target cancer cells, many of the side effects of conventional chemotherapies due to the nonspecific killing of healthy cells, such as hair loss, are avoided. The most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), which comprises approximately 30% of all new diagnoses.1 The median age of those presenting is mid-60s. The cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) chemotherapy regimen has been the foundation of treatment since its development in the
article is medication error related to chemotherapy drugs. Forty percent of medication errors have been related to chemotherapy drugs. It is imperative that the nurses are properly trained on these medications and fully understand what is being administered before giving it to the patient as well as know what the proper dose is before administering anything to the patient. More importantly the nurse must pay close attention to their patient’s response to the chemotherapy given to the patient or it could
Chemotherapy was developed in the 20th century but it was not intended for cancer treatment. During World War II, people were exposed to nitrogen mustard and it led to remarkably reduced white blood cell counts. Once this was discovered, researchers investigated whether mustard agents could be used to stop the growth of cancer cells. Chemotherapy is now a treatment which includes medication or a combination of medications to treat cancer. It is used to stop or slow the growth of cancer cells. It
increasingly being used in ‘metronomic’ chemotherapy protocols.[1] Cyclophosphamide is a prodrug that requires oxidation in the liver to form the active metabolites which are in turn are converted to phosphoramide mustard and acrolein.[2] Phosphoramide mustard causes DNA damage and acrolein has inflammatory effects. Like many chemotherapy agents, cyclophosphamide may cause myelosuppression, gastrointestinal upset and alopecia; however, unlike most chemotherapy agents, it also carries the risk of sterile
it to spread to other organs. Melissa immediately started chemotherapy and radiation to try to shrink the tumor. The combination of the two treatments made Melissa vomit up to sixteen times a day! Melissa was diagnosed at the end of March and was in the hospital everyday until June. If she was ever able to go home she would be back in the hospital within 24 hours because of a fever.
(Ignatavicius & Workman, 2009). A low prothrombin and bleeding and low factor VIII in indicative of hemophilia A while an extended thromboplastin time and low factor IX is indicative of hemophilia B. Hemophilia is a lifelong disease and treatment regimens are aimed at reducing the signs and symptoms associated with it. Type A and B are managed with supplementation plasma concentrate Factor VIII and factor IX respectively, liver transplant, and gene therapy (Colbert, 2009).
to other cancer drugs which generally are complex organic molecules. In order to design and develop new related cancer drugs, cisplatin has been used as a gold model by many scientists. General information Cisplatin is a metal-based anticancer chemotherapy drug which is a clear liquid and can be given directly into a vein by injection. It can target fast growing cancer cells to slow or stop the proliferation of the cancer cells and finally cause apoptosis. The systematic name of cisplatin is cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II)
Cancer What is cancer? Cancer is the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells that if left untreated can ultimately cause death. The word cancer came from the Greek word for crab, karkinos. The early Greek physicians who first described cancerous tumors had no notion of their cause or true nature, but they were struck by the resemblance if some invasive tumors to crabs: a hard mass with a claw like extensions and an aggressive nature. Cancer causes about 550,000 deaths a year. Although many
aim of this project is to evaluate all aspects of proton therapy. It will be argued that proton therapy is the most effective treatment for cancer conventional treatments. The most established types of cancer treatment such as chemical therapy or chemotherapy and surgery will be discussed. The proton therapy as a contemporary type of radiation oncology, which is used in only a few countries, will be analyzed as a possible replacement. In this essay advantages of proton beam therapy such as cosmetic
The relationship between music and the brain has always intrigued me; why dose listening to music help ease certain task, things we do everyday like driving, leaning, relaxing or working out. I will analyze music and the effect on the brain, from health to physical and mental training. Music has been around sense the beginning of humans, evolving through by culture and time. Nowadays we have a broad selection of choice, and people prefer different genres for certain activities; for example listening
People protest the idea of cloning because many are mystified as to how it could be used and what its purposes can be. The purpose and use of cloning, in the scenario the paper is based on, is to save a life. This use and purpose of cloning is extremely specified in the sense that it would save a human being’s life. The fact that we, as humans, might be able to figure out how to clone so that lives could be saved is extremely exciting and inspiring. On the other hand, there is a time and a place
My view of Literature is that it is the soul to the imagination. I may be mistaken, but that is the beauty of literary words; there is no truth, no right nor wrong in them, yet they hold just about everything to learn on life. Miss Judy Brown, my form four English teacher, has really inspired me in indispensible ways. She is definitely one in a billion. Before meeting Miss Brown, I had absolutely no interest in Literature. She is a tall, slender, blonde woman, with many life experiences: from
(such as yeast) that invade the body. Neutropenia can occur for different reasons. Some degree of neutropenia occurs in about half of all cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy, and it’s one of the most common side effects in people with leukemia. Patients who have cancer may become neutropenic because of the chemotherapy they have received, sometimes neutropenia occurs after a viral infection. People may also be born with neutropenia, and in some cases the reasons are just not known. People
incidence of colorectal cancer in Peninsular Malaysia increased with age with the overall ASR was 18.4 per 100,000 populations. Thirty percent of the patients have advance disease at presentation, either locally or at distant sites. In this setting, chemotherapy remains the only viable therapeutic option. However, this option also was severely slowed down by the metastatic colon cancer that is resistances to many currently used anticancer agents. Therefore, it is very crucial to develop a new potential
Leukemia is a form of cancer that starts in the stem cells of the bone marrow that make blood cells. A bone marrow is the material that fills the center of most bones which is where blood cells are made. Leukemia is basically a blood cancer where the cells do not form properly. Leukemia is found in blood cells and since blood cells do not have chromosomes or DNA then they cannot divide or reproduce like somatic cells do. Blood cells form in the bone marrow and when too many blood cells form in the
New hair loss treatment proves its effectiveness in treating baldness. Tricomin hair care products They are available for both men and women. This new hair loss treatment product treats thinning hair. It is available in four forms: A Revitalizing Shampoo, a Follicle therapy spray, a Conditioning Shampoo and a Restructuring Conditioner. Tricomin attempts to treat the hair loss problem from another point of view. It works by maintaining the structure of the hair follicle. As we know that, DHT
To make the homemade eyelash adhesive glue you will need ½ tsp. of sugar, 1 drops of honey, 3 tbsp. of water, 1 drops of non-toxic white glue and a small cup. You can find all of these products in your local grocery store. The first step to make the homemade eyelash adhesive glue you need to pour all the ingredients into your small cup. You then need to mix the ingredients together till you get a yellowish liquid it might be slightly gritty. Next, you have to let the mixture settle for 2 minutes
to toxicity and side effects of allopathic medicines. Cancer is presently responsible for about 25% of all deaths in US and other developed countries. On a yearly basis, 0.5% of the population is diagnosed with cancer. It can be treated with chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies etc., but all these have side effects and that is why botanical treatment turns useful. There were 14.1 million new cancer cases, 8.2 million cancer deaths and 32.6 million people living with cancer (within 5
and 595,690 people will die from the disease. Survival rates are improving for many people with cancer, especially for those diagnosed at younger ages but, cancer is still a leading cause of death in the United States, but advances in radiation, chemotherapy and targeted treatments have improved survival, especially for cancer of the breast, prostate, lung, liver and colon (Rosen, 2016). Different types of cancers are constantly evolving, so the question here is...are cancer treatments improving? How
A longer life, rather than a shorter, happier life, doesn’t always mean a better life. Cancer treatment induces a distorted mental state whose symptoms is commonly called, “chemo brain.” Chemo brain is known for chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment or dysfunction. After an MRI of cancer patients brain post chemo, there was a serious decline in brain activity. A few examples of “chemo brain” include memory lapses, trouble concentrating, trouble remembering things