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Natasha Stegall Professor Post Health 1 7 February 2016 Colon Cancer Colorectal cancer is the number 2 leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. It is the 3rd most common type of cancer. Colorectal cancer most often occurs after 50 years of age. After age 75 the occurance greatly increases. Colorectal Cancer is a cancer that occurs in the colon or rectum. The large intestine is called the colon. The colon connects to the rectum as a passageway to the anus. There are risk…

Neurofibromatosis The genetic disorder I chose is called Neurofibromatosis. There are three types of Neurofibromatosis: Type 1 (von Recklinghaus disease, peripheral NF, Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis), Type 2 (bilateral acoustic NF, central NF or vestibular NF), and schwannomatosis. Schwannomatosis used to be considered a variation of neurofibromatosis type 2 but is now recognized as different from neurofibromatosis type 2. Neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2 are autosomal dominant traits.…

identical to another cancer patient. Different treatments are used and this shows both repeating and antisymmetry. So, where does the cancer came from? Cancer can develop through genetics or environmental factors which is key when looking into how the disease is formed. The development of cancer is not just based off of genetics, lifestyle choices are an important factor in the risk of developing cancer. A study has proven that women are more cautious than men in trying to prevent it by seeing…

Huntington’s Disease Diagnosed How do physicians diagnose patients with certain disease? How can they be sure about the right diagnosis? And can they be mistaken? Of course it is possible to miss diagnose a patient, and it can be for numerous and various reasons. For example patients could lie about something they took, or doctors can be somehow intimidating, so the patients will not feel comfortable enough to share their problems with their doctor, and so many other reasons. As any other…

eat more fish, and avoid environmental toxins. The treatment for rheumatoid arthritis is that there have been discoveries that have indicated that remission of symptoms is more likely when the treatment begins early with strong medications known as disease modifying antirheumatic drugs. The abbreviation is (DMARDS). The medications for rheumatoid…

(Bach). Even though doctors don't perfer to get caught up in drug costs, it is their duty to guarantee the optimal outcome for their patient physically, psychologically, and emotionally. Prescribing a medication that bankrupts a patient, with minimal disease improvement is…

Pancreatic cancer has claimed the lives of many people, including a number of popular individuals like businessman Steve Jobs of Apple and actor Patrick Swayze of the movies Dirty Dancing and Ghost. Their cancers were already at an advanced stage when they were diagnosed. Pancreatic cancers spread stealthily in the body; they do not show early warning signs particular to the condition. What is Pancreas Cancer? The pancreas is an organ in the body located between the stomach and the backbone.…

Musculoskeletal conditions have been identified as the third of nine major national health issues ranked by their overall contribution to the burden of disease in Australia 1. Low back pain (LBP) is the most prevalent form of persistent musculoskeletal pain and has an economic burden second only to cancer 2-5. Despite the fact that LBP is a leading cause of suffering and disability 2-4, existing therapies target generic symptoms, achieving limited success, with the Australian National Pain…

Chronic diseases are long-term illnesses that can be controlled, but not cured. Chronic diseases affect people from all social classes in the world population. However, according to the United States statistics they are the leading cause of death and disability in the country. They represent 70% of the total annual deaths in the United States, contributing to an approximately 1.7 million deaths each year. As a result, the USA is where infectious diseases are most prevalent (Chen, 2012). The…

with two working copies) (Lustbader et al 1992). The protein works by binding to a specific site on DNA, which leads to the expression of another protein, p21. P21 interacts with a protein involved in cell division, stopping the process (Genes and Disease, 1998). Having nearly 20 copies of this gene would help elephants combat the proportionally higher number of tumors they…