treatments. Their principal belief is that cancer treatment must not be used at the expense of the patient’s immune system, so EuroMed Foundation utilizes an integrative treatment philosophy with an emphasis on maintaining…

Cancer By: Mason Yowell Cancer:Cancer is an interesting topic to learn about and know.Different types of cancer are caused by different things.Lung cancer occurs when you smoke tobacco a lot.Leukemia is a type of cancer that is blood forming tissues that blocks the body's ability to fight infection.Melanoma is type of cancer that affects the skin it is the most serious type of skin cancer.There are two hundred types of cancer each of them named after the organ or tissue which it grows…