PATHOLOGY LABORATORY UNIT The pathology laboratory unit is an important part of the hospital services. This unit help to support cancer research and treatment for accurate diagnosis and effective cancer care to patients. The pathology unit had received an accreditation for laboratory from the Royal College of Pathologists of Thailand on June 30‚ 2011. Personnel This unit consists of 12 personnel; 2 consultant pathologists‚ 1 pathologist‚ 5 scientists‚ 2 administrative officers‚ and 2 operation staffs
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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system in which cells begin to grow abnormally. It is caused by a mutation in the DNA of white blood cells. It begins in lymph nodes and slowly spreads throughout the body. The lymphatic vessels allow Hodgkin’s Lymphoma to spread to areas such as the liver‚ lungs‚ spleen‚ and bone marrow. If the cancer spreads to the blood‚ it can reach almost any part of the body. The tissues affected by Hodgkin’s Lymphoma are lymphoid tissues which have major sites
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tumors in human body and also provides the stage of a cancer. Several case studies have shown that CT scan can be effective in both colorectal cancer and lung cancer screening. Exposure to ionizing radiation is caused to increase the risk of cancer. Children may be at higher risk because usually children are more sensitive to radiation than adults and have a longer life expectancy. Women also at a somewhat higher risk than men of developing cancer by receiving the same radiation exposures at the same
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to indoor and outdoor sunbathing resulting in skin damages. According to the different sources‚ a number of young people in the age of 12 to 17 (79%) realize the drawbacks of tanning; moreover‚ nearly 81 percent of them find it possible to get skin cancer due sunburns in the course of childhood. Also‚ the proportion of 60 percent mentioned that it burned the summer before the survey. The group at the highest risk is teenage boys. Teenage boys who do not care much about staying under the sun‚ especially
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discoloration of the skin‚ wrinkling‚ and harming the eyes and epidermis. Examining the skin often‚ depending on the family history of skin cancer‚ is another good way to avoid melanoma. Keeping track of lesions‚ moles‚ blemishes‚ and freckles to make sure they are not changing or looking abnormal is crucial for early detection of melanoma skin cancer. Second opinions on any blemish is necessary and it is better to be safe than sorry. Avoiding sun extended sun exposure will keep the blemishes
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Choice “D” is the best answer. A Krukenberg tumor is a tumor of the ovary that is caused by the spread of metastatic cancer of the gastrointestinal tract‚ usually from the stomach. These tumors represent approximately 5%–10% of all tumors that affect the ovary. Presenting features include abdominal or pelvic pain‚ abdominal bloating‚ pain during intercourse‚ and irregular bleeding. Gastric adenocarcinoma arises from a multitude of factors. Salt and salted foods may damage the gastric mucosa‚ leading
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3D printing materials are not safe. The form additive manufacturing called fused filament fabrication heats plastic and layers it to create 3D objects. When the plastic is heated it can release chemicals into the air that have been known to cause cancer. Some people argue that releasing carcinogens in a hospital environment is extremely dangerous and that 3D printing should not be used in hospitals for this reason. Also‚ some worry that the materials used to create implants will have negative effects
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William Brockmon PLS 200-005 10/18/18 The Associated Press. “US Regulators Approve 2nd Gene Therapy for Blood Cancer.” New York Times. October 18th. The Food and Drug Administration(FDA) approved a second gene therapy for a for a type of blood cancer and allowed the sales of the treatment from Kite Pharma. The therapy uses the same technology as the first gene therapy that the FDA approved in the U.S. in August. The treatment‚ called Yescaarta‚ is estimated to cost $373‚000 per patient. The technology
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manageable by early diagnosis and treatment by high inguinal orchidectomy while in high grade tumours‚ metastasis or recurrence‚ chemotherapy is advised. Text Introduction: Testicular cancers have good outcome due to potential of cure even in the presence of metastatic disease. In case of cancer progression or recurrence after initial chemotherapy‚ these patients are candidates for salvage therapy. Among all tumours‚ non-seminoma is more aggressive than seminoma. If both seminoma and non-seminoma
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Epigenome controls the genetics of the body by determining how cells differ from one another. The cells in our body all have the same genes‚ but it’s the epigenome that differentiate the cells to become skin cells‚ nose cells‚ liver cells‚ and heart cells. Skin cells are different from nose cells because the certain set of genes are turned off by the epigenome to express what that cell will become. For example in the video the fat mice with yellow coat have the agouti gene. When the mother is given
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