Allergic reactions are common; tattoo dyes can cause an itchy rash, particularly red dye, even years after the initial work. With body piercing, just like in the ears, jewelry that is made of nickel or brass can also cause allergic reactions. (Lifescripts, 2006 p 2 para 4) Skin infections are particularly common when the body is pierced. Signs of a piercing infection include swelling, redness, warmth, and discharge. Navel piercings which are quite common can often take the longest to heal (Lifescripts, 2006 p 2 para 5) Skin disorders can occur.
Cancer can be a fast developing disease, it is also extremely fatal if not diagnosed in time and not treated properly. Nowadays in Hong Kong the majority of the population can receive an accurate screening and effective treatment in local hospital. In Hong Kong, the Hospital Authority (from here on known as HA) hospitals offers a full set of diagnostic tests/screening and treatments. Nasopharyngeal Cancer is the most common cancer in Hong Kong, the diagnosis and the treatment of this cancer and other common cancers will be offered in stages. First of all the diagnosis, thanks to many research projects, we now have a very accurate cancer marker for the detection of Nasopharyngeal Cancer.
The first is squamous cell, which accounts for an outstanding 80-90% of all cervical cancer cases. Then there are adenocarcinomas, which accounts for a 10-20% of the cervical cancer cases (Shinn, 2004, p38). Cervical cancer is highly treatable if caught at an early stage. “But once cancer spreads to the lymphatic system or parametrial tissues adjacent to the cervix, treating it successfully becomes more difficult” (Shinn, 2004, p. 38). Sexual exposure to the sexually transmitted infection HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) is one of the most common causes of cervical cancer.
Some other factors that contribute to skin cancer is multiple moles, exposure to coal and arsenic compounds, and scars from disease and burns. One symptom of skin cancer is Basal cell carcinoma that usually occurs in your face, ears, or scalp. Basal cell carcinoma appears as a pearly or wavy bump, or a flat, flesh-colored or brown scar-like lesion. Another symptom is squamos cell carcinoma occurs on sun-exposed areas of your body, face, lips, ears, and hands. It appears as a firm, red nodule, or a flat lesion with a scaly, crusted surface.
The diagnosis may be suspected with chest X-ray and CT scan, but must be confirmed pathologically either with serous effusion cytology or with a biopsy and microscopic examination. Despite treatment with chemotherapy, radiation therapy or sometimes surgery, the disease carries a poor prognosis. Research about screening tests for the early detection of mesothelioma has made leaps and bounds. Now the cancer has been detected so often it isn’t considered rare. Working with asbestos is the major risk factor for mesothelioma.
Even with all of the scientific research skin cancer is still extremely hard to diagnose. UV rays that are given off by sunlight are the main danger. Skin cancer comes in a few different forms melanoma, basal cell, and squamous cell. Malignant Melanoma is by far the most deadly form, killing almost 75% of people that are diagnosed. Skin cancer visible symptoms have a lot to do with moles.
Yet the benefits outweigh the risks by far because if the procedure is done correctly all the cancerous cells in that isolated area will be eliminated entirely. Keywords: Targeted Chemotherapy, molecular targeting, isolated infusion, Cisplatin, angiogenesis, alkylating antineoplastic agent Chemotherapy is the therapeutic use of chemical compounds for the treatment of cancerous diseases. Normally chemotherapeutic drugs are given intravenously in low dosages over large periods of time, this is called an antineoplastic drug regimen. Antineoplastic drug regiments do work to terminate the quickly dividing tumorous cells, but unfortunately this method also kills normal, healthy cells found in the many soft tissues in the human body and can cause significant damage to healthy organ systems. Instead medical researchers have developed targeted chemotherapy to better treat cancer without damaging healthy sections of the body.
Vaginal Cancer . Vaginal cancer is cancer that forms in the tissues of the vagina. The vagina leads from the cervix to the outside of the body. The most common type of vaginal cancer is squamous cell carcinoma, which starts in the thin, flat cells lining the vagina. Another type of vaginal cancer is adenocarcinoma, cancer that begins in glandular cells in the lining of the vagina.
But this is not the case once cancer will starts. The cells become abnormal and the old, damaged cells survive and continue to divide that may form into tumors. Many of the cancers form into solid tumors except for cancers of the blood. Cancerous tumors may be malignant, which can affect the surrounding tissues. Other cancer cells can metastasize on different parts of the body through blood and can form a new tumor.
Wider health problems may accelerate the deleterious effects of diabetes. These include smoking, elevated cholesterol levels, obesity, high blood pressure, and lack of regular exercise. Cancer For the vast majority of cancers, risk factors are environmental or lifestyle-related, thus cancers are mostly preventable NCD. Greater than 30% of cancer is preventable via avoiding risk factors including: tobacco, being overweight or obesity, low fruit and vegetable intake, physical inactivity, alcohol, sexually transmitted infections, and air pollution. Infectious agents are responsible for some cancers, for instance almost all cervical cancers are caused by human papillomavirus infection.