Cancer’s Off Switch Cancer is a common illness that has became more and more threatening as time goes on. There are more than two hundred types of cancer that can affect sixty different organs in the body. Cancer is sometimes hereditary and sometimes it is acquired from things that you do, or experience. Some cancers are curable, and some are terminal. Cancer is cured from chemotherapy, radiation, and the removal of organs where that cancer is affecting.
Melanoma Skin Cancer Kimberly Melton Feb, 23-2013 LAURA BABBITT Melanoma is a type of skin cancer which comes from excessive sunlight exposure or from moles. This exposure will cause normal cells to become abnormal. The abnormal cells will then quickly grow and attack surrounding tissue forming cancerous and noncancerous moles. Some risk factors of melanoma includes more than sun exposure. If the cancer is not being treated it can advance and spread to other parts of the body, where it can be hard to treat and can be fatal to you.
Chemotherapy may be given to a cancer patient to keep the cancer from spreading or to prevent the cancer cells from dividing at a fast rate. Chemotherapy may also be given to a patient to help relieve symptoms such as pain from the cancer. Chemotherapy is a great discovery and has helped save many lives but it can be very invasive and cause unpleasant side effects. Chemotherapy is designed to kill any cells that are growing at a fast rate even if they are not cancerous, this can lead to great exhaustion and feeling sick. Nausea, vomiting, hair loss, and sickness are common side effects of Chemotherapy that cannot be prevented because every human body handles different drugs differently.
Cancer cells crowd out and destroy nearby healthy cells, forming growths called malignant tumors. Melanoma that spreads to vital organs like the brain or liver can be life-threatening. “Melanoma can appear on normal skin, or it may begin as a mole or other area that has changed in appearance. Some moles can present at birth may develop into melanomas.” (Medline Plus para. 4) There are four major types of melanoma skin cancer, Superficial spreading melanoma, Nodular melanoma, Lentigo maligna melanoma, and Acral lentiginous melanoma.
Asbestos leads to cellular damage that disrupts the natural cell cycle. Once normal function of the cell cycle is lost, cells begin to divide and grow uncontrollably. These cells then accumulate into tumors that trigger Mesothelioma symptoms. Approximately 3% of women with cancer have Mesothelioma, and 5% of men with cancer have Mesothelioma. Current medical treatment options include chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, and most patients choose to undergo a combination of these processes in order to increase their life expectancy.
SCI/162 Chronic Disease: Cervical Cancer The disease that I chose to do my assessment on was cervical cancer. I chose this disease because I find it interesting and a little scary. Cervical cancer is when the cells that line the cervix develop pre-cancerous changes that turn into cancer. If abnormal cells are recognized before it turns to cancer, there are treatments that can be done such as freezing the cells and removing them. There are two types of cervical cancer squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma.
ANLL Acute Non Lymphocytic Leukemia V. Chronic Leukemias General Characteristics A. In the initial stages of the disease, anemia is not present, however by the time of diagnosis, a normocytic, normochromic anemia is usually evident. B. Pronounced leukocytosis generally occurs. C. Platelets are generally normal to increased at first, but as disease progresses, thrombocytopenia often occurs due to impaired production and/or increased pooling of platelets in the spleen.
Cancer and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer, when someone is diagnosed or knows someone who is diagnosed a wide range of thoughts and emotions race through their mind. There are many different types of cancers that can afflict almost anywhere in the body. Still many ask what exactly is cancer and what makes it so dangerous. Cancer is in its most basic form is an uncontrolled growth of a collection of cells. These cells due to the uncontrolled growth become dysfunctional and cause a myriad of problems inside the body.
Wk 7│As 1: Cervical, Ovarian, and Uterine Cancer: A Comparison 1 Cervical, ovarian, and uterine cancer can affect women from all walks of life. Cervical cancer is a cancer that begins in the cervix. It is the third most common cancer among women in the world. Routine pap smears allow doctors to find cervical cancer at much earlier stages. Cervical cancer most commonly begins in the squamous cells on the surface of the cervix.
There are several types of cancer, but what is definite is that they all occur as a result of cells in growing out of control in the body. Cancer is considered to exist since time in memorial. The earliest evidence of cancer was in bone tumors that were fossilized. There are different causes of the different types of cancer that are there. An inactive