Radiation therapy

What combination therapy regimen are you posting about? (Regimen must include BOTH a monoclonal antibody/targeted therapy plus cytotoxic chemotherapy The combination of the medications in the chemo regiment known as RICE, stand for the medications, Rituximab, Ifosfamide, Carboplaten, and Etoposide. -Rituximab: monoclonal antibodies, helping the body’s immune system to destroy…

Chronic Illness Paper The topic for my chronic illness paper is thyroid cancer. I chose this particular illness because it has affected a few people in my immediate family and I wanted to get a better understanding of this chronic illness. Thyroid cancer, as described by The American Cancer Society, is when cancer starts in the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is below the thyroid cartilage (Adam’s apple) in the front part of the neck. In most people, the thyroid cannot be seen or felt. It is…

A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the brain, which can be cancerous or non-cancerous (benign). It is generally caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the brain itself (neurons, glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells), lymphatic blood vessels), in the cranial nerves (myelin-producing Schwann cells), in the brain envelopes (meninges), skull, pituitary and pineal gland, or spread from cancers primarily located in other organs…

Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by unregulated cell growth including the invasion and spread of mutated cells from the site of origin. Chemotherapy is a medicine which is used to kill cancer cells by damaging them so they can’t reproduce and spread. Chemotherapy also kills healthy living cells, which causes unwanted side effects such as hair loss, tiredness and pale skin. In this experiment we used MTT Assay to analyse which drug is more effective in killing cancer cells and keeps…

Prostate cancer analysis yields interesting insight into existence of two distinct processes as potential therapeutic targets. Researchers have used clinical data from prostate cancer patients to identify two new gene mutations. Previously considered redundant, these mutations have been introduced in mice to map their distinct effects on the development and progress of prostate cancer. Cancer is the second most prominent cause of human mortality after cardiovascular diseases. In a bid to…

Keloids are raised scars that can be itchy or painful. Keloids are the product of a wound or cut and are not contagious. Keloids are most likely appear on people with a darker tone of skin, such as those of African American, Hispanic, and Asian descent. Also, it runs in families and is more common among the ages ten to twenty. Keloids are formed from the excessive healing of a wound. According to aafp.org, “After a skin injury, your cells try to repair the damage by forming a scar. This scar…

SURGEONS MAKE CANCER CELLS GLOW BRIGHT GREEN TO REDUCE RECURRENCE The key to a successful cancer surgery is to remove every bit of the tumor. When surgeons are performing surgeries on their patients, it is important for them to get every cancer cell and tumor out; they have created this liquid which glows bright green on the areas in the body that have cancer so it is easier to remove and avoid mistakes. Between 20 to 50 percent of cancer patients who undergo surgery end up experiencing a local…

Jane Wright, The One and Only Inventor of Chemotherapy Jakob Young and Taylor Holmes Jane Wright has changed our society. “She was one of the first researchers to test chemotherapeutic drugs in humans, which produced effective dosing levels and helped save lives” (“Changing the Face of Medicine”). She helped people with cancer by using a new treatment called chemotherapeutic drugs, which helped terminate the odds of having cancer. She mostly worked on patients by giving them chemotherapy, which…

Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses drug to destroy cancer cells . There other types of treatments for cancer but chemotherapy works much better . Before using chemotherapy you need to be informed on how they work, how they affect your body, and how it attacks cancer. Chemotherapy works by stopping the growth of cancer cell , which grow and divide quickly . Depending on your type of cancer and how advanced it is , chemotherapy can, one cure cancer - when…

Urinary incontinence is when you urinate when you do not mean to (involuntarily). What are the causes? There are many possible causes of urinary incontinence, including: Medicines. Infections. Enlargement of the prostate in men. The prostate is a gland near the bladder. When it gets too big, it can cause overflow of urine from the bladder. Surgery. Diseases that affect the nerves or spinal cord (neurological diseases). Emotional factors. What increases the risk? What are the signs or symptoms?…