It referenced that within the next 5 years about 15% of the total count will be over 65 years old. It went on further to reveal that there will be an increase in the number of cancer cases. Half of men within the population will develop cancer in their life time while 1/3 of women will. The assessment indicated that there will be a spike in new cancer cases. It pointed out that that new cancer cases will grow by 34% moving from 3,200 to 4,282 this year The resources to treat, prevent and diagnose cancer are stressed.
“Hospice care is a form of palliative care that is given to a person when cancer therapies are no longer controlling the disease. It focuses on caring, not curing. When a person has a terminal diagnosis (usually defined as having a life expectancy of 6 months or less) and is approaching the end of life, he or she might be eligible to receive hospice care” ( Author Unknown, 2010). “The goal of hospice is to enable patients to continue an alert, pain-free life and to manage other symptoms so that their last days may be spent with dignity and quality, surrounded by their loved ones. Hospice affirms life and does not hasten or postpone death” (Author Unknown, 2012).
Some skeptics have claimed that there is no scientific proof to support the benefits of emotional support. These criticisms have largely been answered by careful clinical trials that have confirmed the benefits of emotional support. One of the earliest, was a 1989 report showing that women with metastatic breast cancer who participated in a weekly emotional support group lived longer than controls receiving the same treatment but without group emotional support. Another study showed that early breast and prostate cancer patients who participated in an eight-week emotional support group had twice the survival of controls who simply received conventional treatment. Even having a pet has shown as being
BCC affects up to two million Americans each year. Those who are at high risk to get Basil Cell Carcinoma are people with fair skin, light-colored eyes, Blonde or red hair freckles and who are easily sunburned. Also if it runs in the family you are more likely to inherit it also. Patients that are diagnosed with this type of skin cancer, have a 35% chance of developing another tumor within three years, and a 50% chance within five years. Basil Cell Carcinoma can be associated with scars, vaccinations, or even Tattoos.
One of the most common sources of metastatic liver cancer is from tumors of the colon and rectum. About 140,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with colon cancer each year, and roughly half of these patients will develop tumors in their liver at some time. About one in 10 of these patients will have a chance for a cure by having the liver tumors removed surgically. The exact cause of liver cancer is unknown. But there are certain things called risk factors that can increase your chance of getting the disease.
Many people die every year and others suffering from cancer due to smoking. According to The NHS Information Centre report (2010), Around 81,400 deaths (18% of all deaths of adults aged 35 and over) were estimated to be caused by smoking. That’s shows how big the issue of smoking in the UK and in the others developed countries. The governments try to minimize the problem by legislation. Jean King, Cancer Research UK's director of tobacco control, (2008) said: "The smoke-free law was introduced to protect the health of workers from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.
The numbers for those that are dying of cancer in the world are increasing. 2007 was one of the last years recorded, and 7.9 million people died of cancer. That number is slated to increase to 11.5 million by the year 2030. Not only can embryonic stem cell cure diseases such as cancer, but as matter of fact, Embryonic stem cells may also cure Spinal cord injuries, Diabetes, Heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Lou Gehrig's disease, Lung diseases, Arthritis, Sickle cell anemia, and also organ failure. With these diseases preventable, it's possible to save billions of lives around the world.
Griffin Hayes Mr. Guay English 10 Honors 11/7/14 Should Cigarette Smoking Be Banned? Meet Anna, a five year old girl who lost her father to lung cancer. Like Anna’s father, cigarette smoking is a known leading cause of lung cancer and death for about 159,260 people in the United States this year so far ("How Many People Get Lung Cancer?"). Lung cancer has caused about 27% of all cancer deaths but can be prevented if we ban the smoking of cigarettes. Cigarette smoking has caused lung cancer to many smokers and even non-smokers.
Running head: APPROACH TO CARING Approach to Caring Angel Johnston Grand Canyon University Pathophysiology and Nursing Management of Client's Health NRS 410V October 25, 2011 Approach to Caring According to McCance & Huether (date), cancer is a leading cause of death of adults in the Western world. The incidence of cancer cases increase with age and can be strongly affected by gender, ethnicity, genetics, lifestyles or infection. After more than 35 years of research, it has been found that cancer is a culmination of many different diseases, caused by an accumulation of genetic and epigenetic alterations. The definition of cancer was perhaps best described in 1922, as “The most generally accepted definition of a tumor is
Coronary Heart Disease Some Basic Facts Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the number one killer of American males and females. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), approximately every 33 seconds an American will suffer some type of coronary event and almost every minute, someone will die from it. Heredity, although not a controllable risk factor, does play a role in heart disease risk. In fact, children of parents who have heart disease are more likely to develop heart disease later in life. Because individuals with a family history of heart disease are at a greater risk, it is important to focus on controllable risk factors such as not smoking, keeping cholesterol and blood pressure within a normal range, becoming physically active and maintaining a healthy weight.