...Approved by the FDA, Imlygic is a virus that is developed in part Massachusetts lab. The virus stems from the herpes simplex virus type 1 and has been genetically modified to attack melanoma cancer cells only and to initiate the body’s response. Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that kills about 10,00 people per year within the United States. This viral therapy works to combat melanoma by injecting the modified virus into the tumor sites which then targets and replicates in tumor cells. The affected cells then undergo lysis which also causes to produce an immunostimulatory protein that activates T-cells to search and destroy other tumor cells by their molecular signals. This viral therapy is considered a low-toxicity treatment because in clinical trials, it helped melanoma cancer patients to fight...
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...xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx English 101 25 March 2011 Student/Teacher Memo 1. What was your purpose? What effect were you trying to achieve? My purpose was to write about tanning as a cause of the skin cancer, and about skin cancer as a consequence of tanning. 2. What was interesting about the process you went through in writing this paper, and what did you learn from it? It was very interesting to research about skin cancer, as I am particularly interested on the subject. I also did not know tanning or any ultraviolet radiation exposure can have such serious consequences. 3. What was the most difficult aspect about this paper, and what did you learn from the attempt? It was difficult to give it a clear structure on cause/effect, although the subject clearly illustrates this structure. 4. What do you see as the strengths of the paper, and what would you try to do if you were to revise it some more? The strength of the paper is the very reliable sources. 5. What’s not a part of your paper that you think might help a reader understand or appreciate it more? What didn’t you put in? I did not further develop on skin cancer, how it presents and develops. 6. What kind of grammar or formatting feedback would you like from your instructor? I would appreciate full feedback on both. 7. When using the APUS Online Library article databases, did you evaluate the credibility of the sources you chose? Yes. 8. Are your memo and essay in correct MLA format? Yes. 9. Did you save...
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...The best thing to do is to go to the dermatologist at least once a year and apply sunscreen thirty minutes before sun exposure. More than that, according to Dr. Michael Bergel’s research, chromatin compact to protect DNA after several minutes under the effect of UV radiation and DNA cells are found to be protected from UV radiation if there was a five-minute break between each time of UV radiation exposure (Test results from Dr. Michael Bergel 2015; unreferenced, see “Acknowledgements”). Therefore, short period breaks from exposure under the sun are suggested to protect DNA from being damaged. Most skin cancers, if detected early, are 90-95 percent...
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...Trevor Johnson Professor Culbert Composition I 8 April 2016 Research Paper: Indoor Tanning Bed For the past twenty years, it has become very apparent that indoor tanning beds damages skin. Based on scientific research tanning can also lead to blinding eye diseases and have many other negative effects. The prolonged use of indoor tanning facilities has resulted in serious chronic conditions for the users. “The indoor tanning business has been one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, with $5 billion in estimated annual revenue (Woo, Eide par. 3).” When driving through any community or city you will almost always see a sign or window, maybe even more than one, which says “Tanning” thus making it very accessible for many women or men of any age. The reason behind this growth? Around twenty to forty percent of white females 18 years old to 25 use indoor tanning facilities (Rabbitt p. 2). Many high schoolers have picked up on this wave of increase by tanning for things such as prom, summer and even just to fit in with the social norms. “One fifth of girls in grades 9 through 12 have bathed in ultraviolet rays from a tanning device within the past year…(Ban the Tan par. 2).” Reports show that many women say tanning is addicting because of the “desire to achieve an attractive look and trim, and for warmth, light, and relaxation (Woo, Eide p. 63).” Also ladies believe that tanning beds will you give you the vitamin C needed for the day, while tanning will...
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...Proceedings of the International Conference on Non-Ionizing Radiation at UNITEN (ICNIR 2003) Electromagnetic Fields and Our Health 20th – October 2003 22nd Recent Research on Mobile Phones Effects Dr. Abdullah AlOrainy Inst. of Electronics Research, KACST P. O. Box: 230471, Riyadh 11321, Saudi Arabia E-mail: alorainy@kacst.edu.sa ABSTRACT The use of mobile phones always accompanied by the issue of health implications for human. Previous research studies show no evidence of the impacts of mobile phones to human health. New studies suggest that mobile radiation might double the risk of developing cancer on the side of the head used, increase brain activity, can cause damage to nerves around ears and, more importantly, damages the BBB. Also new research shows that biological effects are possible without any warming of tissues which impose of the current radiation exposure levels. KEYWORDS Mobile Radiation, Health Effects INTRODUCTION There are now about 1 Billion mobile phones in use worldwide, and it is expected to reach 1.6B lines by year 2005. In many countries, penetration rates of more than %50 has been reached. At present, there are approximately 4.5 million GSM subscribers in Saudi Arabia and STC has commissioned Ericsson and Nokia to expand its GSM network to 5.5 million lines (~ %20 penetration rate). This wide use of mobile technology have often raise the question about if there are health implications for human. In fact, there are conflicting reports relating to possible...
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...Home Health Patient Tracking Sheet Gregg Moore Western Governors University Home Health Patient Tracking Sheet Field Name | Field Type(OASIS-C Data, n.d.) | Field Size(OASIS-C Data, n.d.) | Definition(OASIS-C Data, n.d.) | Allowable Values/ Edits(OASIS-C Data, n.d.) | CMS Certification # | Number | 6 | Specifies the agency’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) certification number (CCN/Medicare provider number). | | If the HHA has a CMS Certification number, it must be entered in this field. Otherwise enter spaces. | Branch State | Text | 2 | Specifies the State where the agency branch office is located. | | Branch ID # | Text | 10 | Specifies the branch identification code, as assigned by CMS. The identifier consists of 10 digits – the State code as the first two digits, followed by Q (upper case), followed by the last four digits of the current Medicare provider number, ending with the three-digit CMS-assigned branch number. | If the assessment was performed by an HHA which has no branches or by a subunit which has no branches, then M0016_BRANCH_ID must contain the following: "N " (N followed by 9 spaces). This indicates that the assessment was completed by an HHA or subunit which has no branches. | National Provider Identifier | Number | 10 | Identifies the physician who will sign the Plan of Care | Leave blank (spaces) if a referring physician National Provider ID (NPI) is not applicable. | Patient ID # | Number | 20 | Specifies...
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...Drug Information Paper: Levodopa/Carbidopa: Sinemet Kristin Curcione Daemen College This drug information report will explore in detail the medication Levodopa. Levodopa is the most effective drug for the symptomatic treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Levodopa works when it is absorbed in the blood from the small intestine and travels through blood to the brain where it is converted to dopamine (Parkkinen, O'Sullivan, Kuoppamäki, et al., 2011). It is intended for the purpose of treating chronic neurodegenerative diseases. It is primarily used in neurology practice for patients who are experiencing idiopathic Lewy body degenerative disease of the central nervous system. This paper will also discuss use of Carbidopa as it is used...
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...Introduction The aim of this paper is to discuss the role of the law and science in moving us towards a more sustainable future. This will be done with the aid of selected global environmental treaties. In order to achieve this aim, the paper is going to begin with an introduction which is going to define key concepts identified. The main body will embark on the discussion at hand. The main body will begin by outlining the role of the law generally and will move on to look at the role of science generally. Thereon selected global treaties will be discussed in relation to their respective roles both at law and science. Lastly but not the least an elaborate conclusion will be given. Definition of Key Terms Environment: Environment refers to the totality of the surroundings within which humans live and exploit resources for their welfare and development. Main Body In order to effectively challenge problems that pose a threat to the earth, there is need for an effective approach which is backed by robust scientific evidence. This would ultimately usher into place a new and more powerful environmental law. In order to appreciate the relationship between the law and science, there is need for understanding of their respective roles towards the achievement of a more sustainable future. The Role of the Law The law has a fundamental role to play in the movement of protecting the environment towards a more sustainable future. In most jurisdictions in the absence of constitutional...
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...DUE Wednesday, Jan. 16th at the BEGINNING of class. SUNBURN: A CASE STUDY IN THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM DIRECTIONS: Answer the questions below in as thorough a manner as possible. Since you have more than a week to do it, your answers should be complete and polished. You may hand draw the diagram of skin, but the rest MUST BE TYPED or otherwise word processed and double-spaced. This assignment is due at the BEGINNING of the period, and any part of it not completed at that time will not be accepted for credit. Number your answers to correspond to the questions below. (NOTE: This material WILL be included on the next lecture exam; and you WILL NOT have this assignment graded and handed back to you before then. Be sure you have one copy to hand in, and one to study from.) One day in mid-July, a Walla Walla Community College student lies out in the sun for six hours. Later that night he notices that the skin on his trunk, legs and arms becomes red, swollen and extremely painful throughout the burned areas. By morning all of the afflicted areas have developed numerous blisters. These areas cover 35% of the trunk (front and back) and 25% of the arms and legs (front and back). 1. Draw a simple two-dimensional diagram of the skin, showing the three major layers (epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis) and the following accessory structures: a hair follicle, a sebaceous gland, eccrine and apocrine sweat (sudoriferous) glands, and an arrector pili muscle. Draw this diagram freehand. Do not trace...
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...Instrucciones: Informe de caso en salud ambiental (20%) El propósito de este criterio de evaluación es brindarle a los estudiantes la oportunidad de poner en práctica conceptos y teorías de salud pública en el análisis de un estudio de caso en salud ambiental en una comunidad. El profesor dividirá la matrícula de la clase en grupos de aproximadamente el mismo tamaño (según las circunstancias lo permitan). A cada grupo se le asignará un caso en particular y distinto a los demás. Cada grupo trabajará su asignación durante el trimestre y al final del mismo entregará un informe escrito en la fecha que se asigne. Dicho informe tendrá un peso de 20% de la nota del curso. Criterios para la evaluación del informe escrito: El informe escrito tendrá la siguiente estructura: página de título, tabla de contenido, resumen, introducción, revisión de literatura, resultados y análisis, conclusiones, recomendaciones y lista de referencias. El proyecto debe presentarse de manera impresa en papel blanco de buena calidad (tamaño carta, 8.5 x 11) y encuadernado adecuadamente. El texto debe estar escrito a doble espacio en letra Arial de 12 puntos. La lista de referencias y las citas en el texto deben estar escritas siguiendo el formato APA. El informe será evaluado a base de los siguientes criterios: presentación; uso adecuado del lenguaje escrito; cantidad, calidad y actualidad de la información; calidad de las tablas, gráficas e ilustraciones; profundidad y calidad del análisis y de las...
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...Case report Cultural differences in truth-telling to cancer patients: Chinese and American approaches to the disclosure of ‘bad news’ Dong Xue1, Jane L Wheeler 2, Amy P Abernethy 2 Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing Institute for Cancer Research, Beijing, PR China, 2Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA A central challenge of the palliative care clinician, and of the oncologist who sees patients with advance disease, is that of ‘breaking bad news’. As this conversation requires that the clinician divulge extremely sensitive and personal information, and usually incurs an emotional response from the patient, truth-telling to advanced cancer patients is not only a challenging task but also one likely to be handled differently in cultures according to differing norms for interpersonal behavior and communication. China and the United States, with their deepset communitarian vs. individualistic ethics, respectively, typify divergent cultures. This paper discusses cross-cultural differences in norms of truth-telling to cancer patients, that is, the extent to which physicians inform patients themselves of their disease status when prognosis is poor; China and the US are used to illustrating potential differences in approach and consequent...
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...a year. She is a very strong willed person and that is why I believe is the reason that she is still here today others have not been so lucky or gave up the fight too early. With this in mind, Debra has discovered along with many breast cancer survivors that the oral contraceptives for many years were a possible cause to the reason they were diagnosed with cancer. There are more than one reason has to why we should support breast cancer. Breast cancer is something that will or has affected us all in one way or another. I. Here are some statics on breast cancer: A. A woman is diagnosed with Breast Cancer every 2.5 Minutes. 1. Worldwide, breast cancer accounts for 22.9% of all cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin cancers) in women. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer) 2. Over the course of a lifetime, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. (A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia.) B. The Susan G. Komen website the most recent estimates for breast cancer in the United States are for 2012: 1....
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...them are parents (often single parents) holding down jobs with odd hours (they're likely to be CNAs). Study groups are an absolute necessity in this program. Students need to rehearse the material actively, honing their teamwork skills, and combine a little social life with academics. The standard suggestions for taking multiple choice tests (e.g. watch out for absolutes) don't go very far. Students need to be made aware of the importance of applying concepts to particular cases, not just memorizing definitions. As they study their texts, they should be alert for cause-effect and comparison-contrast patterns. What symptoms are normal for the4th month of pregnancy and what symptoms require further testing? What characteristics distinguish a melanoma from a squamous cell carcinoma? They should also be thinking about their roles as nurses as related to the roles of other professionals. These students...
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...following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Act--The Texas Cancer Incidence Reporting Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 82. (2) Branch--Cancer Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch of the department. (3) Cancer--Includes a large group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells; any condition of tumors having the properties of anaplasia, invasion, and metastasis; a cellular tumor the natural course of which is fatal, including intracranial and central nervous system malignant, borderline, and benign tumors as required by the national program of cancer registries; and malignant neoplasm, other than non-melanoma skin cancers such as basal and squamous cell carcinomas. (4) Cancer Reporting Handbook--The branch's manual for cancer reporters that documents reporting procedures and format. (5) Clinical laboratory--An accredited facility in which tests are performed identifying findings of anatomical changes; specimens are interpreted and pathological diagnoses are made....
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...Health Promotion is the provision of information and/or education to individuals, families, and communities that-encourage family unity, community commitment, and traditional spirituality that make positive contributions to their health status. Health Promotion is also the promotion of healthy ideas and concepts to motivate individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. According to the World Health Organization, Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health. Health promotion represents a comprehensive social and political process, it not only embraces actions directed at strengthening the skills and capabilities of individuals, but also action directed towards changing social, environmental and economic conditions so as to alleviate their impact on public and individual health. Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over the determinants of health and thereby improve their health. Participation is essential to sustain health promotion action. The Ottawa Charter identifies three basic strategies for health promotion. These are advocacy for health to create the essential conditions for health indicated above; enabling all people to achieve their full health potential; and mediating between the different interests in society in the pursuit of health. These strategies are supported by five priority action areas as outlined in the Ottawa Charter for health promotion: * Build healthy public...
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