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It's Always Something by Gilda Radner

with hypochondria is that if someone really has an illness, they will think it is all in their heads. In any event, things were mi...

Gilda Radner's Ovarian Cancer and the Role of Medical Care

of sorts. The problem with hypochondria is that if someone really has an illness, they will think it is all in their heads. In any...

Comparing Alcohol Abuse in Heterosexuals and Lesbians

alcohol and drugs (McDaniel, 2001, 86). Abuse is a part of the lesbian experience as it is for all areas of society, but...

Uninsured Assistance

are intended to be marketing efforts for a variety of health services providers in the area. For a nominal fee, visitors can have...

Rural Southwest Queensland Australia and Developing a Breast Cancer Screening Program

2002). Finally, the paper notes that there should be an adequate screening test that is "capable of detecting the susceptibility, ...

Smoking & Increased Prevalence of Lung Cancer in Women

be used to guide research investigation, as it can provide a framework on which empirical research can be based. For example, the ...

Cancer Detection and Breast Self Examination

In an analysis of the study, throughout 1994, doctors had diagnosed breast cancer in 144 of the women getting regular screenings a...

Christians and Cancer

In a paper consisting of five pages the Christian faith is considered with regards to cancer and the prospect of a prolonged death...

1991 Film The Doctor

This reaction paper consists of 6 pages and examines the film based upon surgeon Dr. Edward Rosenbaum's real life story of how his...

Etiology and Pathophysiology of Lung Cancer

cancer being observed (Wynder, Goodman and Hoffman, 1985). They also suggest that schools should place "major emphasis" on program...

Three Cancer Diagnostic Tests

surface of the cervix to obtain a sample of cells from it (Bissinger, 2002). The examiner then transfers the collected cell...

Examination of Breast Cancer

& Estrin, 2003). However, a core biopsy or incisional biopsy is when just a small part of the tissue is used ( Pfeuffer & Estrin, ...

Grief and a Breast Cancer Mastectomy

likely to be sexually active and have many years ahead of them which will need to be faced without one or both breasts. Furthermo...

Literature Review of Terminal Cancer Patients and Hospital Care Quality

is important to note aspects of hospitalization which are perceived by patients dying of cancer as negative experiences that incre...

Cancer and Minorities

The study also shows evidence that Asian Americans run an increased risk of stomach and liver cancer, and that Hispanic American a...

Margaret Edson's Wit and Ovarian Cancer

die, as well as informing us that humor is a large part of her inherent nature in terms of dealing with the fatal realities. In...

Complications and Side Effects from Chemotherapy

and chemotherapeutic agents are classified depending on which phase in the cell cycle they are active. Some chemotherapeutic agent...

Breast Cancer and Birth Control Sample Research

recorded dropped out of the study because of illness or death (U.S. Newswire, 2002). In addition, none of the media stories mentio...

Characteristics of Bladder Cancer Cells

as either low-stage (superficial) or high-stage (muscle invasive). In industrialized countries (the US, Canada, France), more than...

Risk of Breast Cancer

or seven years and her body had an auto-mastectomy" (2003, 28). The fact that some women receive better care does not account for...

Breast Cancer and Treatment Alterations Due to Attitudes, Theories, and Concepts

also states that the intervention did not work ands came to the conclusion there was not treatment (American Cancer Society, 2005)...

Lung Cancer in Men and Pain Management Through Narcotics

the 5 year mark after diagnosis (Kreamer, 2003). Tobacco use is the leading risk factor in regards to developing lung cancer and 8...

Chemotherapy and Side Effects

it may be used to reduce tumors ("What is Chemotherapy"). The chemotherapy drugs used in this way destroy the cancer cells "by st...

Research Results on Ghana, West Africa Case Study on Breast Cancer

Research Report, 2002). Figure 1; Respondents Age Group Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Valid Age...

Pilot Study on Cancer Diagnosis and Minorities

suggests that there is a level of stigmatization and fear that is prevalent in minority communities that reduces the chances that ...

Human Health and Impact of the Environment

et. al. (2000), for example, reemphasizes the importance of links made in the 1970s between male infertility and exposure to pesti...

Breast Cancer Research Article and Critique of Qualitative Research

prevent women from participating. The purpose of this study is to determine whether African American womens perceptions of BSE, P...

Ghana, West Africa Case Study on Breast Cancer, Behavior, Attitudes, and Knowledge

detected are already in the later incurable stages (Jones, 1999). There are many arguments regarding issues such the ethical res...

Sexual Health Maintenance

In 8 pages this paper discusses how to maintain sexual health in contemporary society in a consideration of cancer, sexually trans...

Breast Cancer Treatment Choices

In a paper consisting of eleven pages breast cancer in the U.S. is considered with the primary focus being types of medical treatm...