What is Pancreatic Cancer by Meagan Waters
The pancreas is an organ that lies horizontally in your abdomen behind the lower part of your stomach. The tissue of the pancreas is where pancreatic cancer begins to grow. There are various symptoms of pancreatic cancer which don’t occur until the disease is in an advanced stage. The causes of pancreatic cancer are not […]
What is Cervical Cancer by Diane Romero
Cancer occurs when there is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. These cells can form a mass of tissue called a tumor. Cervical cancer is a cancer that starts in the tissues of the cervix. The cervix is the lower part of a woman’s uterus – it connects the uterus to the […]
Breast Cancer by Meghan Ryckman
When you read of cancer, you hear that the likelihood of being diagnosed with it is more rare than not. This isn’t entirely true, especially when it comes to breast cancer. So, what is breast cancer exactly? Breast cancer is cancer-forming cells that are found in the breast. This type of cancer is not only […]
Overweight and Obesity by Ash’Lea Brooks Brown
Obesity and overweight are terms that are used when discussing ranges of weight that surpass what is considered a healthy weight for any given height. Obesity is an excess proportion of body fat overall. When the weight is 20% or more above normal, someone is considered to be obese. Obesity is commonly measured through a […]
Breast Cancer and Young Women by Jennifer Snyder
Each year, one million individuals are diagnosed with cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that of this one million, 296,980 of these cases will be women diagnosed with breast cancer in the year 2013. Of the 296,980 diagnosed, 7 percent will be women under the age of 40 or roughly 20,789 women. This is a […]
What is Glioblastoma Multiforme by Kara Friedman
There are over 120 different types of brain tumors. The most common brain tumors origionate in the glglile tissue of the brain. Glioblastoma Multiforme (also known as GBM), is the most common and most aggressive brain tumor that appears in humans. It is a fast-growing brain or spinal cord tumor, but it mostly appears in […]
How Many Women Die from Breast Cancer by Shenetra West
I chose breast cancer as my health topic. I chose this health topic because my grandmother was diagnosed back in August and I need to know as much as I possibly can. Over 200,000 American women are diagnosed, and almost 40,000 of them die from breast cancer. This disease is the second type of cancer […]
What to Know About Chemotherapy Treatment by Alyssa Arceri
There are many types of cancer a person may get throughout their lifetime: lung cancer, breast cancer, ovary cancer, etc. One thing most cancers have in common is a treatment that is offered to fight their cancer, Chemotherapy (chemo). Chemo is used to slow down cancer growth throughout a person’s body. Many different kinds of […]
Cancer Of The Lung by Tarik Kavazovic
If I were to tell you the biggest killer in the United States could easily be stopped, you would probably beat me up and throw me in jail. Nevertheless, it is true. In 2012, 226,160 people were diagnosed with lung cancer and only 40,000 of them survived. The killer? Smoking. Cigarettes contain 7,000 chemicals and […]
Types of Lung Cancer by Michele Singler
As you may know, lung cancer is a very tedious disease. There are three different types of lung cancer; non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, and lung carcinoid tumor. Knowing which type of cancer you have is crucial because it will affect the type of treatment you do or do not get and […]