Testicular cancer

Cancer is a big issue in America, it is the second leading cause of death. It affects many different ranges of people whether it is there age, race, and ethnicity. “Pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia incidence rates out of 1,000,000 for ages 0-19 in 2006-2010 for sex and race/ethnicity; 38.4 for boys, 30.2 for girls, 34.2 for non-hispanic white, 18.3 for non-hispanic black, 44.9 for hispanic, and 28.7 for asian american/pacific islander” (American Cancer Society, 2014). Pediatric oncology is…

"Because overall health generally declines as people get older, they are more susceptible to mild illnesses that younger people may effectively fight off." (Sanderson, pp. 347). For this reason, we can see more adults making appointments to see their health care provider for a regular health maintenance checkup. Unlike the majority of older people, most young adults go undiagnosed for a certain period of time until a disease has reached advanced stages and is more difficult to manage. This…

generated $580 million worth of funds, according to their website “livestrong.org”, to provide free services to help those affected by cancer. This includes people diagnosed with cancer, their families, friends, loved ones and the health care professionals who work with them. The Livestrong Foundation is an organization that is committed to helping people with any type of cancer, and at any stage of their treatment. The mission statement for Livestrong is listed on their website under the…

INTRODUCTION Cancer can be defined as a special kind of illness that occurs when the cells in a given part of a body begin to grow out of proportion than is normal. Currently, in the United States, this disease is the second leading cause of deaths. Human beings over the history have had tumors and remedies have been implemented, and others continue to be performed and studied over time (American Cancer Society, 2010). These methods of treatment include chemo-preventive methods and of late…

system is a testicular injury or varicocele. A testicular injury can be from a kick, hit, or a sudden violent motion struck to the testicles. These injures are mostly mild. The symptoms to this kind of injury, would be pain, swelling, and bruising in the testicles. Varicocele is not usually harmful and may develop during puberty. In some cases it can damage the testicles and lower sperm production. The main symptom is a swollen vein. May need to get a doctor to check it out.…

Colorectal carcinoma is a cancer of the large intestine (colon) and rectum , the lower part of the digestive system. It can metastasis to liver, lung, bone, brain and lymph nodes. These are the common sites [8]. However, liver metastases is the main cause for death. Adrenal gland, testicular and skin are the less frequent sites(8). Usually, liver metastases are hypo vascular [5]. Colorectal cancer can be diagnosed by many modalities such as CT SCAN, FDG/PET And FDG PET/CT. PET/CT is the most…

Busulfan is anticancer drug caused variety of adverse effects for cancer patients. It’s used to treatment of chronic leukaemia but it could cause damage to the male reproductive system as one of its adverse effects. This study aim to investigate the effect of L-carnitine and L-arginine on semen quality, oxidative stress parameters, caspase3 and testes cell energy after busulfan treatment. Materials and Methods: thirty-two adult male rats were divided into four groups. Group I (Control)…

Ototoxicity may be defined as “damage to the structure and function of the inner ear (auditory, vestibular, or both) that results from exposure to toxins” (Campbell, 2007). Exposure to toxins is often the result of the administration of therapeutic agents or medications for the treatment of other primary diagnoses. These medications fall into several classes including: aminoglycoside antibiotics, antineoplastic drugs, other antibiotics, antimalarial drugs, loop diuretics, and salicylates. To…

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that forms on the lining of the lungs or abdomen. The disease is mostly due to an exposure to asbestos. Although it is rare, mesothelioma is very aggressive and deadly. There are four types of mesothelioma. Pleural mesothelioma affects the lung’s protective lining in the chest cavity, and testicular mesothelioma forms on the lining of the testicles (West). Peritoneal mesothelioma affects the abdominal cavity and pericardial mesothelioma affects the cardiac…

There are many reproductive diseases that involve males and females. The types of reproductive diseases are epididymitis, orchitis, Prostatic Hypertrophy and Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Endometriosis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, and Ovarian Cancer. Epididymitis is an aggravation of the epididymis, more often than not brought about by a pathogenic living being, for example, gonococcus, streptococcus, or staphylococcus. Oftentimes happens with urinary tract or prostate contamination, mumps, or…