Cancer staging

on Ovarian Cancer because it is a disease that runs in my family history. My great aunt died of ovarian cancer when she was 73 years old. My two second cousins were diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 42 and 58. They were diagnosed at the stages 2 and 4 and have survived. This paper will discuss what ovarian cancer is, how it is detected, who it affects and how it could be treated. Definition Cancer is an illness in which irregular cells in the body grow uncontrollably. Ovarian cancer originates

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Introduction Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a cancer that presents as a rare lymphoid neoplasm and primarily involves the lymph nodes.3 It is associated with a good prognosis and survival rates. As a Physical Therapist, it is good to be aware of the signs and symptoms, and their implications for therapy. Pathophysiology Hodgkin’s lymphoma is pathologically associated with Reed-Sternberg cells.3 As explained by Yung and Linch, Reed-Sternberg cells are classified as

Introduction Treating locally advanced rectal cancer includes radiotherapy (RT), chemotherapy (CT), chemoradiotherapy (CRT), surgery, and subsequent incorporation of molecularly targeted agents. With multimodality treatment, local recurrence rates became less than 10% with the predominant mode of failure is the development of distant metastases (30–35%). Therefore, the addition of induction CT is not aimed to improve local efficacy, but to better control distant disease [1, 2]. The neoadjuvant RT/CRT

(which is 4ng/ml). This increased PSA level is indicative of three conditions, prostate cancer, prostatitis and an enlarged prostate (James Catto, 2009). Prostate cancer is a cancer of the prostate gland; it may

Throat Cancer Each year, smoking kills more people than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car accidents, murder, suicide, and fires---combined! The use of tobacco increases the risk of contracting throat cancer. Throat cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers within the United States. Cancer of the larynx (or voice box) is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the larynx. The larynx is a short passageway shaped like a triangle that is just below the pharynx in the neck

The considerable interest in satisfaction related to pain as an outcome variable waned after investigators studied postoperative and cancer patients and found poor correlations between satisfaction and pain intensity. In these studies, patients commonly reported moderate to severe pain (>4 on a 0-10 scale), but indicated they were satisfied with their pain management (Cohen, 1980; Dawson et al., 2002; Jamison, Taft, O 'Hara, & Ferrante, 1993; Miaskowski, Nichols, Brody, & Synold, 1994). These findings

Jon-Michael Keiser English IV 6th Hour Mrs. Bolyer January 31, 2016 Aiding the Fight Against Thyroid Cancer: One Throat At a Time. WARNING: The following information may be hard to swallow. “The American Cancer Society predict[ed] 62,450 people w[ould] be diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2015” (2). Though this amount is relatively small, patients can always find comfort and assistance in organizations such as the American Thyroid Association (ATA). “The ATA is the leading organization focused on

My whole life sports were an important role in everyday activity. I was the 4 year old that was always playing a different sport on the weekends and always in the gym improving my skills. As I got older I decided to focus on two sports and I chose cheerleading and volleyball. Cheerleading was fun. You dressed up, danced, tumbled and worked hard with a group of girls. And of course there was the flash and glitz! But I quickly found that I was good at cheerleading. I worked hard, put in hours of

them put their whole life into perspective. The film Wit (Bosanquet et al., 2001) shows Vivian Bearing, a Doctor of Philosophy’s passage. Patient and Medical Staff Communication Doctor Kelekian told Vivian that she had stage four metastatic ovarian cancer, that unfortunately had went undetected in stages one, two and three and that she was going to have to obtain an experimental chemotherapy to which she will have to be hospitalized for in each of the eight cycles of treatment (Bosanquet et al., 2001)

Witt by Margaret Edson is a play that depicts the final moments of life for a literary professor. Vivian Bearing is a professor who has recently had a diagnosis of stage four cancer that has no proven treatment. Her doctors suggest an experimental combo of drugs that might help her but will be extremely taxing on her body over the eight treatments she will have to endure. Though Vivian does not understand completely what the doctors are talking about she chooses to risk the health she has left at