Colon cancer is the second most common cancer death in the United States. ... (Cancer Facts & Figures 2013) The number of new colon cancer cases and the number of deaths from colon cancer are both decreasing a little bit each year. ... However, tumors often bleed only small amounts, off and on, so that evidence of the blood is found only during chemical testing of the stool, which is called a fecal occult blood test. ... One or more of the following tests may be arranged to diagnose colon cancer: Colonoscopy - This is a test in which a long, thin, flexible telescope (a colonoscope) is passed ...

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Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer and accounts for over 700,000 deaths per year. ... It could save them from death and possibly gastric cancer treatment. ... Without tests it is hard to identify which is the cause of the symptoms. ... Upper endoscopy is the main test used to find stomach cancer in a patient (American Cancer Society, 2013). ... According to the National Library of Medicine some other tests that can help diagnose gastric cancer are a complete blood count (CBC) to check for anemia and a stool test to check for blood in the stool (2013). ...

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Technology affects us in every way, starting from a simple flu to cancer and to extreme cases being death. ... These tumors can cause instant death because they put the brain under a lot of pressure in such a small space in the skull. ... Death can be the worst case scenario for any person with an advanced brain tumor that can no longer be treated. ...

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Breast cancer is the leading cause of death of women between the ages of 40 and 49 in North America. ... "Despite the fact that many breast cancers are discovered by the woman herself, so far, studies have not shown that breast self-examination prevents cancer deaths." ... Screening with mammography has been proven to reduce deaths from breast cancer for women between the ages of 50-70. ... Although a mammogram is not 100% accurate it is still the best test that is out there right now for detecting small breast cancers. ...

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It accounts for 6% of all cancer deaths and has a five year survival rate of about 28% (Cancer research UK, 2005). ... If the damage is irreparable and results in mutations, it is the job of the tumour suppressor genes to stimulate cell death, known as apoptosis (O'Halloran et al 2004). ... A blood test will also be taken to look at levels of a glycoprotein antigen known as CA125. ...

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According to the Canadian Cancer Society, breast cancer is the 2nd leading causes of death from cancer in Canadian women, accounting for 26% of all new cases (Canadian Cancer Society, 2014). ... The mentioned significance of women supplementing their diets with vitamin D in order to reduce the risk of breast cancer has been put to the test with a variety of studies done on both pre- and postmenopausal women. ...

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UniversityNumber; 0212516 Human Molecular Diseases Abstract The essay concentrates on the single gene defects, looking initially at the types of mutations which effect genes and then moving on to the three major groups of these disorders; autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant and sex-linked. Each of these groups accompanied by at least one example and within the autosomal recessive disorders, haemoglobinopathies are discussed. There is then a brief discussion about the molecular basis of some cancers and the other groups of human molecular diseases. Human Molecular Diseases Huma...

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