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Introduction Nursing is not only a field many prospective students choose and love, but it is also a field that is considered to have a downside to it. As any health care professional may know, becoming apart of the healthcare field produces a lot of stress and effects to your mental health. There are two…

Cancer Treatments are Malicious to the Heart There are multiple types of cancer treatments such as radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, hormone therapy and immunotherapy; these treatments have been beneficial to treating tumors. Chemotherapy is a universal treatment that works throughout the body to kill the cancer cells or shrink the tumor. Radiation therapy kills cancer…

Health Promotion Essay about Skin Cancer Awareness and Prevention. Include group members were Lawrence Essilfie, Olufunmilayo Dawodu, Carla Gillard, Neil Brannigan, Niamh Greaney and Fiona Opoku through shared ideas, experiences and debates . This essay shall discuss a health promotion forum on awareness and prevention of “Skin cancer” which was carried out by student nurses,…

METHODOLOGY Study design and setting A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June, 2015 among regular undergraduate female Debre Berhan University students. The university is found in Debre Berhan town which is 130 kilometer from Addis Ababa. The university has approximately 20,000 students pursuing regular and extension undergraduate and graduate studies. Of them 10,560…

A Review of the Scholarly Literature on Cancer Disparities in the LGBTQ Population Abstract: The LGBTQ population represents an unfocused group of individuals that are known to be at an increased risk for many medical complications. Most notably, this population has higher rates of anal, cervical and endometrial cancer than compared to their heterosexual counterpart….

The chapter deals with the literature review relevant to the present study. It is presented under the following headings. review related to cancer pain and selected associated symptoms Review related to foot massage, cancer pain and selected associated symptoms. REVIEW RELATED TO CANCER Cancer is a major health problem that occurs in people of all…

Review of literature is an essential component of a worthwhile study in any field of knowledge. It helps the investigator to gain information on what has been done previously and to gain information on what has been done previously and to gain deeper insight in to the research problem. It also helps to plan and…

Gretha Cabral Literature Review Cancer has become a global concern in the recent decades and various researches have raised the need for palliative care for cancer patients besides the treatment that they receive from their respective hospitals. Researches show that palliative care prolongs the life of patients more as compared on relying the treatments alone….

This reflective account will discuss an ethical dilemma which arose during a placement within a community setting. To assist the reflection process, the Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle which encompasses 6 stages; description, thoughts and feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action plan will be used which will improve and strengthen my nursing skills by continuously learning…

Method: Literature review Background: Urinary bladder carcinoma is one of the most prevalent tumors woldwide and smoking is one of its major risk factor ,hence studying the relationship between smoking and urinary bladder carcinoma is of great importance Results: Relationship between smoking and urinary bladder carcinoma is not clear although recent studies has shown that it…