Outline Thesis: Breast cancer‚ however‚ remains one of the major concerns in the medical field‚ mainly because it has many forms and happens to strike a large number of women. I-Cancer as the disease of the twentieth century A-Definition of cancer B-Statistics on cancer victims II-The nature of breast cancer A-Breast cancer as a leading cause of death among women B-Types of breast cancer 1-In situ cancers 2-Invasive cancers 3-Inflammatory cancers III-Causes of breast cancer
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My Mother’s Experience Tuesday‚ April 2nd‚ at 6:13 p.m.‚ was the day that my mother received severe pains in her abdomen. As a safety precaution‚ we – my brother‚ father‚ and I – rushed her to the hospital. This had not been the first time she had experienced these kinds of pains‚ as per my dad. When I was the age of four‚ my mother had kidney stones and had an operation done to remove them because the stones were to large to pass through the urinary tract. Remembering this‚ I realized she may
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lumpectomy is a procedure that removes the cancer from your breast. Once the surgery was over Giuliana was thrilled she thought the worse was over. Later the results came in and the surgery had not worked. Giuliana was faced with two options to have a mastectomy‚ a procedure to remove the breasts. Giuliana had the surgery in December of 2011. a.ii. Supporting because Giuliana was able to detect her cancer early‚ she had a 98% survival rate at the young age of 36. b. Subpoint or supporting material
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Many deaths in the United States result from poor lifestyle choices (Williams & Torrens‚ 2008). Bad habits‚ addictions and lifestyle choices such as tobacco use‚ alcohol consumption‚ sedentary lifestyle‚ recreational drug use and sexual promiscuity can lead to diseases and death. Primary prevention of a disease means to prevent it from occurring. Infants and children are immunized to prevent them from contracting diseases such as measles‚ or polio. Primary prevention of a disease would include
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. This women opened doors and avenues for other . women of black decsent as well as other cultures. Even through great adversity‚ with the struggle with breast cancer‚ her refusal to have reconstructive surgery after her mastectomy in protest of the difference between women who still have their breasts. And those who have had to have their breasts surgically removed. So was she saying that by not having reconstructive surgery‚ that not having any breasts
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The Benefits of Plastic Surgery for Teenagers Stephanie Kerr The Benefits of Plastic Surgery for Teenagers Plastic surgery to the public‚ especially to young adolescence‚ is influenced by celebrities and the media so one could look a certain way. Today‚ teenagers all over the world who feel insecurely about themselves will take drastic measures to physically change the way they look to emotionally balance their self - esteem. Cosmetic surgery for young adolescence
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Overview Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a type of breast cancer and is the most common noninvasive form. The name essentially means it is a cancer found in the milk ducts of the breasts and it has not spread to any of the surrounding breast tissue. While DCIS breast cancer is not life threatening on its own‚ it does elevate the risk of the patient experiencing a more dangerous form of invasive breast cancer in the future. The chance of recurrence stands at under 30% and could happen five to
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Nursing Assessment HEALTH HISTORY Maria Jellia Age: 56 y.o. Gender: Female Ethnicity: Caucasian Past history: Smoked 2 packs a day for 22 years (26 pack years)‚ Double mastectomy‚ Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon‚ carpel tunnel syndrome. Gravida 1-full term no complications. Current Medical History: 31 PPD‚ double mastectomy‚ Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon‚ rheumatoid arthritis‚ carpel tunnel syndrome. Chief complaint: Pt. complains of paresthesia when exposed to cold and that her fingers and
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Survival analysis‚ is in a class of statistical methods‚ for considering the occurrence and timing of events is applied‚ in field of medical sciences1. There is more than one modeling approach for analyzing data 2. But before the choosing the best method‚ it seems that‚ it is suitable‚ but the basic question will be that: why this method? Modeling procedure will answer to this question3. One of the most widely used models‚ in survival analysis‚ is the Cox proportional hazards model4. The main assumption
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I. The Problem and Its Setting Introduction Breast cancer (malignant breast neoplasm) is cancer originating from breast tissue‚ most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas. Prognosis and survival rate varies greatly depending on cancer type and staging. Computerized models are available to predict survival. With
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