The Cancer Journals

This essay is mainly a summary about a scholarly peer reviewed journal which is titled as “Coping in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: relations to psychological distress”. The journal is published electronically in 2013 by Wiley Online Library and written by Kerstin Wenninger. In this article, the Wenninger with a group of researches are mainly focusing on the late effects of childhood cancer psychologically and coping strategies. A series of test will be implemented in this study in hopes

Women with normal risk factors, following legal abortion, may have the following complications: Breast cancer: Recent studies have pointed out that there is what some might term a "dramatic relationship" between the rate of abortion and the rising incidence of breast cancer among women who have aborted. In fact, as the rate of abortion rises in America, so does the rate of breast cancer, with the most increased rate being among those women who have had abortions (Somerville, Wilke). Post-abortion

Cervical cancer has a major impact on women’s lives; it is the second most common cause of cancer-related diseases and death among women worldwide. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2010), cervical cancer is the cancer that forms in tissues of the cervix. The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus that connects the vagina to the upper part of the uterus. Cervical cancer is a slow-growing cancer that may not cause any symptoms at first but may cause pelvic pain or

Annotated Bibliography: Effects of Cancer (in kids) on Individuals and Parents Blount, R.L., Brown, R.T., & Frank, N.C. (January, 1997) Attribution, coping, and adjustment in children with cancer. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22(4), 563-576. DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/22.4.563 Ph.D. degree acquired authors, Ronald L. Blount, Ronald T. Brown, and Natalie C. Frank, conducted a study focused on predictors of the overall psychological adjustment in children who are battling cancer. They concentrated on anxiety

The need for oncology services are reaching an all-time high as the number of individuals diagnosed with cancer is rising dramatically. Outpatient oncology clinics are experiencing increasing demands and workloads, resulting in delays in operational clinic flow leading to increased patient wait times and decreased patient satisfaction. In an effort to improve wait times and satisfaction levels, organizations are exploring new processes and models to streamline and optimize clinical flow. Visit-decoupling

out to the American Cancer Society, as well as nurse practitioner Mary Hesdorffer. I become knowledgeable on the diagnosis of Mesothelioma. Mesothelioma comprises 3% of cancer diagnosis. It develops in the mesothelial cells in one’s body; cells that are protective lining for the body’s organs and cavities. The disease has five known forms. Four of the forms are malignant cancers, with one being benign. Malignant cancer grows and invades the surrounding tissues, were benign cancer does neither. Pleural

Evidence Based –Health Care and Social Care 2 Critical appraisal of Outcome Measure (BPI) for Cancer related pain and the use of this outcome measure (BPI) in the effective management of Cancer Pain 12-05-2008 Contents - Introduction - Brief Pain Inventory. - Psychometric Properties of the BPI - Is BPI user centered? - Conclusions -References - Appendices

Cancer treatments helpful or harmful When a person gets a diagnosis of cancer their first thought is of dying. The second is the extreme debilitating treatments they must endure to hopefully extend their lives. When they are faced with this decision they know it is a battle between two evils. My mother-in-law is battling thyroid and breast cancer, and having endured two surgeries says the treatments are the worst part of the battle. “So while oncology physicians may tout cancer treatments as

MEDI7241 Research Protocol Assessment Task MEDI7241, Semester 1, 2016 Student Name: Arnav Gupta Student Number: 42936257   Part 1: Cancer is globally recognised in both developed and developing nations as a principal cause of morbidity and mortality.1 An associated and often fatal malignancy is Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA).2 Unlike other cancers, including but not limited to breast, colorectal, gastric, lung and pancreatic, in which resection may potentially present a cure, greater than one-third

The venom of the Brazilian wasps kills tumor cell The scientists believe that the venom of the Brazilian wasps could be used in the fight against cancer. The BBC reported that according to the lab tests, toxin kills cancer cells while healthy cells remain intact. A team from the Brazilian university says the experimental drug binds with tumor cells and causes the loss of key molecules. The research is at an early stage and needs further examination to verify is it safe for humans. Polybia Paulista