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On the basis of data collected from the International Agency for Research on Cancer Registry in Karachi, it is estimated that about 8000 children (18 years and younger) suffer from cancer each year in Pakistan (Ashraf, 2012). Children Cancer Hospital [CCH], Karachi, started with humble beginnings and presently has expanded to a 44 bed facility with three specialised paediatric oncologists and twelve doctors offering specialised and advanced care to every child free of cost (CCH, 2016). Over the…

understand their disease process and progression, and develop a palliative care plan” (Dahlin, Coyne and Ferrell, 2016, p. 183). I based this assignment on Mrs D., who is an 82-year-old lady and suffers with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia which is a is a cancer that starts from the early version of white blood cells called lymphocytes in the…

For the majority of cancers, lifestyle factors and environmental exposures become the major risk factors. An estimated 30 to 40 percent of cancers are influenced by diet. Diet patterns that emphasize fat, meat, alcohol, and excess calories and that minimize fruits and vegetables can cause cancer. Such constituents of the diet relate to cancer in several ways. Foods or their components may cause or promote cancer. Additionally, foods or their components may protect against cancer. Certain dietary…

effective in its early stages. Despite this letdown, the ability was seen, by a member from the team of scientists, that it could be used to treat Breast Cancer. In the period up to clinical trial testing in 1970, ICI46, 474 was renamed Tamoxifen. The Christie Hospital in Manchester was the location of where Tamoxifen was tested as a treatment for Breast Cancer. Then, the drug was licensed, ‘Phase IV”. This is significant as it marks the beginning of the collection of information on the…

reader into the story and asks the question as to whether a doctor can truly empathize with and best treat a patient unless he has personally needed medical care. Paul Kalanithi is able to confront death bravely and is able to cope with stage-four lung cancer because of the perspective that a…

was an English major turned neurosurgeon by the age of 35. However, when he was diagnosed with lung cancer he decided to fulfill his dream of being an author. In his personal memoir “When Breath Becomes Air”, Paul Kalanithi uses personal experiences to explain the effect of death on the living through logos, ethos, and pathos. When the doctors informed Kalanithi that he had stage IV lung cancer he knew his time was running out, so he decided to do the one thing he had left: write a book.The…

AvanDermNu What exactly is AvanDermNu? Out of the millions of natural skin care formula, AvanDermNu is the upcoming and revolutionary anti-wrinkle cream in the market. This natural skin care product has been developed by technically-advanced and knowledgeable dermatologists to combat the visible signs of aging on the face. Clinically-proven and tested age-defying cream works wonder if applied properly and regularly. Without any potential side-effects and risk, women above the age of 30 can bring…

The role of doctors in both the treatment of cancer patients and their families plays a critical role in helping both the patient and their family deal with the stress, burden, and, in some cases, grief during and after treatment. This is evident in Jerome Groopman’s novel, The Measure of Our Days, especially in the story of Matt. Throughout this story, Groopman demonstrates this role, as both he and Dr. Samuels give Billy hope during Matt’s cancer treatments, and aid him in accepting Matt’s…

In the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebbeca Skoolt, who’s a journalist, was in college when she learns information about Henrietta Lacks, and African American woman, who died in 1951, from cervical cancer. Some years later, she heard about the name again and was so curious that she decided to do research on this woman. Rebecca later learns that Henrietta’s cancerous cells were the first to become the first human cell line, called HeLa. After doing some research Rebecca later learned that in…

association between depression and the cause of different types of cancers seem to be widely studied. Five studies based on the link between severe or chronic depression and the development of cancer are reviewed. In a study of the causation of cancer in chronic depressed elders, Chronically Depressed Mood and Cancer Risk in Older Persons, results show that there is a considerable correlation between chronic depression and the risk of cancer in persons of 65 years and older. Out of the 4825…