Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by out-of-control cell growth. There are over 100 different types of cancer, which each is classified by the type of cell that is initially affected. Cancer harms the body when damaged cells divide uncontrollably to form lumps or masses of tissue called tumors.
At the start of 2013 my Granny Jo my Dads mum’s life had suddenly came to a serious time… My Granny Jo’s health had come to a risk and all my family were so worried although we were all trying to keep calm for my Granny’s sake, if I was in that situation now i still dont know how I would handle it as it is nothing you are prepared for. My Granny went to the Doctors’ regularly for test as they could not find what was up with my Granny’s health
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My Granny Jo is tall and frail with an amazing gentle personality she could win anyone over and you cannot stay mad at her for any longer than two minutes as her heart is a pot of gold. My Granny Jo has a smile that would light up the world. It was difficult so see my Granny so ill lying in a hospital bed without her little pink cheeks with her blusher missing although my Granny still looked like princess.
There was a whole lot more heartbreaking news that struck me and my Family, when my Granny had surgery they removed one of her lungs during that had hoped that they had caught it all sadly this was a false prediction. Life at this time was so cruel cancer had spread so fast into my Granny’s other lung. Cancer is a horrible life threatening disease which effects so many peoples lifes and their families, it is an undescribeable feeling that no-one should ever have to go down that road and suffer. Soon after my Granny started a six month session of chemotherapy my hope was still not gone
During the winter of my sophomore year of high school my aunt, whom I am very close with, was diagnosed with stage three ovarian and cervical cancer. She underwent various surgeries and chemotherapy treatments, spent weeks in the hospital, and many more weeks battling the effects of the chemotherapy from home.
I would like to thank all of you for coming here today to help us, as a family, to heal, and to celebrate my mother’s life.
Cancer is the term used to describe a group of diseases consisting of hundreds of ailments and although there exists so many different types of cancer, they all begin in a similar way. The body is made up of over a trillion cells, and cancer is the uncontrolled growth of malfunctioning cells in the body (Dawson, 1996). “Normal body cells grow, divide, and die in an orderly fashion. During the early years of a person’s life, normal cells divide faster to allow the person to grow. After the person becomes an adult, most cells divide only to replace worn-out or dying cells or to repair injuries” (American Cancer Society, 2012).
It was a true cancer horror story but she had stayed strong through everything and had a beautiful baby boy. After she gave birth, we went to see her and give her the check. We traveled to downtown Wilmington and visited with her new born baby, Gabe, and her husband. As we prepared to leave, we handed her the check from all of our fundraising for her. She took one look at the check in hand and bursted into tears.To her, the $1,000 check we handed her was so much more than a significant amount of money. It was a slight weight lifted off her shoulders, an emphasis on the fact that she was not in this alone, before nor
Cancer is a deadly disease that millions of people die from a year. Many loved ones are killed with little to no warning affecting families across our world. My family happened to be one that was affected by this atrocious disease. This event changed the way my family members and I viewed cancer.
When she went into surgery in St. John’s Medical Center in St. Louis, we were all there and confidant that everything would go as planned. The doctors came out about one hour into the surgery to inform us that the damage was much worse than they initially thought. They told us that they would keep us updated on her progress. Two hours later they came out to tell us that her heart stopped beating and they tried everything they could to revive her, but she had died.
... others in the B category. It has been two months since I got the terrible news. Indeed, there was no Gran amongst the crowd full of proud supporters of the graduates but her aura was still in me. She changed my outlook on life.
Cancer is a disease that affects human somatic cells. It causes the cells to divide uncontrollably and form masses known as tumors. There are two different types of cancer tumors. Some tumors are benign and other tumors are malignant. Benign tumors look similar to the tissues that they came from and develop slowly. The tumor remains in the same area that the tumor originated in. Malignant tumors are formed from cells that do not resemble the tissue that they came from. They vary in shape and size. This enables pieces of the tumor to break off and spread to other places in the body. Over the past few decades cancer has become a very prominent disease. There are many different types of cancer and many different causes for the the disease. Most cancers are because of a genetic mutation. The most common type occur when a cell is dividing. Proto-oncogenes, which are alleles in a normal cells, mutate to form oncogenes. These oncogenes cause cancer because they do not allow the cells to self destruct or become epistatic. There have been several research projects which have been testing epistatis.
Introduction What is cancer? Cancer is a disease caused by uncontrolled growth or division of cells in the body. Cancer can affect any part of the body. Some of the most common cancers are lung cancer, Skin cancers, Prostate cancers and Breast cancers in women.
It was heart breaking to see someone spend their final days going through that kind of pain. I have a fiancée, Brittany, whose family on her mother’s side has a certain genetic makeup which makes them prone to a certain type of breast cancer. Her mother is currently fighting it right now, already going through surgery and extensive medical tests and treatments. With something so impactful on my life, that’s why I decided to talk about cancer, specifically, the deadliest cancer of all, responsible for more deaths than any other type of cancer, it is lung cancer. “The number one killer amongst cancers is the cancer of the lungs and bronchioles in the body.
In the year of 2004, my grandmother was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. My first thought was “My grandmother is going to die,” although, that was not the result I anticipated. It was merely a hasty thought that intersected my mind. Based on the information from the doctor, I wasn’t sure on the amount of time I would have left to share with my grandmother. During this time, I knew that I would have to cherish each moment to a greater magnitude. Oftentimes, daily events of life
According to the textbook cancer is actually a group of diseases that are characterized by cells that can grow out of control and individually, and may attack other tissues and organs. (Page 404)
Cells are the building blocks of your body. Normally cells grow, divide, and die. Cancer begins when a normal cell mutates and is un able to repair itself. The damaged cell then keeps multiplying and creates a tumor. A malignant tumor is cancerous.
Cancer has become a major noncommunicable disease around the world, and a very interesting topic. Many people die from it, one of those people being my grandfather. My dad’s dad died a couple years before I was born so I didn’t get to meet him. But I knew he was loved deeply by my big family, and the death was very sad. I decided to do this topic because it interests me, and I would like to learn more about it.
It was June 6, 2011. I remember taking my mother to the County Hospital’s emergency room. She seemed extremely exhausted; her eyes were half-closed and yellow, and she placed her elbow on the armchair, resting her head on her palm. I remember it was crowded and the wait was long, so she wanted to leave. I was the only one there with her, but I did not allow her to convince me to take her home. I told her in Spanish, “Mom, let’s wait so that we can get this over with and know what’s going on with you. You’ll see everything is okay, and we’ll go home later on.” I wish then and now that would have been the case. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with colon cancer that had spread to many parts of her body including her lungs and kidneys. The doctor said to me not considering that I was a minor and my mother’s daughter, “Her disease is very advanced and we don’t think she will live longer than a year.” With this devastating news, I did not know what to do. I thought to myself that perhaps I should cry, or try to forget and take care of her as best I could and make her laugh to ease her pain.