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General Description of cancer Introduction cancer is a deadly disease that comes as a result of the body's failure to regulate cell growth.... hellip; Researchers have divided the causes of cancer into two: hereditary genetic causes and environmental causes (Kinzler & Vogelstein, 2002).... Acquired or hereditary abnormalities in the regulatory genes cause development of cancer.... However, only 5-10% of cancer is hereditary....
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Even President Nixon attempted a war on cancer and spent more than $ 5 billion to America's National Cancer Institue (NCI), annually to counter this life taking disease.... Name cancer cancer is one illness that is spoken of with terror even after the cure has been established and many people are recovering from it.... When cancer really spread in the body, they may also enter through the lymphatic system or bloodstream to sites other than the major organ where these cells lie (Cairns et al 2011)....
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hellip; According to the American cancer Society (ACS), second hand smoke (SHS) is described as “as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)… (which) is a mixture of 2 forms of smoke that come from burning tobacco: (1) sidestream smoke – smoke from the lighted end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar; and (2) mainstream smoke – the smoke exhaled by a smoker” (ACS: What is Secondhand Smoke, 2013, par.... There are more than 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, of which at least 250 are known to be harmful and more than 50 are known to cause cancer” (WHO: Fact 3, n....
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These cancers develop due to the 43 carcinogens and other chemicals found in cigarette smoke, leading to carcinogenesis or the formation of cancer-causing cells due to smoking (Burns, 1991).... In the 1950s, extensive research about the relationship between lung cancer and cigarette smoking was done in the U.... Findings from these studies showed that smoking and lung cancer were indeed related.... Previously, lung cancer was one of the rarest types of cancers in the world....
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People who get a large exposure to the sun and those of a lighter complexion are at a greater risk of getting… The common cancer types are squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma.... This essay analyzes several primary articles related to skin cancer .... “Skin cancer Prevention and Early Detection.... ?? Learn About cancer.... ?American cancer Society, 6 July 2010....
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How much patient satisfaction level can be seen in this sector and is the world really winning the cancer war?... This research will begin with the statement that breast cancer is one of the most severe forms of cancer and is making great headlines around the globe.... hellip; The researcher states that most women are affected through this form of cancer but it does not necessarily mean that it cannot occur in males....
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The prospect of finding a method of prevention against one of the most expensive and debilitating of all diseases- cancer, in an over-the-counter medication, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or NSAID, is just too good to be true but researchers over the past 15 years… NSAIDS may be a hurdle to a major mechanism of cancer progression that is inflammation.... COX-2 enzyme is the major link between NSAID use and cancer progression....
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This work "Colon cancer" describes a complex genetic disorder causing a series of genetic alterations in the cell.... The author outlines numerous treatment possibilities exist yet there is no sure-fire way to cure colon cancer cases.... From this work, it is clear about the process of colon cancer in humans and finding those who are at high risk.... hellip; Somehow cancer condition has a lot to do with disruption in the homeostasis of the body system....
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