Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy and the five-year survival rate is only 35% after diagnosis. Epithelial ovarian cancer is a highly metastatic disease characterized by widespread peritoneal dissemination and ascites. The death incidences from ovarian cancer could be significantly lowered by developing new methods for the early diagnosis and treatment of this fatal disease. Several potential markers have been identified recently. However, mucins are the most promising markers…
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The epithelial cell is a very important part in your body. Its function is to protect the body but it can also malfunction. When they malfunction it can cause acne, dry skin, eczema, cellulitis, sun damage, psoriasis, rashes, and skin cancer to appear on the skin. The epithelial cell is part of the integumentary system. The integumentary system includes the skin, hair, and nails. This is a little bit about the epithelial cell. The epithelial cells are part of the integumentary system. The integumentary…
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Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Aleta Quint Colorado Christian University Ovarian Epithelial Cancer Ovarian cancer can occur in any part of the ovary and can be any kind of cancerous growth, however, most kinds of ovarian cancer arise in the outer lining, or epithelium. Ovarian cancer is not considered common, but it does cause more deaths than cancer in other female reproductive cancers. It ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women (What are the key statistics for ovarian cancer, 2014). Etiology…
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metastasis of cancer in other organs, causing harm to human body. Cancer is the second largest cause of death in the world (WHO, 2015). Therefore, since decades, enormous research have been going on to find a valid cure for it. The treatments that have been developed until now, are not powerful enough to defeat malignant cancer. The formation of malignant cancer convolves many epigenetic, genetic and biochemical changes within the cell (Lopez et al., 2011). The studies on mechanisms of cancer have suggested…
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Ovarian Cancer is cancer that can only be found in women. It’s a disease where there are malignant or cancerous cell present in the ovaries. Ovaries are small and shaped like an almond, female reproductive organs located in the pelvic region on either side of the uterus. They store eggs and gem cells that produce female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, which allows once and every month ovaries to release an egg during women’s menstrual cycle (nocc). This allows women to become pregnant…
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Prostaglandin EP receptors: Targets for treatment and prevention of colorectal cancer? Mark A. Hull, Stanley C.W. Ko and Gillian Hawcroft Mol Cancer Ther 2004;3:1031-1039. Updated version Access the most recent version of this article at: http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/3/8/1031 Cited Articles This article cites by 90 articles, 42 of which you can access for free at: http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/3/8/1031.full.html#ref-list-1 Citing articles This article has been…
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bear eggs (ova) and the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Ovarian cancer often remains under the radar until it has diffused within the pelvis and abdomen. If caught in the late stages, this cancer is troublesome to treat and often results in death. However unlikely, it is always favorable to detect ovarian cancer when it is just present in the ovaries; treatment has better odds at beating the cancer. Early-stage ovarian cancer hardly ever shows symptoms. On the contrary, advanced stage patients…
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a clump of cells from the primary site of cancer breaks off and enters the blood, lymphatic system, coelomic spaces or by local invasion and invades other organs and tissues. The new tumour that forms in a new location is known as a metastatic tumour causing secondary cancer. However even though most neoplasms can metastasise, this process is difficult as cancer cells have to go through a series of steps to colonize a different location. 2.How do cancer cells vary from their normal precursors? What…
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Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped, Gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the stomach, is the most common bacterial infection causing peptic ulcer disease secondary to chronic gastritis and represents a major risk factor in the development of gastric cancer (1, 2). Although this bacterium colonizes approximately 50% of the population worldwide, only 15% of those infected will develop gastric disease (2, 5). Therefore, the manifestation of disease depends on the specific strain of H. pylori present and…
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BIOS251 Week 3 Lab Exercise Tissues and Integumentary System Describe the characteristics of epithelial tissue. (5 points) The epithelial tissue covers body surfaces and forms glands and lines hollow organs, body cavities and ducts. Epithelium is used to line the surfaces and form protective barriers. It is good at secreting things like mucous, hormones and other substances. You can name the tissue based off of two things., according to the shape and the arrangement. There are three type of…
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