Stage Four Lung Cancer: A Case Study

Ever since my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer in when I was in middle school, I’ve developed an interest in medicine and the treatment of diseases. Then, last summer, my Chinese teacher was diagnosed with the same type of lung cancer. What I found peculiar is that both of these important women in my life were non-smokers and Chinese; so perhaps this type of cancer is race-associated. A recent publication from the National Cancer Institute seems to back my hypothesis, suggesting that Asian women possessed a unique chromosome associated with lung cancer. Coming from a cancer survivor’s family, I hope to continue to research this correlation and, someday, develop a quick and accurate diagnostic kit or device for cancer identification or implement lung cancer risk screening for Asian American women, similar to the breast cancer risk screenings for women. As a future biomedical engineer,

     Lung cancer is the most common cancer-related cause of death among men and women. Lung cancer can be undetected for many years causing it to become more dangerous and possibly fatal. There is not cure for lung cancer or any cancer, but if detected in an early stage the lung cancer can be detected, treated, and hopefully terminated. There are many new and developing treatments being tested now that may save lives in the future. Through understanding what the lung cancer is, doctors can easily diagnose and assess cancer patients.

Throughout life, many individuals experience difficulties due to growing up in everyday life. While going in depth of the human life, it is discovered that there are many diseases and disorders that affect humans’ everyday functions. A very popular disease that has traumatically affected the human body is cancer. Cancer is a disease that spreads throughout your body in many ways. The purpose of cancer is to attach to a blood cell in your body and cause a plague within itself, causing the body to initially shut down and die. This disease contains many forms and have many causes to it. However its main goal is to destroy the human body.

The human body is designed so that each part is dependent on the other for one or the other reason. There is a delicate balance to the distribution of functions and the way in which each system defenses itself against any unmentionable disease or ailment.

The main focus of this article is Richard Nares, a grieving father, who has become a hero in the eyes of many children fighting cancer. Nares has had a huge impact on two-year-old Sisi Johnson who has neuroblastoma. Sisi’s mother does not have a car and struggles to transport her daughter to and from chemotherapy as much as six times a week. Nares, who lost his son, Emilio, to cancer in 2000, has started a program called “Ride With Emilio”. This program provides transportation for low-income families with children battling cancer. The program has hundreds of patients who receive free rides to and from their cancer treatments. Nares met

illness, but who knows if that patient can afford it? The authors of "CANCER CARE" state,

Brief Description: Lung cancer, as with all cancers, is an uncontrollable increase of cells. It happens within the lung tissue, but it could also go on to affect other nearby tissue and spread to further out than just the lungs.

As a primary care physician, Dr. Malone works at a student health clinic in a large research institution. She has a 20-year-old patient, Charlie, who was diagnosed with stage 4 non-small-cell-lung cancer. Dr. Malone knows the survival rate is 1 percent and the standard treatment is chemotherapy; however, she knows of a promising new drug

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On Tuesday, February 17, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., the Investigator arrived at the single-family home residence for Claimant, Mr. Eduardo Real at 19165 Otilla Street, Bloomington CA 92316. A disability interview was conducted at 10:15 a.m. Mr. Real based his disability on Stage IV colon cancer, which now the cancer has traveled to Mr. Real’s lungs.

While working at Tufts Medical Center this past week, I had the opportunity to help the oncology clinic with a donation and was introduced to Tony Stoddard. Tony Stoddard is the father of a 5-year-old boy, who passed away almost 4 years ago from neuroblastoma. Since his son passed away, he has been working to promote awareness of Childhood Cancer in hopes there will be more research and better funding for childhood cancer in the future. Stoddard brought boxes filled with toys, band aids, and other distraction tools to Tufts Floating Hospital. We helped by transporting the boxes from the parking garage to the oncology clinic. As we helped, he was able to tell me his story and his goals for the future. Back in 2013, he contacted various officials

Rachel was 40 years old when she moved from India to USA with her husband and four kids to fulfill their American dreams. She knew little english and had great difficulty fitting into the new environment in America. She was unable to work because she had to take care of her 10- month-old daughter. Her husband, who was a lawyer in India, was now working at Forman Mills for minimum wage. Recently, Rachel was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. Her doctors said her tumor is almost seven years old and if she has routine check ups, her survival rate will be higher. Rachel did not have a health insurance and because of this, she postponed necessary care and avoided preventive care. Even though she gets basic treatments from Public Healthcare

Fig.42 :The tumor detection. A grade 2 periosteal chondrosarcoma in the humeral shaft. (A) Axial T2-weighted image before surgery. There is a small lesion hyperintense on the image (circle) in the posterior periosteum of the humeral shaft. (B) Axial diffusion weighted image. The tumor is hyperintense on DWI sequence (circle), easier to detect because of the high tissue contrast. (C) Axial T2-weighted image 6 months after the surgery. There is a very small residue of the tumor in the surgical site (circle), which is difficult to find on conventional MR imaging. (D) Axial diffusion-weighted image. The tumoral residue shows hyperintensity on diffusion-weighted image sequence (circle), which facilitates the detection. quoted from (Costa et al.,

(Transition: we have discussed the causes, lets look at the risk factors including some environmental ones.)

The type of cancer i chose for my research paper is Lung Cancer. I chose this type of cancer because my grandad had this type cancer last year (2016). The main causes of lung cancer is mainly smoking but also can be caused by second hand smoking. When a person goes to the doctor they can have a CT Scan taken and have the doctors look for any small lesions in your lungs that may be a result in lung cancer. If the doctors do see lesions they can take a sample of the person's tissue and examine it better under a microscope. Symptoms of lung cancer may be coughing (often with blood), chest pain, wheezing, and also weight loss. There are four types of treatment for this cancer, which are surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and targeted therapy.