Taking a Look at Cancer

In women, one of the most common cancers of course is breast cancer, in men prostate cancer and in men and women, lung cancer and colon cancer are common cancers. It is important to understand that the cancer that occurs in one individual is very different from the cancer that occurs in another. Everyone is different; a lung tumor in one person will be different from a lung tumor in another person. Once a diagnosis of cancer is made, the next obvious question is what do you do? There are several things that are really relevant, for example, the stage of the cancer which is information about where is the cancer?

Cancer is a term used for diseases in which irregular cells divide without any control and have the capability to penetrate and infect normal body tissue through the blood and lymph system. Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the United States, exceeded barely by heart disease. According to the CDC Cancer Statistics and Data, there were more than 1.45 million people diagnosed with various kind of cancer between 1999 and 2007 and out of those more than 562,000 people died due to cancer (cdc.gov, 2012). Currently there are more than 200 different types of cancer that have been discovered. Cancer could be

Cancer is a disease, caused by uncontrolled cell division to form a malignant growth or tumour in the body.

1. Introductory Paragraph: Overview of the definition of cancer a. Point One: Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal and uncontrolled cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to others parts of the body. (“Helping Families Face”) b. Point Two: Studies show, cancer treatment is very costly and may cause patients stress when it comes to the out of pocket expenses. (Preidt) c. Point Three: About 564,800 Americans die of cancer each year, which means more than 1500 people die each day. (“Helping Families Face”) d. Thesis Statement: Each area of the body that is affected determines the symptoms a person may experience, the way it is diagnosed, treated and possible ways the cancer may have been prevented.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the understanding of cancer in the Hmong community, in Fresno. If there is limited access to resources or is it just lack of understanding or a barrier between the cultures. What is preventing them to be screen. Providing Prevention methods would be the first step. Early detection with screening for those who are high risk for gastric cancer, with familial history. Since Helicobacter Pylori infection is more common in Asian population. The focus would be to try using the same screening method that is being done in Japan and Korea. Educating the Hmong community on Gastric cancer, the signs and symptoms and screening workups that are done specifically for gastric cancer. Providing information on risk factors like lifestyle, diet and etc. Cultural belief would be incorporated as well.

Often researches and doctors focus on established views of why cancer develops and what can be done to control it. This article highlights how a change in understanding can lead to some of the biggest advances in cancer screening and treatment. Here’s how TED is rethinking cancer: https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/medicine/introductory-essay

“Treatments for cancer can include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation depending on the type of cancer and how advanced it is.” Chemotherapy fills the body with anti-cancer drugs. The drugs are so strong that they disable the bodies immune system. Treatments for cancer is an indescribable experience. Patients who go through treatment for their cancer have no option but to fight for their life. Fighting for their life can include “extreme fatigue, vomiting, pain, nerve problems, loss of hair, sleep problems, urinary problems, memory problems, and more.” Cancer will affect approximately 39.6 percent of women and men in their lifetime. Around 171.2 per 100,000 people will die from cancer. It is certainly not a silent killer, virtually everyone has a way of relating to the

Cancer is when a cell in your body keeps producing new cells but the cells they produce are bad and the bad cells keep multiplying rapidly. The bad cells attack the good ones. Some types of cancer you can’t do anything about because it might be hereditary and the type of cancer might not be able to cure or you can’t afford the cure. According to Brittanic School “In 2000, more than 500,000 people died of cancer in the United States, more than 500,000 in India, more than 60,000 in Canada, and more than 35,000 in Australia. In the European Union, which in 2000 comprised 15 nations, more than 900,000 people died of cancer.” Some things that cause cancer is exposure to too much radiation and toxic chemicals. That is a way to get internal cancer but some types you can prevent. Skin cancer you can prevent by putting on a good bit of sunblock and then after 1 to 1.5 hours, reaply it and eat fruits and vegetables as Discovery Education has stated. Some cancers can’t be cured or are really hard to cure. Some you might not be able to afford so there might not be anything else anyone can do so the life of that person will be cut short, but it happens to some people sadly. Some drugs that can cure cancer you can be allergic to. Also the drugs eliminate the bad calls but they damage the good ones too so there are some

Cancer is the uncontrollable growth of cells. It is not a single disease, it is hundreds of diseases. Cancer is caused by mutations in the genes those mutation cause cancer cells to not use the signals of the cell cycle. Cancer cells break up and spread throughout the body, so it is very difficult to find every single cancer cell. So, cancer is difficult to cure, since cells divide quickly.

Cancer is one of the most growing concern disease in most of developed countries. Especially here in USA. According to many study there are more 2 people out of five which are affected by cancer.

Millions of families and individuals are affected each and every day with the diagnosis of cancer. Cancer can form anywhere in the body and it can take the life of a person in a blink of an eye. The body forms new cells all the time, then your old cells die. Although, sometimes the old cells will not die when they are suppose to. These extra cells can form a tumor. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors are noncancerous and malignant tumors are cancerous. The parts of tumors can easily break away from the tissue that they have grown on and spread on to other parts of the body. This causes the cancer to be far more aggressive than if it were just in one area. The cancer spreading causes the cancer be in different stages. Stage 0

Throughout recorded history, cancer has been a subject of investigations. Lacking current surgical technique and diagnostic procedures and lab equipment, the scientists relied on their sense to determine the disease including its treatment. So the scientist began to describe the cancer in some theories which what I’m going to describe them below.

Cancer starts when the cells of the body start to develop out of control. The cancer cell turns into a cancer cell because of the changes their DNA. Cancer cells travel through the body, making replicates (forming tumors which are balls of cells) of itself that crowds out the normal cells or tissues. There are multiple signs of cancer, such as: weight loss, fever, fatigue, pain, skin change. There are cancer treatments that can either slow down the cancer or supposedly wipe it clean. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerbasics/what-is-cancer

Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with approximately 14 million new cases in 2012.2 The amount of new cases is expected to rise by about 70% over the next 2 decades. Cancer which causes nearly 1 in 6 deaths, is the second leading cause of death globally, and was responsible for 8.8 million deaths in 2015. Approximately 70% of deaths from cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries. In 2012 about 14.1 million new cases of cancer occurred globally (not including skin cancer other than melanoma).3 The most common types of cancer in males are lung cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer and stomach cancer.

It is the one word that can send chills and tremors up anyone’s back, because in one word alone everything can change. Cancer, a word that in itself holds so many questions, thoughts, fears, and worries. There are over 100 different types of cancer; however all cancers begin because abnormal cells grow out of control. Normal cells follow a pattern: they grow, divide, and die. Cancer cells grow differently than normal cells. Instead of dying, the cells reproduce more abnormal cells. Cancer cells are also very distinct in the fact that they can grow into other tissues, normal cells cannot do this. The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is in every cell, it is what directs all the cell’s actions. In normal cells, when DNA gets destroyed the cell either dies or repairs itself; in cancer cells, however, the cell goes on making new cells that the body has no use for. The new cells now have the same abnormal DNA as the first cell. If cancer cells penetrate the blood stream or lymph vessels they can easily spread and attack other areas of the body. Today, hundreds of thousands of people are fighting or have fought cancer. Over one half of all men and one third of all women will develop cancer during their lifetime. It is safe to say that almost every person has been affected by cancer in some way, shape, or form. Cancer in itself is the modern day epidemic much like the black plaque was during its era.