Nothing seems more rewarding than being able to hear that all the hard work paid off. After months or years of fighting an uphill battle with cancer, there is finally a moment of peace when the word "remission" is spoken. Unfortunately, this word does not mean the cancer has been permanently cured, and some people never get to hear that word which is longed for from every cancer patient. In general, cancer is one of the leading causes of death in both children and adults. Unlike many other diseases, cancer is an extremely versatile illness; it can be found in many different forms with an uncountable number of causes. This creates a difficulty in finding a permanent cure. When it comes to the frequency in specific types of cancer, it greatly depends on the age and sex of a person. According to Med Net, while Leukemia is most common in adolescent years, the majority of adult males with cancer suffer from cancer of the prostate gland, and when it comes to women, the most frequent is breast cancer.
Between the ages of one and fourteen, one of the three most common reasons for fatality is cancer (. Though the types of childhood cancers are endless, the most frequent one is leukemia, which is a cancer of the blood cells. This occurs when the number of white blood cells is abnormally high and the number of red blood cells and platelets are abnormally low. In a normal blood sample the red blood cells greatly outnumber the white blood cells, making up about half of blood components in itself. When a patient has leukemia, the white blood cells increase greatly and the red blood cells decrease, causing an inability to transfer the necessary amount of oxygen throughout the body. In youth patients there are two major types of Leukemia; the ...
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... to develop. In adult males the most frequently diagnosed cancer is prostate cancer, which is diagnosed in one out of every seven men. Prostate cancer is a cancer that contains familial tendencies, when past generations of an individual have been diagnosed, the likelihood of inheriting it is greatly increased. Though the most frequent cancer found in adult males, prostate cancer does not cause the most fatalities from cancers in adult males. When treated early and correctly, the cancer is not commonly fatal, and less than 3% of American males with prostate cancer die from the illness itself (Prostate Cancer 5).
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Cancer is one of the 9 National Health Priority Areas (NHPA), areas which account for a significant portion of the burden of disease, but have sizeable potential for improvement. In Australia, CRC is the second most common cancer, after prostate (in men) and breast cancer (in women) (AIHW, Cancer incidence projections). The incidence has gradually increased (by 13% in males from 1982-2007) (AIHW, Cancer in Australia an overview). This is compounded by the ageing population and population growth, with 14,860 new cases in 2010 (http://www.cancer.org.au/about-cancer/types-of-cancer/bowel-cancer). This graph demonstrates this upward trend ((AIHW, Cancer incidence projections):
Over the past decade breast cancer has become one of the most predominant diseases in the United States. Breast cancer starts out as a malignant tumor in the tissues of the breast which is formed from the uncontrolled growth of abnormal breast cells. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, but it can also appear in men. (Stephan, 2010)
The average age of death for a child with cancer is only 8 years old. These children have a whole life ahead of them, but there is not enough funding to save them. 3 out of 4 survivors have long-term chronic illnesses. “It can be a traumatic time for all loved ones- parents, sibling, relatives, friends, and classmates.” (Silverstein 82).
Prostate cancer has been the number one diagnosed cancer today. According to the World Health Organization, approximately one in every ten American men will develop prostate cancer during his lifespan. This cancer has been very common in the last few years. American Cancer Society reported over 200,000 new cases of prostate cancer. Huge number of population suffered severely. The prostate is significant for reproduction. It helps the substances that are involved in fertilization and transporting of sperm as well as survival. Prostate tumor is developed in the prostate gland, which is found in the men’s reproductive system. Prostate is the size of a walnut, which is located inferiorly in the penis and anterior to the rectum. It contains the connective tissue, which includes the glandular and fibrous tissues. This tumor starts to develop during their adolescent year due to the control of the male reproductive hormones. When the tumor starts to develop, it begins at the urethra, which is a tube that releases the urine from the bladder. The tumor is a slow development yet it is contagious to the other parts of the body, such as it does affect the pelvic bones, lungs, liver, and the lower vertebrae (Zenka, 2009).
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a disease that can only occur in males. There is a larger chance of someone getting the disease increases as a person gets old. The chance for someone in their thirties is ten percent, twenty percent for someone in their forties, sixty percent for men is their sixties,
Testicular cancer is only present in males because only males have testicles. About 8,820 cases of testicular cancer are diagnosed every year. About 380 men die from testicular cancer each year. This is actually a very high survival rate. Also, the risk of a man dying from testicular cancer is about 1 in 5,000 because it is highly treatable and sometimes can be curable. It seems that the group most affected by testicular cancer is middle aged men, the average age to be diagnosed is 33. Only 6% of testicular cancer cases occur in children and teens, and about 7% of testicular cancer cases are men above 55 years old. All in all, testicular cancer is a type of cancer only in males and starts off in the testicles. It is not that common and the survival rate is very high because of the technology and doctors of today.
Steen, Grant R. and Joseph Mirro. Childhood Cancer: A Handbook From St.Jude Children's Research Hospital . Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publisher, 2000.
Germ cell testicular cancer is said to be the most common type of testicular cancer in men. This type of cancer is responsible for 95% of all incidents in the UK.
The East Pennsboro elementary school raised money for a statue at a local park. The statue was a ring of children that were holding hands. There was one child missing; the link was broken. The statue was dedicated to East Pennsboro students that did not make it to their graduation. My sophomore year of high school inspired this piece of artwork.
There are many forms of cancer, in which the most common forms include lung cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer. This presentation will focus solely on lung cancer research, but details may be similar to that of other cancers. Over the last few years, the number of patients being diagnosed with cancer has increased with threatening results for many. In 2012, there were more than 100,000 deaths from cancer in the UK alone. Cancers of the lung, bowel, breast and prostate account for almost 46% of all cancer deaths in the UK (2012). I have had first-hand experience in noticing how many people are affected by cancer. During my time on work experience at the local hospital, I was in different departments but for the 5 days I was there I met at least 6 cancer patients each day. This is a very big issue, and the medicine industry are working towards finding better treatment for it.
Cancer develops when cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of
Breast Cancer As defined by Majure, breast cancer is an “uncontrolled growth of abnormal breast cells” (Majure: 110). It is also one of the cancers that women fear the most. Not only do women get diagnosed with breast cancer, men do too. However, it isn't as bad, or as common, in men as it is in women, so doctors don’t recommend screening for men.
Prostate cancer is the commonest cause of death among men each year as far as cancer goes. If women have breast cancer all the time, men have prostate cancer to treat. You should always think about prevention rather than cure when it comes to cancer. It's actually a psychological problem, because men tend not to consult their physician for fear reasons. All prostate cancer sufferers should ask themselves what they like to have a slightest suspicion or any other form of prostate cancer warning signs, such as cancer treatment may Having started on time. It is a complex disease that hit the top mark among type of cancer in the United States. It is a problem that is very common among the age group of 50 or more, and men must be very careful with any symptoms or less proximity to the symptoms of prostate cancer.
No matter who it happens to, any type of cancer is heart-breaking. However, one’s heart seems to crack a little bit deeper when you hear a child has been diagnosed. Several forms of cancer can arise during childhood. The most common is acute lymphoblastic/lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). In fact, it is so common between the ages 0-14, that people refer to it as childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Kanwar, 2013). .