Types of cancer

and energy gives nothing away of the tragedy that lurks in her past. She has a loving father, mother, and two adorable little brothers. Her real father, however, was stolen from her by a disease that is more common than some would like to believe. Cancer is a deadly disease characterized by the tumors made of cells which are dividing uncontrollably due to the mutation in the DNA. In the fight to eradicate this worldwide issue, one of the leading forms of treatment uses radiation to target the…

In the Hallmarks of cancer, the cancer cells are that which, when in the body, tries to avoid being killed off (apoptosis). Once a cell does happen to die, the cell membrane shrinks down and the cell to the next of it will devour the rest of the pre existing cell. When a cancer cell that make up a tumor needs to grow large, the tumor then depends on the blood vessels to nourish upon. The tumor rely on the nutrients as such; oxygen, glucose, and amino acids. The waste that expels out of the cell…

One weekend in May of 2014, I got an amazing opportunity to be a part of an event called Relay for Life. This event was sponsored by American Cancer Society and Freedom High School. The main focus the event offered was to give cancer-survival patients and their families a full weekend to come together and enjoy life within one place, Freedom High School Track and Field. All three communities came together to celebrate, there were: Oakley, Brentwood, and Antioch communities. Throughout the event,…

cures cancer with a vaccine! Cancer is at the top of the list of threats to the population nowadays. In 2015, there will be an estimated 1,658,370 new cancer cases diagnosed and 589,430 cancer deaths in the US. Lack of effective and definitive cure can be blamed. Cancer starts growing when cells reproduce uncontrollably and mutate. Tumor (formation of the new mutated cells) can become malignant and invade other parts of the organism. At early stage of cancer progression and when the cancer is…

Breast cancer is a disease where a certain cell in the breast are abnormal they divide uncontrollably everyone has BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, BRCA is supposed to repair cell damage and keep breast, ovarian and other cell growing normal. When these genes contain mutation that are passed on from generation to generation. “The genes don’t function normal and breast, ovarian, and other cancer risk increase” stated by the article “cancer information and support network.” Melanoma cancer is the most…

duplication in breast cancer stem cells through E113, the Wnt-beta catenin signaling pathways and the tumor regulator p53? I. Introduction: To explain the cellular and molecular features of my focus question I will provide background on cancer stem cells, some of the various signaling pathways and breast cancer specifically. A. Cancer Stem Cells (Tumor-initiating cells) 1. Basic Features: Have the capacity to self renew and the ability to produce multiple distinct differentiated cell types,…

I am a cancer epidemiologist and epidemiology methodologist beginning my second year as a tenure track assistant professor in the department of public health. This purpose of this statement is to provide a brief narrative on my background, accomplishments and goals in the three areas of academic evaluation: teaching, research, and service. I will do this by describing my experience and efforts in four interrelated areas of focus in my career: cancer epidemiology, healthcare delivery, electronic…

The Connection Between Overeating and Cancer Food and nutrients are a necessity to live and thrive. However, consuming too much for this necessity can initiate a deadly chain reaction. Obesity is a disease stemming from various influences, such as the variety of food consumed and socioeconomic influences, but an important influence of this epidemic is overeating.9-12 Additionally, obesity is an epidemic impacting nearly 2 in 3 people within the United State population.1,2 Obesity as a disease…

been used as a medicine for all types of human illnesses. Because of its potency in reducing or curing diseases, it was deemed as the “cure to all diseases except death”. (The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology.) With all its glory, could thymoquinone become the cure to cancer? Thymoquinone has a similar chemical make to glucose and cellulose. Its chemical makeup is C10H12O2.…

complaining about being in pain, depending on what type of pain, should not be written a prescription just for that, sometimes small pain. This being the main reason medical Marijuana is abused by so many. Ken Gershman says that “more than ninety percent of medicinal Marijuana users request it for pain control, but many don’t have the neuropathic pain that it actually works for.” Cicero states from an Oxford study that the pill form of THC made pain in cancer patients tolerable, but the…