Problem Polymeric nanoparticle to treat Breast Cancer: Abraxane, Albumin-based nanoparticle loaded with Paclitaxel. Introduction Cancer in general is when abnormal cells start growing out of control. These abnormal cells have gone through a mutation in the genome and have lost their ability of growth checkpoint. This means the cells had changes in their DNA and instead of repairing the damage or dying, it continues to divide thus leading to cancer because of faulty cells. The damage to…
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…
Cancer refers to several diseases that the involve uncontrolled growth of mutated cells in the body. Normally, cells grow and divide based on signals and the body’s needs, and new cells replace old or damaged cells. However, cancer is able to develop when cell signaling is interrupted. The old cells stop dying and instead form new abnormal cells, possibly resulting in a tumor. Cancerous cells are malignant, which means they can invade nearby tissue, and can potentially metastasize and spread to…
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…
caner. “Prostate cancer is an aggressive growth of malignant cancerous cells in the prostate that can be fatal.”(Cramer, 2015) In addition, prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in men and is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths among men. Multiple factors are associated with the development of prostate cancer; one risk factor that affects the outcome of the patient is their age. Most researchers study the relationship between age and the cancer…
While most accept that cancer is a disease rooted in genetic change, there is little consensus among the scientific community regarding the contributions of extrinsic factors and sheer bad luck. Many contend that cancer is solely attributable to bad luck, but if cancer is a game of probability – a gamble – then there are ways to tip the odds. In particular, risk-heightening behaviors such as cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and consuming a diet rich in red meat significantly increase the chances…
Melanoma incidence has markedly increased in recent decades. It represents 3–5% of skin cancers, but it is responsible for 75% of all skin cancer deaths1. Approximately 10% of melanoma cases report a relative affected with melanoma, and a positive family history is associated with an increased risk of developing melanoma. The heritable (germ line) variants which contribute to melanoma susceptibility vary in terms of risk from common relatively low penetrance genes to rare high penetrance genes1.…
WHAT IS BREAST CANCER Breast cancer is a disease in which breast cells growth abnormally .Breast cancer is a malignant tumor of breast tissue suspected by clinical finding like breast lump, breast thickening or skin change .Breast cancer is the microscopic structure of living organisms .A biopsy is determined the type of cancer present .Bilateral cancer is diagnosed when separate primary breast cancer present in each breast. There are several stages of breast cancer; Stage 0 is a non –invasive…
2014). Gastrointestinal cancer refers to cancers that typically affect the digestive system; this incorporates cancers of the oesophagus, gallbladder, liver, pancreas, stomach, small intestine, bowel, and anus (GI Cancer Institute, 2012). Gastrointestinal cancers can be located in the upper digestive or lower digestive tract (Wikimedia Foundation, 2015). Specifically, cancers in the upper digestive tract include: esophageal, stomach, pancreatic, liver, gallbladder. Colon cancer is a type of…