Radiation therapy

begins when a genetic mutation turns normal cells into abnormal cancer cells. Cancer cells can quickly multiply and forming a tumor. Risk factors that can increase the risk of ovarian cancer: Age Inherited gene mutation Estrogen hormone replacement therapy Smoking Fertility treatments Signs and Symptoms: Early stage ovarian cancer rarely has any symptoms. Advanced stage ovarian cancer can cause few and nonspecific symptoms that may include: Abdominal bloating or swelling Quickly feeling full…

General preventive measures include using alternative hepatotoxic drugs whenever possible, correcting risk factors. If possible; by adjusting the dosage, monitoring liver function and vital signs during therapy; and avoiding hepatotoxicity drug combinations. Hepatotoxicity is a poisonous effect of some substances, both toxic chemicals and medication on the liver. Treatment of cancer is always associated with such type of side effects, and this one of the…

Prostate cancer is abnormal cell growth and tumor formation in male prostate gland, which is a part of male reproductive system. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancer type affecting human male population around the world. Recently, over 1 million men from all over the world were diagnosed with prostate cancer where developed countries accounted for 70% of these cases [1]. According to the same report in year 2012 prostate cancer left estimated 0.3 million human male people dead…

Daniel Hauser is a 13-year-old boy from Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Daniel was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in January 2009. Doctors stated that this type of cancer was highly curable, but if he did not get the proper treatment then he would most certainly not survive. The proper treatment according to the doctors was six rounds of chemotherapy. Daniel completed one round of chemotherapy in February. After that Daniel and his family refused to go through more rounds of chemotherapy and opted for…

External Beam radiation therapy Disadvantages: 1. Treatment is continuous for 4~5 weeks which is difficult for patients. 2. Radiation passes through healthy cells so it can damage few healthy cells. 3. External beam radiations can correspondingly base short-term difficulties comprising prostates. Intensity modulated radiation therapy Advantages: 1. Conformal dose dispersal round tumor. 2. Simulated optimization. 3. Evading of serious structures and a smaller amount indigenous toxicity.…

Authors Delfino and Day explain the risks to radiation exposure. “ [Eric J.] Hall and [Li-Jun] Wu of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and others point out that the very nature of IMRT necessitates a longer radiation time, a larger volume of non-malignant tissue exposed to radiation, and an increase in total exposure—all of which nearly double the risk of radiation-induced secondary cancers with post-exposure lifetime....”(3). This shows how…

A mass is a lump that either your caregiver found during an examination or you found before seeing your caregiver. The colon is a major part of the large intestine. There are many possible reasons why a lump has appeared. Testing will help determine the cause and the steps to a solution. CAUSES Before complete testing is done, it may be difficult or impossible for your caregiver to know if the lump is truly in the colon or comes from one of the organs that are next to the colon. Problems in…

Cancer is scary and worrying enough. A contagious one just might be too much. Scientists however claimed that the prospect of contagious cancer is not that implausible. According to NY Times, various papers suggesting the eventual emergence of contagious human cancer now exist. Instead of being set off by the spread of viruses, cancer cells might travel from one host to another. Instead of the cancer cells dying with their host, these cells might thrive in the new bodies. So far, this is…

Surgery for Benign Lipomas Tumors Lipomas are tumors that form from fat cells. These common types of benign tumors are generally found on the back, arms, shoulders, stomach, thighs, and necks of people in all age groups. They are generally slow growing and can be seen on the surface of the skin. Lipomas are generally round in shape, have a soft composition, and can be moved around when touched. Sometimes these tumors are the result of genetics and sometimes they are the result of an…

cancer, the easier it is to treat it rather than stages three or four (Binka, Doku, & Awusabo-Asare, 2017). Treatment options can depend on the stage it is in, the size of the cancer, and other general health problems. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation are all options for treatment of cervical cancer. Depending on the severity of the cancer, all three treatment options may have to be used. The early stages of cervical cancer are treated with surgery. The surgery treated for the early stages…