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and chemotherapeutic agents are classified depending on which phase in the cell cycle they are active. Some chemotherapeutic agent...
system to destroy abnormal cells. Hormone production is directly connected to psychological states. Countless women can attest to ...
types of rock may have higher concentrations of uranium and may produce higher levels of radon, elevated radon levels can also be ...
to raloxifene, which, as a "promising agent" (pp. 7-15), falls far behind tamoxifen in any use other than clinical trials. When d...
it may be used to reduce tumors ("What is Chemotherapy"). The chemotherapy drugs used in this way destroy the cancer cells "by st...
& Wellness Week, 2005). This is important because estrogen is associated with the development of an estimated three-fourths of po...
also states that the intervention did not work ands came to the conclusion there was not treatment (American Cancer Society, 2005)...
alcohol and drugs (McDaniel, 2001, 86). Abuse is a part of the lesbian experience as it is for all areas of society, but...
the 5 year mark after diagnosis (Kreamer, 2003). Tobacco use is the leading risk factor in regards to developing lung cancer and 8...
and retention" (Andersen, 2002, p. 603). This then should be the first priority: to design a study that will accrue and retain ...
five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables should be part of a daily diet. it is believed that the chemicals found in fruit...
the first cancer-causing gene--an oncogene--which is shown to plan a role in human bladder cancer; more than 50 oncogenes have bee...
must be evaluated and considered against possible negative risks. The following discussion of tamoxifen looks specifically at the ...
treatments in a modern, caring and supportive environment" This lays down the aim of the company, to set up a facility which will...
parents of children with cancer regarding the needs of siblings and on the support that was offered by hospital staff. The results...
1). Further, inadequate utilization of screening tests contribute to approximately half of the deaths resulting from cancer of th...
care professionals and systems because of previous negative experiences. The literature emphasizes that all women, regardless of...
concerning their death. In the case of individuals diagnosed with cancer who have gone through all the treatments possible and kno...
in general, and the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal and postmenopausal American women. Sampling Procedures The sampling...
dense or fatty breasts. Poplack, et al. (2000) provide definitions that can be applied to the more general patient. "Screening i...
cancer being observed (Wynder, Goodman and Hoffman, 1985). They also suggest that schools should place "major emphasis" on program...
nurses as they engage in diagnostic, prescriptive, and regulatory operations of nursing" (Horan, Doran and Timmins, 2004, p. 30). ...
surface of the cervix to obtain a sample of cells from it (Bissinger, 2002). The examiner then transfers the collected cell...
This paper discusses the importance of self image in terms of society and the individual in this examination of postsurgery patien...
& Estrin, 2003). However, a core biopsy or incisional biopsy is when just a small part of the tissue is used ( Pfeuffer & Estrin, ...
to the health care system, or that everyone should be screened just in case, but rather, that the testing can be uncomfortable, an...
women cope with this diagnosis. The following examination of this body of research demonstrates that while some studies are inform...
with normal hormone production, causing a kind of drug-induced sex change -- men can become feminized, with shrunken testicles and...
Cancer, 2003). Of course the disease is serious, but it is potentially curable with the surgical intervention not accessible to m...
in pink light, whihc is the color of breast cancer awareness. For example, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia had...