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The department now contains a pediatric oncology clinic and a breast health center, in addition to our existing radiation treatment clinic, chemotherapy clinic, oncological operating room, breast cancer treatment clinic, and palliative care clinic.... Our most common cases are generally breast cancer and gynecological cancers, but the presenting cases are so widely varied that it is difficult to pin down what are the most treated.... We can treat extreme cases in our gastrointestinal surgery clinic, which is also used to treat patients with colorectal cancer....
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hellip; Character profile Nancy, a 45 year old female, married, with three children, is diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer.... This paper shall discuss a particular case of distress, as experienced by a cancer patient.... Further laboratory testing revealed that the mass was malignant and that cancer cells have already metastasized to her liver.... After the surgery, it was discovered that cancer cells also metastasized to her colon....
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Dangerous diseases, such as breast cancer affecting Mrs.... A holistic nursing plan is vital when caring for patients as in the case of Mr.... Health promotion and quality of life practices are important when dealing with patients suffering from chronic diseases like cancer.... However, in some instances, human beings end up being affected by chronic diseases, such as cancer, that have grievous implications on the life of an individual....
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… Pros and Cons of breast cancer and Biomarkers Introduction "Tumor markers or biomarkers are substances that are produced by cancer or by other cells of the body in response to cancer or certain benign (noncancerous) conditions" (National Cancer Institute, 2012).... In this essay, pros and cons of application of biomarkers or tumor markers in breast cancer management will be discussed.... Application of breast cancer biomarkers The most common cancer affecting women all over the world is breast cancer and it has been estimated that about one million cases are diagnosed every year worldwide (Duffy et al, 2005)....
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Research Paper
In some cancers, genetic factors play an important role like in breast cancer and leukemias.... cancer Definition of cancer cancer or malignancy is a condition in which cells have unregulated cell growth.... hellip; Types of cancer There are basically 5 types of cancers: carcinoma, sarcoma, lymphomas and leukemias, germ cell tumor and blastoma.... examples of this type of cancer are osteosarcoma, liposarcoma, fibrosarcoma and neurosarcoma....
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One in eleven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 75 (www.... The paper 'Fast Facts About breast cancer' focuses on breast cancer which is one of the leading preventable causes of death among women.... breast cancer is one of the dread diseases but improved techniques which help in early detection had greatly reduced the number of deaths.... In NSW, Australia, about 1 in 10 women will develop breast cancer by age 74 years....
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In the paper “An 80-Year-Old Woman with breast cancer” the author will conduct a personal interview with a patient.... Two years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she suffered from a mild Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA).... 'T' has several histories of breast cancer.... Back in 2001, the family physician of 'T' confirmed that she has breast cancer on her right breast.... To relieve her from chronic pain, she was prescribed by her physician to administer 5 mg of Endone – a narcotic analgesic and 5 mg Norspan patch – a type of analgesic....
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?? Relevant diseasesThe most obvious disease suspected in this case is breast cancer, the first overt symptom of which is typically a breast lump.... Since breast cancer frequently metastasises to the bones, and since some invasive breast cancers can shed cells even before the initial tumour has reached a sufficient size to be detected on breast self-examination (BSE), there is a possibility that the lower-back pain in this case may be the result of Stage IV invasive breast cancer; however, it is equally possible that the breast lump is a non-cancerous cyst, a non-invasive carcinoma in situ, or an invasive tumour that has not yet spread beyond its immediate environment....
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