Radiation oncology

Melanoma affects people due to various causes and risk factors. The causes of melanoma may vary from one patient to another. It might be natural or genetic causes. There are factors that increase the possibility of being infected with melanoma also varies from patient to another depending on the genetic and natural factors. A stated by World Cancer Research Fund International, “Denmark has the highest rate in melanoma.”[1] And that happen due to their fair skin and red hair. As a result,…

The topic of my disease diary is lung cancer. The reason, why I have chosen it is, because I also have witnessed how somebody died because of lung cancer and I want to know how that could happen. In the following report I will talk about the characteristic of the cancer, the causes and symptoms, the treatment of the disorder and how the relationship is to other body systems. Lung cancer, also called carcinoma of the lung or pulmonary carcinoma, is an enormously deadly tumor in the lung. The…

In 2012, two million deaths globally were caused by cancer; preventing those deaths could save many lives, including family and friends (World Health Organization). Although cancer does not personally affect everyone, cancer causes many controversies for family and friends. The effects of cancer impact many people’s lives, mainly friends and family of a patient with cancer. One way cancer affects family and friends is financially due to the cost of the treatments, hospitals, and bills that…

Causes of Melanoma Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer affecting more than 200,000 cases per year in the united states. When melanoma is recognized and treated early, it is almost always curable, in case is not the cancer can advance and spread to other parts of the body, where it becomes hard to treat and can be fatal. Every one is at risk of having melanoma while some are at a greater risk depending on these factors, exposure to the sun, family history, number of moles on the…

Memories of Tracy through Shemecca’s eyes Shemecca grandmother’s house was a very full but loving home. There were seven people living under one roof, but there was one special child--Shemecca’s favorite, Tracy. Because Grandma was such a great caretaker, she took Tracy in to raise her as her own along with some of her other grandchildren. Shemecca enjoyed playing dolls all the time with Tracy. The two were really the only two girls in the house. “She wasn't like a niece; she was my friend.”…

Introduction:. Endometrial hyperplasia is one of the most common cause of abnormal menstrual bleeding. It is defined as a condition of excessive proliferation of endometrial glands relative to the stroma, resulting in increased gland to stroma ratio. It is a noninvasive uterine wall proliferation but patients with endometrial hyperplasia have an increased risk of developing endometrial cancer. Endometrium is the innermost layer of the uterine wall and is composed of a outer functional layer and…

onset of symptoms occurred, duration of symptoms, any triggering events, and what treatments have been attempted [14, 15]. Moreover, the history should include information about past operations, postoperative complications, radiation treatment, the time interval from radiation or surgery to…

By Jonas Wilson, Ing. Med. Breast calcifications on mammography Up to 80% of breast calcifications found on mammography (breast X-ray) are focally active processes of a benign nature. Mammography is a great tool used in order to detect breast pathologies before they are even palpable. There are two general types of mammography: diagnostic and screening. Screening is usually conducted in women who have no symptoms to identify potentially malignant pathologies at early and possibly curable…

HIF (hypoxia inducible factor) activators or stabilizers are oral compounds that act via the HIF pathway to stimulate EPO production.22This is an easier method of administration compared to rhEPO, which needs injections. In consequence, they are less visibly detectable and less painful to use. These compounds include chemical elements such as Xenon, Argon and Cobalt.22 Recently in the 2014 winter Olympic Games, Russian athletes were caught abusing HIF activators.22Normally, the HIF pathway is…

Physiological vaginal discharge does not need medical intervention. However discharge associated with increased quantity, pruritus, and foul smell, with changes in its colour or with blood seeks medical treatment (Panda et al, 2013).There are different types of pathogens causing vaginal discharge and their identification is challenging. Vaginitis caused by bacteria, fungi or protozoa can be associated with altered vaginal discharge and odor (Kataria et al, 2015). Vulval irritation, or pruritus…