Bruno Menezes Dr.Agapito Hepatocellular carcinoma/Liver Cancer Abstract The type of cancer in which i chose to work on is Hepatocellular carcinoma a common type of liver cancer. Liver cancer is a very serious disease just like any other type of cancer. For some years now it has been getting more dangerous as more people are affected by this cancer. It is the most common type of Cancer that comes from the liver and as well as number six on the world ranking for malignancies, as well being the third
cigarette takes eleven minutes of your life. Imagine all the people who smoke two packs a day. Soon enough all of those minutes will add up. There are three types of lung cancer. They are: non- small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, and lung carcinoid
cancer, small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)” (pg. 670). Non-small cell lung cancer accounts for 85 percent of all forms of lung cancer. Small cell lung cancer follows with 10 to 15 percent and less than 5 percent are carcinoid tumors. Normal symptoms of
Opening: Liver cancer is the rapid creation of abnormal cells in the liver that grow beyond their usual boundaries. If cancer has spread to another location in the body, it is called metastatic cancer. Here are more detailed information about liver metastasis. Body: Liver metastases are tumors that have spread to the liver from other areas of the body. Cancer cells often invade other part of the body and overcrowd. They usually do so by following the blood stream and then replicating themselves in
Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancers in the world. There are three main types of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, and lung carcinoid tumor. Just like any other cancer, lung cancer is dangerous, and a life threatening problem. Many studies and researches have been presented to find a cure, but an exact cure has yet to be found. There are however multiple causes, ways to diagnose, and treatments for lung cancer. When you think of lung cancer, you think
Cushing syndrome occurs when your body is exposed to high levels of the hormone cortisol for a long time. The most common cause of Cushing syndrome, sometimes called hypercortisolism, is the use of oral corticosteroid medication. The condition can also occur when your body makes too much cortisol. This can be caused by a variety of tumors cancerous and not; Ectopic ACTH Syndrome, Pituitary Adenomas, and Adrenal Tumors. Too much cortisol can cause many body symptoms including: a fatty hump between
Tumors Arising from ‘Nonendocrine’ Tissue.” The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 22.7 (1962): 693-703. Print. Messager, M., Carrière, C., Bertagna, X., and Y.D. Keyzer. “RT-PCR Analysis of Corticotroph- associated Genes Expression in Carcinoid Tumours in the Ectopic-ACTH Syndrome.” European Journal of Endocrinology. 154.1 (2006): 159-66. Print. NHS Choices. Directgov, 2011. Web. 16 February 2012. . NMIHI.com Online Health Information. New Medical Information and Health Information
For the majority of patients receive an MRI it is safe. The MRI uses magnetic fields and radio frequencies to create images; therefore, there is no need to use harmful ionizing radiation. Patients are asked to arrive 20 minutes prior to the procedure to complete paperwork. Before the exam, an MRI technologist must find out some information about the participant's medical history, and his/her status in order to evaluate the patient safety risk. For example, knowing if the patient might be pregnant
Digestive Disorder Etiology and Epidemiology Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is the disease that sounds exactly what its name refers to; cancer of the stomach. Although this cancer is named after its point of origin(like many other cancers), tumors can also spread to other parts of the body as the disease progresses (American Cancer Society).The early stages of stomach cancer is characterized by its symptoms of stomach discomfort, nausea, loss of appetite, and heartburn, while the
to treatment in about the same way. These four types of non-small-cell lung cancer are termed squamous cell, adencarcinoma, large cell, and mixed cell. Two other related cancers that are also included in the non-small-cell lung cancers group are carcinoid and mesothelioma. Non-small-cell lung cancer grows more slowly than small-cell lung cancer. Non-small-cell lung cancer tends to grow first in the area where it started then invades the surrounding lung tissue and ribs. It eventually spreads to other
What is cancer? Cancer is when abnormal cells divide in an uncontrolled way in a part of the body. Cancer can start in any place of the body. Cancers are typically named for the organ or the cell where the cancer begins. Some cancers can spread from the original site and move to other places in the body.If the spread of cancer is not controlled it may result in death.Cancer develops when the body’s normal control mechanism stops working. Old cells do not bite the dust and these cells grow out of
together as colorectal cancer. Over 95% of colorectal cancers are ad enocarcinomas. These are cancers of the glandular cells that line the inside of the colon and rectum. Other, less common type of tumors may also develop in the colon and rectum. Carcinoid tumors develop from hormone-producing cells of the intestine. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors develop in the connective tissue and muscle layers in the wall of the colon and rectum. Lymphomas are cancers of immune system cells that typically develop
Dating back to the Renaissance, many scientists have taken special interest in the appendix, with the first drawings of the appendix in 1492 and later the first description of the appendix in 1521(Prystowsky, Pugh & Nagle, 2005). The function of the appendix in the adult human is still unclear, but it is likely related to the role of the lymphoid tissue in immunologic processes (Debas, 2004). It was not until 1711 that the first account of appendicitis was reported and then verified in an autopsy