For an early stage cancer a radiation or surgery is the needed treatment for it while for the advanced stage cancer this can be treated with chemotherapy. Different exams or tests are made to determine cancer stage. Exams such as x-rays, CT scan, ultrasound, PET and MRI can give information about cancer in the body. A biopsy will determine the diagnosis of cancer and if it already spread in the body. Staging
In conclusion I did my research paper on skin cancer. Specifically I did basal cell carcinoma cancer. I talked about the symptoms, causes, and treatments to this cancer. References:
Out of nowhere the cancer was back. Grandfather went in for his one year checkup and was told cancer had been found in his lungs and chest. I could tell then that grandfather had lost all hope, but he tried more experimental treatments that often made him very sick. Although he would have rather discontinued his treatment he didn’t for the sake of the family. Even
This type of cancer begins in the lungs and is divided into three main types; non-small cell, small cell and lung carcinoid tumor (American Cancer Society, 2012). Understanding what type of lung cancer a patient has is important as this will have an impact on treatment and prognosis. Proper diagnosis also involves staging; stage is used by the health care team to determine the extent of disease within the patient’s body. Lung cancer treatment will vary based on type and stage. Common treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and targeted therapies (American Cancer Society, 2012).
Several ways, for instance, surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy can be used to treat cervical cancer. However, the methods of treatment used depend on the type and stage of cervical cancer. WHAT IS CERVICAL CANCER? Cervical cancer is a disease or a cancer that affects the cervix of female reproductive system. The cervix is the neck of the uterus that joins the uterus to upper part of the vagina.
This type of surgery spares some of the kidney and may be used when the cancer affects both kidneys or if you have only one kidney because of a previous surger 2. Arterial embolization helps shrink the tumour by blocking the flow of blood into the kidney. 3. Biological therapy uses natural body substances or drugs made from natural body substances to boost the body’s own defences against illness 4. Targeted therapies
Furthermore, different stages of cancer will be treated with different methods and therapies. Most and many cancers will develop abnormal tumors. Killing the cancer cells and isolating the tumor will be ideal for preventing the spreading of the disease throughout the body. In Hong Kong, there are two main ways to treat cancer; Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy. Radiotherapy can be done mainly with two machines.
Along with that there has to be a pattern of how long, and how often, and what time of their lives are spent being exposed to UV Light. This also includes exposure to artificial sun light aka indoor Tanning Beds. Lastly the individual and their specific skin type, i.e. fair, olive, African American/Black, Hispanic etc., all play a role in the risk of skin cancer development. With that being said, in reference to the first paragraphs statement alluding to weather skin cancer is an inherited gene mutation or if it is due to exposure to the UV light.
Neuropathy prevented Ian seeing where his body was which is a petrifying feeling; literally Ian was “The Man who Lost His Body”. It took a year for Ian to stand up safely and six months to put on his sock, this sensory process was long and tedious. This documentary taught me how we are fortunate to have sensory abilities; most people take it for granted because it’s natural. It was unbelievable how Ian recovered from this illness. The doctors told him that he will be in the wheel chair for the rest of his life but he was determined to regain his strength and movement.
Hookahs are marketed as being a safe alternative to cigarettes. This claim is false. The water does not filter out many of the toxins. In fact, hookah smoke has been shown to contain concentrations of toxins, such as carbon monoxide, nicotine, “tar,” and heavy metals, that are as high or higher than are seen with cigarette smoke. Several types of cancer, including lung cancer, have been linked to hookah smoking.