Cancer Essays

BOILS: A boil also known as a furuncle is a deep infection of the hair follicle or oil gland. When a boil starts to break out the skin becomes red and quiet tender. After a few days the boil becomes a white this is puss collecting under the skin, the …

Describe the patient The patient with cervical cancer is 41 years of age, female, single and presently living a sedentary lifestyle. When she was younger, she lived her life as a party girl, fond of going to parties and night-outs. She was a social drinker but at times, drinking more …

1. INTRODUCTION “From last decade our view over cancer is been changing, we are shifting to a new paradigm”, says Donald Malins of Pacific Northwest Research Foundation in Seatelle. Free radicals have become the major focus in regards to cancer. Despite the fact that oxygen is essential for daily living, …

Definition – The abnormal growth and division of cells often leads to the development of lumps or tumors within the body. Tumors that are benign usually do not pose serious or immediate health risks. Malignant tumors, on the other hand, are cancerous. The presence of abnormal and malignant cells in …

A balikbayan patient asked me recently about the anticancer effects of custard apple or sour sop. I was embarrassed to admit I didn’t quite know what the fruit was, but promised her I would request my research staff to search the scientific literatures about it. I gave the assignment to …

Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body (A.D.A.M Medical Encyclopedia). Cancer forms when normal cells in the body grows and divide too quickly. It also occurs when cells don’t die. The lungs, colon, breast, skin, and bones are familiar places for cancer to develop. However, it …

Attention Getter: Women survive breast cancer everyday through early detection and treatment, but have you ever place yourself in the shoes of someone diagnose with breast cancer? Specific Purpose: To inform the audience on the Symptoms/ Risk, Treatment, and how a person can possibly lower the risk of breast cancer. …

Soursop or Guyabano, scientifically known as Annona Muricata Linn, is nutritionally rich in carbohydrates, notably fructose. Guyabano fruit grows from 7 up to 20 centimeters long, they are heart-shaped with pointed tip and form a cone-shaped mass of many carpels that conforms the body of the fruit. It contains indicative …

|What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going |Colorectal Cancer and Mesothelioma | |to compare and contrast? | | |What are the similarities between the two objects, people, |Cancer, lower abdominal pain, bowel function changes, fatigue, loss| |subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities that you can |of …

Teenage Smoking There are several causes for teenage smoking, as well as many effects. There are no positive effects of teenage smoking, so there are no only negative causes for teenage smoking. The effects of teenage smoking can be both physical and mental. Despite all of the warnings there are, …