Essays on Cancer Page 5

The human body is made up of numerous living cells that undergo regulated growth, division, and death. During the early stages of life, cells divide quickly to promote growth. However, as a person reaches adulthood, cell division mainly serves to replace worn-out or dying cells and aid in healing from injuries. The development of cancer…

The client is a 50-year-old female teacher who was notified of an abnormal screening mammogram. Diagnosis of infiltrating ductal carcinoma was made following a stereotactic needle biopsy of a 1. 5 x 1. 5 cm lobulated mass at the 3:00 position in her left breast. The client had a modified radical mastectomy with lymph node…

It’s October 2020, Breast Cancer awareness month. There is so much pink stuff everywhere that no doubt by now you are aware: breast cancer exists. Breast cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, after skin cancer. But that doesn’t tell us about what to actually expect when someone we love receives what…

Breast cancer is a complicated cancer whose root cause is not entirely understood in the medical community yet despite twenty years of research and its impact on the lives of sufferers and their families (Iles, & Dickinson, 2017; Lewis et al., 2019). The risk factors surrounding contracting breast cancer have a common link relating to…

Most of the cancer deaths worldwide are caused by cervical cancer. A limited subset of the human papillomaviruses (HPVs) is known to contribute in some manner to which infections occur (Levine, Kaper, Rappuoli, & Good, 2004). Acquisition of this infection is the most common in the United States among all other sexually transmitted diseases or…

The body experiences abnormal cell growth, which characterizes cancer. However, it is important to note that cancer is not a single disease but rather a group of various diseases. Cells in various forms of cancer undergo alterations and uncontrollable growth, resulting in the formation of an abnormal mass or lump known as a tumor. Tumors…

Whether or not to use antioxidants in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy has continued to be a hot topic in health care professionals working in the arena of both alternative medicine and western medicine. Use of antioxidants is discussed in recent research findings related to antioxidant use before and after surgery, before,during, and after chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Review of research (2018)…

Little known to the general public, metastatic breast cancer is a reality experienced by thousands of women. For 54% of them, the disease has a significant impact on daily life. Zoom on this cancer and its consequences on the lives of patients. Metastatic breast cancer (MSC) is an advanced form of breast cancer, called stage…

Anti-hormone therapy has relatively few side effects compared to chemotherapy. Nevertheless, various side effects also occur with this form of therapy. For perimenopause women, the withdrawal of estrogen means that they are suddenly catapulted from “one day to the next” into the menopause and are confronted with the typical symptoms: the absence of the rule,…

It’s a typical Sunday morning at 9:00 AM with the smell of coffee brewing, the sound of footsteps running through the house and the damp feeling of crisp dew in the air as you step outside for a morning refresher. It’s sunny and 65 degrees but the wind chill forces your hands underneath your armpits…