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Tables on Acute, Infectious, and Chronic Disease

1). Further, inadequate utilization of screening tests contribute to approximately half of the deaths resulting from cancer of th...

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...

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...

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)...

Breast Cancer Treatments of Arimidex and Tamoxifen

& Wellness Week, 2005). This is important because estrogen is associated with the development of an estimated three-fourths of po...

Cancer Patients and Nursing

that is, whether it will spread (metastasize) and what symptoms that it is likely to cause (Cancer diagnosis, 2005). The term "sec...

Causes and Effects of Cancer

In five pages the causes of lung, breast, and colon cancer are examined along with their effects. Three sources are cited in the ...

Screening for Colon and Rectal Cancer

100,000 population (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1997). Survival rate is dependent upon the stage of the disease w...

Overview of New Gene Technology

spirit of the biotech race has led to a decrease in communication among researchers, resulting in little cooperation and hindering...

Medical Views on Ovarian Cancer

any woman can get ovarian cancer. It just so happens that some women are more at risk. Signs and Symptoms The problem with ova...

Physical Effects of Smoking

is interesting to note that the increase of smoking in America has steadily correlated with the increasing incidence of lung cance...

What You Should Know About Prostate Cancer

In twelve pages this research paper examines prostate cancer in a consideration of its symptoms, how it is diagnosed, and availabl...

Women and Uterine Cancer

Uterine cancer is the focus of this paper consisting of five pages that includes causes, treatment, recovery, and treatment. Four...

Cell Phone and Brain Cancer Connection?

In twelve pages this paper studies medical research to conclude that brain cancer is not caused by cell phone usage. Eight source...

Preventing Cancer with Good Nutrition

one of the more frightening diseases threatening mankind. Cancer can impact any area of our body. Sometimes cancer is sex specif...

Smoking and its Impacts to Human Health

hazard and choosing to smoke is the risk factor. Being exposed to secondhand smoke is a risk factor as well. Just because tobac...

IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer

dose of antibiotics, after which time -- when the indications do not disappear -- further testing in the form of biopsy, ultrasoun...

Breast Cancer in Women

"uninhibited in her sexual expression, regardless of her prior inclinations" (Thorne and Murray, 2000, p. 142). She will probably ...

Breast Cancer Treatment and Types of Therapies, Alternative and Common

In a paper consisting of eleven pages breast cancer is considered in terms of its medical significance as the second leading cause...

Sexual Health Maintenance

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

SUPPLY, DEMAND AND HEALTHCARE: THE STUDY OF CANCER

Provides a study of cancer in an economic context. There are 3 sources listed in the bibliography of this 5-page paper....

Behavior Influences on Health

it may not be recognised in all cases. The common symptoms of stress includes, tiredness and fatigue, weight changes for no obviou...

Overview of Massage Therapy

In three pages this research paper examines massage therapy in terms of its stress and cancer benefits according to recent researc...

Comparison of Caucasian and African American Men Rates of Prostate Cancer

In nine pages this paper compares the incidence rates between Caucasian and African American men regarding prostate cancer. Five ...

Coping Strategies and Breast Cancer

In a paper consisting of twelve pages the field of nursing is discussed in terms of breast cancer, coping strategies, and how nurs...

Genetics and Cancer

In seven pages this paper provides professional and personal views regarding the possibility of a genetic predisposition towards c...

Cancer and Genetic Expression

In twelve pages this paper considers cancer control through the implications and actions associated with the telomerase enzyme and...

The Effectiveness of Bone Marrow Transplants as a Cancer Treatment

The writer examines the effectiveness of various cancer treatments, including bovine cartilage transplants. The paper is twelve pa...