Cancer Essays (Examples)

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Research On Cancer

Pages: 1 (183 words) Document Type:abstract Document #:22632410

This paper reviews of literature on cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) as a risk factor. It examines potential prevention strategies and discusses recent research findings as well as important conclusions … prevention strategies and discusses recent research findings as well as important conclusions regarding HPV as a major but preventable risk factor for cervical cancer. The etiological connection between the pathogenesis of HPV and cervical cancer is evaluated, and the manner in which the risk factor impacts the epigenetics is analyzed. Statistics and methods of prevention are discussed as … upon women and adolescent girls undergoing screening tests. Thus, the research shows that progress has been made in treating and preventing HPV-related cervical cancer, but more studies are needed to see whether these strategies are being accepted and implemented at a cultural level.
Keywords: HPV cervical cancer, etiology HPV, cervical cancer risk factors, HPV cancer prevention…

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Sexual Health Promotion Among Middle Eastern Women

Pages: 9 (2743 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Capstone Project Document #:61222959

… main purpose of health promotion is to positively influence the health behavior of communities and individuals. There have been increased efforts for cervical cancer screening using PAP tests, which have led to the declining mortality rates, especially in the developed countries like the United States (Abboud et … these women remain low even for those who are located in developed countries, which puts them at a higher risk of advanced cervical cancer and poor health outcomes. Considering that cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable or curable if it is detected early middle eastern women must begin undergoing PAP smears (Vahabi & Lofters, 2016; … smears (Vahabi & Lofters, 2016; Ziaei, Farahmand Rad, Rezaei Aval, & Roshandel, 2017). This is the only way that they can detect the cancer early and undergo treatment if it is detected. The reasons leading to the women not undergoing the tests should be established……

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Abboud, S., De Penning, E., Brawner, B. M., Menon, U., Glanz, K., & Sommers, M. S. (2017). Cervical cancer screening among Arab women in the United States: an integrative review. Paper presented at the Oncology nursing forum.

AL-Hammadi, F. A., Al-Tahri, F., Al-Ali, A., Nair, S. C., & Abdulrahman, M. (2017). Limited understanding of pap smear testing among women, a barrier to cervical cancer screening in the United Arab Emirates. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP, 18(12), 3379.

Ali, S., Skirton, H., Clark, M. T., & Donaldson, C. (2017). Integrative review of cervical cancer screening in Western Asian and Middle Eastern Arab countries. Nursing & health sciences, 19(4), 414-426.

Endeshaw, M., Clarke, T., Senkomago, V., & Saraiya, M. (2018). Cervical cancer screening among women by birthplace and percent of lifetime living in the United States. Journal of lower genital tract disease, 22(4), 280-287.

National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2019). NCLEX-RN examination blueprint. Retrieved from  https://www.ncsbn.org/nclex.htm 

Payton, M., Parente, M., Al-Hawarri, M., Manasseh, M., Scott, M., & Altshuler, M. (2016). Barriers and Facilitators To Cervical Cancer Screening Among Iraqi Refugees Resettled in Philadelphia: A Qualitative Analysis of Patient and Provider Perceptions.

Vahabi, M., & Lofters, A. (2016). Muslim immigrant women’s views on cervical cancer screening and HPV self-sampling in Ontario, Canada. BMC public health, 16(1), 868.

Ziaei, T., Farahmand Rad, H., Rezaei Aval, M., & Roshandel, G. (2017). The relationship between Sexual self-concept and sexual function in women of reproductive age referred to health centers in Gorgan, North East of Iran. Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, 5(3), 969-977.

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Indirect Vs Direct Abortion And Catholic Teaching

Pages: 3 (1021 words) Sources: 3 Document Type:Essay Document #:51097022

… the direct vs. indirect sterilization issue. The mother does not want to be sterilized but in order to stop the spread of the cancer it is recommended. Determination of death is a trickier area because the Church has never really defined this, as all medical definitions are … Evangelium Vitae 62]
I would recommend in prudence seeking out alternatives by discussing with an alternative health doctor. A solution to this problem of cancer could possibly be found using this route and it would allow the parents to avoid the hysterectomy (potentially) and to avoid abortion. It ……

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Cancer Cures. https://chemo.st/cancer-cures/

Evangelium Vitae 62

Watanabe, Y., Tsuritani, M., Kataoka, T., Kanemura, K., Shiina, M., Ueda, H., & Hoshiai, H. (2009). Radical hysterectomy for invasive cervical cancer during pregnancy: a retrospective analysis of a single institution experience. European journal of gynaecological oncology, 30(1), 79-81.

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Non Hodgkin Lymphoma

Pages: 1 (359 words) Sources: 2 Document Type:Essay Document #:16392093

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
Overview: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), in basic terms, “is a cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes, which are part of the body’s immune system” (American Cancer Society, 2019). In this case, the lymphocytes affected begin abnormal multiplication and collect in various places of a person’s lymphatic system. When this … no longer be able to fight infections – effectively making the affected individual prone to a wide range of infections. As the American Cancer Society (2019) points out, although most of those affected by NHL happen to be adults, children could also suffer from this condition.
The … that the presence of two or more symptoms in this case ought not to be directly interpreted as NHL. Indeed, as the American Cancer Society (2019) observes, some (or even several) of the symptoms of NHL could be an indication of an infection, or another condition.
Diagnosis……

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American Cancer Society (2019). What Is Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma? Retrieved from  https://www.cancer.org/cancer/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/about/what-is-non-hodgkin-lymphoma.html 

Evens, A.M. & Bloom, K.A. (Eds.). (2015). Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Pathology, Imaging, and Current Therapy. New York, NY: Springer.

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Chronic GI GU Condition

Pages: 4 (1341 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Case Study Document #:62366788

… case presented are consistent with those presented by the patient, i.e. frequent urination. Differential diagnosis in this case would be diabetes and prostate cancer.
To
ascertain the BPH diagnosis, physical exam and, if necessary, further tests to verify prostate enlargement would come in handy. The said physical ……

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Fisichella, P.M., Allaix, M.E., Morino, M. & Patti, M.G. (Eds.). (2014). Esophageal Diseases: Evaluation and Treatment. New York, NY: Springer.

Lacy, B.E. & Patel, B.K. (2017). Rome Criteria and a Diagnostic Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome. J Clin Med., 6(11), 95-101.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases – NIDDK (2014). Symptoms & Causes of GER & GERD. Retrieved from https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/acid-reflux-ger-gerd-adults/symptoms-causes

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases – NIDDK (2019). Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Retrieved from  https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/irritable-bowel-syndrome 

National Cancer Institute (2019). NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved from  https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/benign-prostatic-hypertrophy 

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Henrietta Lacks And The Social Covenant Of Nursing

Pages: 6 (1650 words) Sources: 18 Document Type:Essay Document #:48566821

… people could get treatment for complicated conditions back then (Skloot, 2010).
After undergoing tests at the hospital, she was found to have cervical cancer. This was in the second month of 1951. She subsequently received radiation treatment under general anesthesia. Cervical radiation treatment was the gold standard … Lacks’ story. Gey was trying to develop and grow immortal cell lines in the lab for research, while TeLinde was a renowned cervical cancer doctor who at the time was investigating how cervical cancer types are related (Skloot, 2010; Stump, 2014). 
Just 21 days into utilizing Lacks’ cells for research, Gey made a breakthrough in his research. … combining the first two letters of Lacks’ first and second names (Stump, 2014). From then on, the cells have been used to develop cancer treatments, HPV vaccines, smallpox vaccines, and polio vaccines. They have also been utilized in over 80,000 studies and investigations.……

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American Nurses Association. (2010). Nursing\\'s social policy statement: The essence of the profession. Nursesbooks. org.

Cruess, R. L., & Cruess, S. R. (2008). Expectations and obligations: professionalism and medicine\\'s social contract with society. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 51(4), 579-598.

Fowler, M. D. M. (2015). Guide to nursing\\'s social policy statement: Understanding the profession from social contract to social covenant. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association.

Palmd, (2010). More on Lacks ethics. Science blogs. Retrieved from  https://scienceblogs.com/whitecoatunderground/2010/02/03/more-on-lacks-ethics 

Quinlan, C. (2018). Trust in Medical Research: The Legacy of Henrietta Lacks, Part 1. Science 36 Trial Mix. Retrived from https://www.science37.com/blog/medical-research-trust-and-henrietta-lacks/

Reeves, S., van Soeren, M., MacMillan, K., & Zwarenstein, M. (2013). Medicine and nursing: A social contract to improve collaboration and patient-centred care. Journal of interprofessional care, 27(6), 441-442.

Skloot, R. (2010). The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks. Broadway Books.

Stump, J. L. (2014). Henrietta Lacks and The HeLa Cell: Rights of Patients and Responsibilities of Medical Researchers. The History Teacher, 48(1), 127-180.

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Medicare Access And CHIP Reauthorization Act

Pages: 4 (1285 words) Sources: 3 Document Type:Essay Document #:23116886

...Cancer The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) changed the way health care providers are reimbursed through Medicare, provided an increase in funding, and extended the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). MACRA placed conditions upon care providers in order for them to receive reimbursement: care must be quality care, i.e., care that helps them to keep from having to come back for more treatment—rather than just treatment after treatment, keeping patients coming back through the revolving door of medicine without every actually helping them. The type of quality care required by MACRA is preventive medicine and health literacy promotion. As Licthenfeld (2011) pointed out, too many doctors are diagnosing patients with health problems that are insignificant and do not need treatment—but because Medicare was always willing to bankroll treatment it made good business sense to treat every patient for every symptom. The problem is that people are like cars—as they……

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Glasziou, P., Moynihan, R., Richards, T., & Godlee, F. (2013). Too much medicine; too little care. BMJ, 347, f4247.

Lichtenfeld, L. (2011). Overdiagnosed: Making people sick in the pursuit of health. The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 121(8), 2954-2954.

Moynihan, R. (2015). Preventing overdiagnosis: the myth, the music, and the medical meeting. BMJ: British Medical Journal (Online), 350.

Welch, H., Schwartz, L. & Woloshin, S. (2011). Overdiagnosed. Beacon Hill.

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Can Aging Be Reversed

Pages: 5 (1399 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:20527653

… be delayed or reversed—possibly—but whether it could be done safely and over a long period of time is another matter. Moreover, if the cancer drug is required to delay the aging process, it could prove expensive for many people; but if quercetin will work as well then ……

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Alvarado, K. A., Templer, D. I., Bresler, C., & Thomas?Dobson, S. (1995). The relationship of religious variables to death depression and death anxiety. Journal of clinical psychology, 51(2), 202-204.

Drugs. (2019). Sprycel. Retrieved from  https://www.drugs.com/price-guide/sprycel 

Easwaran, E. (1996). The undiscovered country: Exploring the promise of death. Nilgiri Press.

Hashizume, O., Ohnishi, S., Mito, T., Shimizu, A., Ishikawa, K., Nakada, K., ... & Okita, K. (2015). Epigenetic regulation of the nuclear-coded GCAT and SHMT2 genes confers human age-associated mitochondrial respiration defects. Scientific reports, 5, 10434.

Liu, J., Yu, H., & Ning, X. (2006). Effect of quercetin on chronic enhancement of spatial learning and memory of mice. Science in China Series C: Life Sciences, 49(6), 583-590.

Mack, E. (2015). Researchers may have discovered fountain of youth by reversing aging in human cells. Retrieved from  https://newatlas.com/reversal-of-aging-human-cell-lines/37721/ 

Quick, D. (2015). Senolytics: A new class of drugs with the potential to slow the aging process. Retrieved from  https://newatlas.com/senolytics-drug-slow-aging/36472/ 

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Gender And Veterans Differences In Access To Mental Health Care Services

Pages: 10 (2880 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:literature review Document #:16426783

… other veterans who are in other careers. Recently, there has been a growing number of women seeking V.A. medical health care concerning chronic cancer pain. A study directed that there was a gender difference in the prescription of younger veterans as compared to the older ones (Weimer ……

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Adams, R.E., Urosevich, T.G., Hoffman, S.N., Kirchner, H.L., Figley, C.R., Withey, C.A., Boscarino, J.J., Dugan, R.J. & Boscarino, J.A. (2019). Social and psychological risk and protective factors for veteran well-being: The role of veteran identity and its implications for intervention. Military Behavioral Health, 7(3), 304-314.  https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2019.1580642 

Allore, H.G., Ning, Y., Brandt, C.A., & Goulet, J.L. (2013). Accounting for the hierarchical structure in veterans’ health administration data: Differences in healthcare utilization between men and women veterans. International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research, 2(2), 94-103. DOI: 10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.02.03

Brooks, C. & Chopik, W. (2010, June 17). Research finds deployment affects mental health of veterans differently. Michigan State University.  https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2020/research-finds-deployment-affects-mental-health-of-veterans-differently/ 

Duggal, M., Goulet, J.L., Womack, J., Gordon, K., Mattocks, K., Haskell, S.G., Justice, A.C. & Brandt, C.A. (2010). Comparison of outpatient health care utilization among returning women and men veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq. BMS Health Services Research, 10 (175).  https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-175 

Harpaz-Rotem, I. & Rosenheck, R.A. (2011). Serving those who served: Retention of newly returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan in mental health treatment. Psychiatric Services, 62(1), 22-27. DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.1.pss6201_0022.

Haskel, S.G., Brandt, C.A., Krebs, E.E., Skanderson, M., Kerns, R.D., & Goulet, J.L. (2009). Pain among veterans of operations enduring freedom and Iraqi freedom: Do women and men differ? Pain Medicine, 10(7), 1167-1173.  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526- 4637.2009.00714.x

Kaur, S., Stechuchak, K.M., Coffman, C.J., Allen, K.D., & Bastain, L.A. (2007). Gender differences in health care utilization among veterans with chronic pain. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 22(2), 228-233. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0048-5

Koo, K.H., Madden, E. & Maguen, S. (2015). Race, ethnicity, and gender differences in V.A. health care service utilization among U.S. veterans of recent conflicts. Psychiatric Services, 66(5), 507-513.  https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300498

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Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Pages: 5 (1453 words) Sources: 8 Document Type:Essay Document #:69592273

… is a major public health problem across the globe. HBV can cause chronic infection and increases the risk of people dying from liver cancer and cirrhosis. In essence, the infection results in considerable human morbidity and mortality due to the effects of chronic infection (MacLachlan & Cowie, … extreme fatigue, nausea, and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes). The probable complications associated with this infection include acute liver failure, liver cancer, chronic liver infection, and cirrhosis. Since there is no specific treatment for the infection, existing care approaches focus on maintaining comfort and adequate ……

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American Association of Nurse Practitioners. (2019, January 28). Nurse Practitioner Role Grows to More Than 270,000. Retrieved July 23, 2020, from https://www.aanp.org/news-feed/nurse-practitioner-role-continues-to-grow-to-meet-primary-care-provider-shortages-and-patient-demands

Greene, K.M., Duffus, W.A., Xing, J., & King, H. (2017). Social Determinants of Health Associated with HBV Testing and Access to Care among Foreign-born Persons Residing in the United States: 2009-2012. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, 10(2), 1-20.

Healthy People. (2020). Determinants of Health. Retrieved from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website:  https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health 

Kim, H. & Kim, W.R. (2018, August 22). Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States. Clinical Liver Disease, 12(1), 1-4.

Kim, W.R. (2012, March 1). Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the United States. Hepatology, 49(5), S28-S34.

MacLachlan, J.H. & Cowie, B.C. (2015, May). Hepatitis B Virus Epidemiology. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 5(5). doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a021410

World Health Organization. (2019, July 18). Hepatitis B. Retrieved July 23, 2020, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hepatitis-b

Zhang, Z., Wang, C., Liu, Z., Zou, G., Li, J. & Lu, M. (2019, August 13). Host Genetic Determinants of Hepatitis B Virus Infection. Frontiers in Genetics, 10(696),1-24.

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