Bladder cancer has been found in about 200,000 to 3,000,000 people per year. Bladder cancer occurs in the bladder of mainly older people. The bladder is a membranous sac in humans or other animals, where urine is taken in to be released. During bladder cancer, the cancer cells build up in the inside of the bladder. Cancer cells are cells that don’t respond normally to the cell cycle control system, making them reproduce rapidly. I would be interested in curing this cancer because the cancer is very common and can be very painful. Also, my grandfather had bladder cancer and was in a lot of pain, and once he was cured he felt a lot better. This makes me want to help everyone with this type of cancer so they are no longer in pain. There are many
Kidney Stone Removal Introduction Kidney stones emerge from the accumulation of material in the urine, which tends to clog the kidney urine drainage system. Usually, this material flows out of the urinary system along with the urine. However, over extended periods of time, this material forms larger masses which may result in blockage of the urinary tract. This blockage may predispose to infection, which is characterized by bleeding and relentless pain. It can eventually lead to kidney failure.
The underlying purpose of the experiments performed in the study, Promoter Hypermethylation of KLF4 Inactivates its Tumor Suppressor Function in Cervical Carcinogenesis, is to investigate the mechanism by which the KLF4 gene is silenced in cervical carcinomas. Cervical cancer accounts for 250,000 female deaths every year. Developing therapies for cervical cancer has been limited due to the lack of genetic and epigenetic data of the mechanism causing the cancer. The KLF4 gene is a transcriptional regulator of cell growth and differentiation. It functions as a tumor suppressor in cervical cancer, but is found to be inactivated in cervical cancer. The overexpression of KLF4 protein is known to inhibit cervical cancer cell growth and tumor formation by activating a cell cycle suppressor. Promoter CpG island hypermethylation can result in transcriptional silencing of many tumor suppressing genes. Two CpG regions, BSQ1 and BSQ3, were examined in this experiment.
Cancer is a disease in which cells multiply out of control and gradually build a mass of tissue called a tumor. There has been a large amount of research dedicated to the treatment and cure of cancer. Several types of treatments have been developed. The following are just some of the major examples of cancer therapy: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biologic therapy, biorhythms, unconventional treatments, and hyperthermia. Each type of treatment is discussed in detail below.
Sandra Steingraber is a biologist whose journey with cancer began at the young age of twenty. She was diagnosed with bladder cancer. Although it came as a shock, her surprise was limited because of her family’s history with the disease. Her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer five years prior, which spread a couple of years before Sandra’s diagnosis. Her aunts and uncles also battled
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).
The American Cancer Society’s main concern is assisting people, making profits come second. The American Cancer Society helps patient’s life by finding cures. “For over 100 years, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has worked relentlessly to save lives and create a world with less cancer. Together with millions of our supporters worldwide, we help people stay well and get well, find cures, and fight back against cancer” (American Cancer Society, 2015a). Many people in this world see the importance of the organization and find the interest in donating money or providing anything to help the cause.
When asked about his typical elimination pattern, the patient stated that he voids several times daily, and typically has one bowel movement per day. The patient denied any concerns nor expressed any problems regarding his usual pattern of bowel/bladder elimination. He also denied any symptoms such as pain, bleed, unusual appearance or pattern. Furthermore, he has previously experienced dysuria and hesitancy by record. No treatment regarding elimination is implied at this time. There were no labs drawn in respects to the patient’s fluid or electrolyte status.
Overactive bladder is a condition where a person suffers from frequent urges to urinate. It is sometimes referred to as urge incontinence. There are a number of factors that can worsen overactive bladder, such as fluid intake and smoking. Your diet can also exacerbate overactive bladder. Below is a list of foods that you should avoid if you have an overactive bladder:
There are few telltale signs of what Shelly Gregory copes with on a daily basis. On closer observation, one may notice the odd way she holds the right side of her abdomen when she walks or the way she tilts her body to the side when she sits on a chair for too long.
Tumor lysis syndrome- Acute tumor lysis disease has metabolic differences that are the direct result of fast release of intracellular contents during the lysis of harmful cells. This usually happens in patients with ALL or Brurkitt lymphoma during the first treatment but may happen in a sudden and unplanned way before the beginning of therapy. Tumor lysis syndrome may also happen in other cancer growths that have a large tumor load, are very sensitive to the use of powerful drugs, or have a fast-proliferative rate. The metabolic differences include hyperuricemia, hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and hyperkalemia. The crystallization of uric acid can happen in cases of hyperuricemia can lead to nerve disease, tubular injury, sudden and serious kidney-related failure, and death. Risks for development of tumor lysis syndrome include high white blood cell count as an identification of a disease or problem, or its cause), large tumor load, sensitivity to chemo medications. Children may develop a spectrum of medicine-based signs of sickness, including flank pain, feelings of being tired,
Cancer is a major public health problem in many parts of the world. Over ten million new cases of cancer, with over six million deaths were estimated in the year 2000 (Parkin, 2001). The estimated numbers of incidence and mortality in 2002 were markedly increased as 10.9 million new cases, 6.7 million deaths with cancer (Parkin et al., 2005). Even developed countries suffering from cancer, in USA it was expected 2677860 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2009. In that same year , more than 562,340 deaths will occur due to cancer, this number represent 25 % of all deaths and makes cancer as a second leading cause of death after heart diseases (Jemal et al.
“Since 1990, over 6 million Americans have died of cancer, more than the combined casualties from the Civil war, WWII, and the Vietnam and Korean conflicts combined” (Faguet, p. 5). According to American Cancer Society projections, there were 1,529,560 new cases of cancer in 2010. Cancer is becoming more and more common around the world. New cancers are constantly being discovered. Researchers are finding new ways to detect cancer and treat it so that the fatality rate does not rise. However, there are some cancers that researchers have not yet discovered a cure for. It is very important for Cancer Research to continue so that one day these cancers will no longer be a treat.
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Tumors are then created and interfering with the digestive, nervous and circulatory systems. It is one of the most leading causes of death, reaching at about 8.2 million deaths in 2012. It is expected that cancer will rise from 14 million to 22 million within the next 2 decades. With over 100 cancer research centers in the United States studying how to treat this disease, people need to understand the importance of donating also with the awareness of signs and symptoms in the early stages. But, what are we doing about it? Do we have the technology to finally be able to put this deadly disease to an end?