Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a medical condition in which a thrombus obstructs a pulmonary artery leading to downstream symptoms. ¬1 The most common cause of a PE, is deep vein thrombosis (DVT). 2 It is a serious condition that can lead to a medical emergency. Although the exact number of people affected by PE is … Read more
Cancer is a dangerous disease that is caused by an uncontrolled group of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells, also known as malignant tumors or neoplasm, begin to divide without stopping and invade surrounding tissues. The body is made up of trillions of cells, which means cancer can start from almost anywhere in the … Read more
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or PCOS, is the most common endocrine disorder in females. Five to ten percent of women at childbearing age have polycystic ovarian syndrome. However, less than fifty percent of women are diagnosed (PCOS Foundation Web). Although scientists do not know much about PCOS, they do know that it is caused by irregular … Read more
Basal cell skin cancer is a cancer that develops from the skin’s basal cells. The basal cells are located in the outermost layer of the skin called the epidermis and can be found in the deepest layer of the epidermis [1]. Basal cells constantly divide to form new cells in order to replace the squamous … Read more
Abstract: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most frequent urological malignancies in adults. It represents for aproximately %3 of all adult malignancies and accounts %90 of neoplasms arising from kidney. RCC often metastasizes to other organs, but very rarely to the head and neck region including maxilla and mandible. A 62-year-old man with … Read more
Each year around 13,500 children are diagnosed with cancer in the US. That is 13,500 children holding onto their lives, and that is 27,000 parents getting torn apart and holding onto dear life hoping and praying that their children will fight the cancer and have another chance to live. There are currently 35,000 children that … Read more
Cancer does not always appear life threatening, in a few cases, resembling mastocytosis, people may live without it cured. Mastocytosis maintains as a form of cancer because cancer means mass growing of cells at an uncontrolled rate. Many cancers essentially lung cancer, may develop deadly. But few in the same manner with mastocytosis people, can … Read more
Cervical cancer begins with the abnormal growth of cells lining the cervix. The cervix is located in the lower, more superficial, region of the uterus. The two types of cells that make up the cervix include nonkeratinizing, stratified squamous cells on the exocervix and mucus-secreting, columnar cells on the endocervix. The transformation zone contains the … Read more
The aim of the article ‘Is bowling workload a risk factor for injury to Australian junior cricket fast bowlers? ‘ was to investigate the risk factors of the workload of bowling to junior fast bowler and then to suitably evaluate the guidelines of the current bowling workload (Dennis et al. , 2005). To investigate the … Read more
Lung Cancer: The Root to Death “You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it”. In 2015, about 158,040 Americans are expected to die from lung cancer. This is about 27% of all cancer deaths. There are more than 200,00 cases of lung cancer per year. This cancer of uncontrolled growth … Read more
