Oncology

illness or infirmity, or to heal a person, nursing is also providing expert advice and help; it is about assisting the person or patient to realize that they also deserve dignity and respect. Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system. In the oncology clinic where I work, patient relies on nurses all the time. Nurses are the next support person of the patient other than their families. Nurses provide guidance and assistance to patient without any judgement. For example, when a patient is…

Cancer Medicine (Oncology) Cancer cells arise from different normal cells, thus when the normal cells become abnormal, it allows the cancer cells to grow out of control. Cancers can start almost anywhere in the human body, it can occur in any tissue and at any time of life, but mostly, elders have the highest risk. Cancers are called neoplasm because neoplasm is new growths that arise from normal tissue. Furthermore, there are two different characteristics of neoplasm: benign and…

Cancer is predicted to eventually surpass heart disease and become the leading cause of death in the United States. In 2010, we had a rate of 171 cancer deaths per 100,000 people. It is projected that the actual number of cancer patients dying will continue to increase steadily each year. Cancer statistics guide researchers towards new ways of preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. Five-year relative survival rate is the percentage of patients who have not died from their cancer five years…

In oncology, genetic construction aims to deliver a synthetic segment of nucleic acid to destroy or correct the mutated genes (McCarthy, and McCrudden). Through oncology identification of types of cancer is made possible and through this, it is possible to develop forms of treatment through genetic construction. Viruses are known to be…

cancer if the persons’ family has a history of bladder cancer or any type of cancer. There are factors that decrease the risk of bladder cancer. Being active, giving birth, having menopause later in life, a higher fruit and vegetable intake and someone that has Parkinson’s disease has a lower risk of bladder cancer. Researchers do not know exactly what causes bladder cancer. Changes in DNA or in normal cells can cause cancer. When normal cancer cells have a mutation it makes cells grow…

specifically, cancer research. After taking biology sophomore year, I became infatuated with the study of cancer. The notion that one cell could mutate to destroy the entire human body both intrigues and disturbs me. I want to pursue the study of oncology at a college that I know has guided researchers into the complex world of cancer research, that has allowed them to create new and innovative ways to experiment on severely mutated forms of cancer and obtain millions of dollars in funding. I…

When asked what drove her to choose her career path in oncology, she said that almost everyone knows or has known someone who was affected by cancer. It was her friend that became the catalyst for her goal to learn more about the disease that takes millions of lives. During her last few years in medical school…

I have a very personal connection to your wonderful hospital. When I was 12 years old I had my first MRI in the Imaging Department. That same MRI found cancer. Since then, I have had hundreds of procedures, rounds of chemotherapy, and doctor appointments at Primary Children's Hospital.. But PCH is not the only hospital I can say those things about. There are two other children's hospitals that I have spent a reasonable amount of time at. University of California San Francisco-Benioff (UCSF) and…

hope and faith together and sometimes they use hope to continue living hoping for a better future. Hope in many cases can also be used as a weapon to either hurt or save someone. A Doctor, with no actual board certification or formal training in oncology was accused of selling false hope to families. This oncologist promised the parents of a six years old boy fighting a inoperable brain tumor for ten months and is on his deathbed, that he can cure their boy but they just have to pay a heap of…

August 2014, he spent his time fighting and I am so grateful that I had those last few years with him even though they were short, thanks research and dedication of the doctors and scientists.If I were to become a scientific researcher, I would study oncology. I have seen how cancer affects someone first hand and I don’t ever want to feel helpless like I did with my grandfather. I wouldn’t give up unless I see true results. For instance, Dr. Judah Folkman hypothesized there was a chemical in…