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    Testicular Cancer Testicular cancer is a disease found in the genital region in males, usually a lump or similar abnormality located on either testis of said individual. According to Rustom P. Manecksha and John M. Fitzpatrick who work in the Department of Urology & Surgical Professorial Unit Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, state “Although it remains an uncommon malignancy accounting for 1–2% of all tumors in men, testicular cancer is the most common malignancy in young men.” (Manecksha

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    Menopause Research Paper

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    Learn how to get rid of hot Flashes in Menopause Heat characteristic of this period occur because decreased levels of estrogen affects the thermoregulatory center, the brain region responsible for regulating the body temperature. It detonates a true thermal runaway. More than a torment, the arrival of hot flushes should be seen as a warning. Victims of hot flashes will go through the menopause. This could be the end of menstruation and childbearing life. The hot flashes and other symptoms can remain

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    ” Worldwide, cervical cancer is both the fourth-most common cause of cancer and deaths from cancer in women. It is the second-most common cause of female-specific cancer after breast cancer, accounting for around 8% of both total cancer cases and total cancer deaths in women and About 80% of cervical cancers occur in developing countries.” (www.uswow.com) Endometrial disease is the most common gynecological malignancy for the most part influencing ladies in the post-menopausal age bunch. Rates change

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    What is Cancer - Usually, human cells will divide and grow into a new cell, when the cells grow old and die the new cells will replace the old cells. - However, when cancer develops, the cells become irregular, the old cells that should die but are still alive, and the new cells will be produced when they are not needed. The extra cell will keep dividing, which lead to tumors. Introduction - Lung cancer are caused by irregular cells in lungs. - The irregular cells form tumors instead of normal lung

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    Ella is spending all her last days in hospice care due to her disease. Ella is an elderly lady who has breast cancer and the doctor diagnosed not to live that much longer. Ella is now facing the last stage of her cancer. I am the social worker for this case, and I must determine the best care for Ella. Cancer leaves a big impact on your life and your family life too. Looking at Ella and her husband’s life style and their health this will help me to find the right kind of care. Ella’s cancer had gone

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    Sezary Syndrome

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    Treatments for Sezary Syndrome Skin-directed treatments are not typically used to treat Sezary syndrome because the disease involves both the skin and the blood at the time of diagnosis, making this particular type of treatment less effective. Many of the systemic treatments used to treat advanced mycosis fungoides, such as photopheresis, oral retinoids, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy, are also used to treat Sezary syndrome. Chemotherapy or targeted therapy are typically used to treat patients

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    I would like to be considered for the D.Phil. position in Radiation Oncology at the University of Oxford and hope to demonstrate my ability to excel in this position. I am hard-working and extremely keen to pursue a career in science and would be well suited to undertake a D.Phil. in the field of Radiation Oncology. I am clinically qualified as my undergraduate was in Medicine and Surgery, following my graduation I chose to pursue a career in cancer sciences so I joined university of Glasgow

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    Facial Hairs

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    Facial Hairs Several factors can influence your probabilities of developing facial hairs. These factors include: • Family history- Several reasons that cause unwanted facial hairs are hereditary. These conditions, including congenital adrenal hyperplasia and polycystic ovary syndrome. • Ethnicity: Women of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and South Asian strains are more likely to develop unwanted facial hair with no identifiable cause than women of other ethnicities. What are the causes of unwanted

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    Cancer is a disease that is developed by our cells and how they grow and divide. Yes, our cells are supposed to divide but the dividing rapidly and abnormally is what causes the cancer. Researchers claim that this disease is genetic but can also be triggered from mishaps that happen as cells divide over a person’s lifetime. Cancer can very well be started in almost every part of your body because of the millions of cells our body is made up of. Cancer cells and regular cells are very different

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    The American cancer society estimated that 18,500 people would be diagnosed with brain tumor and those 12,760 men and women would die of brain cancer in 2005.The National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimated that 22,070 new cases of brain and other central nervous system (CNS) cancers would be diagnosed in the United States in 2009. The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) clarifies this statistic further by estimating that 62,930 new cases of primary brain tumors would be diagnosed in 2010. By the

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