Wilms' tumor

Problem: The Glioblastoma brain Tumor or Brain cancer are quite difficult to treat, even after the treatment with chemotherapy or removal of tumor by surgery it recurs. Nearly 70,000 people are diagnosed with brain tumor every year in US alone. Spherical Nucleic Acids (SNA’s) are in the under testing phase for curing cancer. Introduction: When a cell malfunctions and keeps multiplying and forms a mass of tissue, a tumor is formed. A normal cell in a body die and are replaced by a new one. But…

“On New Year's Day, after months of suffering from debilitating headaches, I learned that I had brain cancer. I was 29 years old. I'd been married for just over a year. My husband and I were trying for a family...Because my tumor is so large, doctors prescribed full brain radiation. I read about the side effects: The hair on my scalp would have been singed off. My scalp would be left covered with first-degree burns. My quality of life, as I knew it, would be gone” (Maynard). (See figure 1). This…

Explanation of Type of Cancer & Its Effect on Cell Growth Brain cancer, usually referred to as a brain tumor by doctors, is an abnormal growth or collection of cells in the brain that can cause disruption of proper brain functions. The rapid and disorganized cell growth forms a mass of tissue which makes up the tumor. Possible Causes & Prevention Causes of a brain tumor can include: other cancer spreading through your body, genetic diseases, exposure to radiation, and…

1. Meningioma: (p. 116) a tumor, usually benign, arising from the meningeal (arachnoid, dura matter, pia matter) tissue of the brain. Carcinoma: (p. 116) a cancer arising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the internal organs. Phenomenology: (p. 118) the science of phenomena. This is an approach that concentrates on the study of consciousness and the objects of direct experience. 2. Chapter 8 describes the case of Mrs. S who suffered a stroke in her right cerebra…

What are the different types of adult brain tumors and how are they caused? How are brain tumors treated? Brain tumors are treated by surgery or chemotherapy. Surgery is a very common treatment for primary brain tumors.Sometimes it takes a lot of time to fully take out a brain tumor because not all tumors can be fully removed. Which means that a surgeon will have to attempt to reduce the tumor’s size. How are brain tumors caused? Brain tumors are caused by some genetic diseases which put you…

also referred to as gliomas because they come from glial tissues. Astrocytoma is divided into subdivisions: grade I, a noninfiltrating tumor; grade II, it’s a low-grade Astrocytoma and is an infiltrating tumor; grade III, also referred to as Anaplastic (malignant) Astrocytoma because the tumor grows quickly; and grade IBM and it is the most aggressive type of tumor. This topic is important and interesting because it affects a lot of adults, and most of the time leads to death. It is interesting…

John and I are sitting in our living room, as I’m trying to figure out how to interview someone I already know when a life alert commercial comes on the television. We start joking about it like we always would, but then John says, “Haha, I tried to get my dad one of those.” Johns relationship with his Dad is unlike any relationship I know or have. Despite him not living with him and not being able to see him all of the time like he ideally would. For an early part of his life John Polk Senior…

are usually associated as pests, but now they can save lives! Well, I’m not referring to the real ones. They are robotic maggots! In a few years, these manufactured pests will be able to help neurosurgeons. They can help save patients facing brain tumors and will change the outlook of surgery. Robots won’t replace humans, but they can improve our abilities. Technology is being more and more integrated in the medical field. Robots can have their own specialties depending on what procedure is…

can cause cancer, researchers found no evidence of a link between cell phones and brain tumors and there is no evidence from studies that radiofrequency can cause cancer. More and more evidence is showing up that cell phones do not cause cancer. In one study scientist followed more than 420,00 cell phone users over a 20-year period, the researchers found no evidence of a link between cell phones and brain tumors. There have been hundreds of studies done to the linkage of cell phones and cancer…

Do you ever think about how connected you are to technology? How long do you spend on your phone, your computer, or even your tablet? Do you spend a few hours a day, a few minutes or not at all? In today’s world, we are run by technology. Everything we use is some form of technology that has been improved and created to fit our needs. This lifestyle has become the norm, but has the regular person ever stopped to think about how this convenience is impacting their bodies and mind? With the growth…