Osteosarcoma, also called Osteogenic Sarcoma, is the most common form of primary bone cancer. Osteosarcoma is a disease that is believed to not be transmittable from person to person, but it is thought that genetic changes can be inherited that can put a person more in risk. It is a cancerous disease that forms in the bones and can spread to other areas and organs of the body. Osteosarcoma is most prevalent in teenagers who are experiencing their growth spurts. No one has found a direct cause of this disease, but many believe that it is related to the fast growth rate of larger bones. This cancerous disease can be treatable and there are treatment plans available.
The areas of the body affected by Osteosarcoma are the bones. It can occur in any bone, but is most common on large bones in the areas that have a fast growth rate. The most common places for Osteosarcoma to occur are the shin by the knee, the thigh by the knee, the upper arm near the shoulder, and the hip. The cancerous bone disease can also spread onto any of the organs and spread throughout the body. The most common organ Osteosarcoma spreads onto is the lungs.
Osteosarcoma can affect anyone, but is most common in teenagers. The risk of Osteosarcoma is highest when teenagers are going through their growth spurts because it is linked to the rapid growth of the bones. Children who are tall for their age also have a higher risk of getting this bone disease due to the rapid bone growth. Osteosarcoma is more likely to occur in males than females because males tend to grow more, but females tend to develop this disease earlier than males because they usually hit their growth spurt or puberty first. Osteosarcoma tends to effect the African American population more than the ...
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The relationship of the human soul and physical body is a topic that has mystified philosophers, scholars, scientists, and mankind as a whole for centuries. Human beings, who are always concerned about their place as individuals in this world, have attempted to determine the precise nature or state of the physical form. They are concerned for their well-being in this earthly environment, as well as their spiritual well-being; and most have been perturbed by the suggestion that they cannot escape the wrongs they have committed while in their physical bodies.
Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones become so weak and brittle that even a cough can cause enough stress on the bone that it will cause the bone to facture. The most commonly broken bones are the hip, wrist, and the spine. Although it affects men and women of all races, post-menopausal Caucasian and Asian women are more commonly affected than those of other ethnicities and sexes. In fact, thirty percent of all post-menopausal women in the US and Europe will be diagnosed with Osteoporosis and at least 40 percent of those will suffer from a fracture in their lifetime.
The Exhibition of Bodies offers the opportunity to children and adults an unprecedented visual experience to learn as never before about the complex human body. The Exhibition is located at 11 Fulton Street. New York, NY 1003.The Exhibition consists of 14 full body human specimens and over 200 organs. When one goes to this exhibition, one has to go completely open minded and aware that this bodies were willingly donated to assist educational, medical and scientific research. Through Polymer preservation, each body and organs in the nine galleries are dissected to clearly show the complex anatomical systems of the human specie. In addition, individual human organs are compared when healthy and diseased. Some of the purposes of the exhibition are to encourage people to make healthy life style choices and take care of their bodies as well as educate people in terms of anatomy and biology of their own bodies.
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