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By Kapriz, on September 3rd, 2010
A mammogram is a test that displays breast tissues through an X-Ray image. This test is known as a mammography. Through this scan, one is able to view the inner structures of the breast and be able to identify abnormal tissues that account for breast defects. These cells at times triple excessively and their accumulation leads to abnormalities. Some of the results of an abnormal mammogram include tumors, cysts, and calcifications. Breast cancer is also detected by this technique.
Abnormal mammogram is therefore a breast exam to test for defects. Mammography has proved its efficacy in picking out various breast defects. However, it is not able to diagnose some cancers due to various factors. Women have therefore been advised to conduct a Breast Self-Examination test, (BSE). This has proved more efficient. It involves a physical examination where a woman fondles her breast feeling for unusual lumps.
Mammograms are recommended to women between the ages of 35 and 40. This is supposed to become more frequent at the age of 40. Women who may be at a high risk of contracting breast cancer are advised to start at earlier ages. Breast tissues harbour the cancerous cells out of the uncontrolled multiplication of cells. Breast cancer manifests itself as a small tumor in the breast. As cancer develops, this lump may spread to other parts of the body. However, it is important to note that not all lumps are cancerous. They are referred to as benign. It is advisable to seek medical attention where the tissue will be examined to establish what it really is.
Abnormal mammogram is also detected in men who can also suffer from breast cancer. The reported cases have however been few with women taking the lead. Breast cancer is dangerous and comes second in the world’s leading death causes. Abnormal mammogram is treatable if people seek medical attention early enough. This is because it is quite hard to treat a cancer that has already spread all over the body. Abnormal mammogram has several symptoms, which need to be monitored and reported immediately.
A lump can be felt in the under arms or in the breast. This lump is painless and becomes more pronounced after the monthly period. The armpit swells up but there is no registered pain. The breast may become tender and painful to touch. This can signify cancer and one should seek medical attention for verification. At times, the breast may exhibit a depression. This is a cause for alarm as tumors have a varied way or registering themselves. One should also be on the look out for changes in the breast’s texture, contour, temperature and size. Breast cancer can be treated through surgery. This is known as a lumpectomy or a mastectomy.
Other treatments include radiation therapy, which is inclined on destroying the cancerous cells. It involves chemotherapy and hormone therapy. Biological, therapy is also applied and it destroys the cancer cells using the body’s immunity. Depending on the extent of the infection, all the above methods may be used.
By EM, on August 6th, 2010
Psychology is the study of human behaviour and its causes. Human beings react differently according to the environment they are exposed to. The people who conduct this study are called psychologists. They seek to understand people’s behaviour concerning emotions, the way they think, the way they see things, their learning process, what motivates them, cognition, their personality types and finally abnormal behaviour that is regarded as abnormal psychology.
Behaviour that deviates from what is usual is regarded as abnormal and since psychology studies it, it opens up to abnormal psychology. This may also be referred to as statistical deviation.
There is a certain way that people are expected to behave at a certain age or time. If they stray from this set of activities, they can be regarded as abnormal. Many a time, human beings will behave abnormally due to several factors. As a result, their behaviour pattern changes in the way they think and react emotionally to different situations. Personal distress also refers to abnormal psychology where a person’s behaviour and thoughts make them uncomfortable. Psychologists prefer to call this abnormality maladaptiveness.
Maladaptive behaviour is further classified into two aspects recognized as maladaptive to oneself or society. When individuals are maladaptive to self, this indicates that they are undergoing a phase in their life where they feel that they have failed. They feel worthless if they cannot reach their goals in life. They feel like losers since they have been unable to adapt to life’s demands.
On the other hand, maladaptive to society encompasses the inability of individuals to fit in social groups. It disrupts or interferes with their ability to socialize with other people. This condition can be caused by environmental and emotional factors, which may cause stress.
Abnormal psychology manifests itself as depression thus most of its symptoms reflect those experienced by depressed individuals. An individual may suffer from addictions, eating disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, psychological disorders, sexual disorders, and anxiety disorders, which are at times referred to as neuroses.
These disorders are further broken into four types, the first one being generalized anxiety disorder. This condition is characterized by anxiety, apprehension, helplessness, and paranoia. Panic disorder is the next type and individuals with this condition often suffer from panic attacks. These panic attacks come in form of extreme and sudden anxiety and this prompts one to behave abnormally.
The third type is the obsessive-compulsive disorder characterized by repetitive, persistent, ritualistic, unavoidable, and uncontrollable thoughts. These people may be bent on performing one duty repetitively in a ritual-like manner. Most of the times, they may want to keep cleaning, keep talking about disasters or even death.
Phobic disorders are the fourth type and an individual suffers irrational fears. A person may suffer from a simple phobia whereby they will fear one thing in particular. Others will suffer complex phobias where they will fear several things.
Other disorders that a person with abnormal psychology may suffer are somatization disorders, which revolve around abnormal physical behaviour. Schizophrenia also falls under the abnormal disorders. Treatment for abnormal psychology involves the intervention of a psychologist who may offer counselling to the victim. In severe cases, drugs and hospitalization are recommended to monitor the situation.
By Kapriz, on June 28th, 2010
Best Practices to Keep your Dog Tumor Free
Perhaps it is all the intensive inbreeding that dog breeders practice with their animals for the fluffiness of coat or the friendly nature that they need to have continued. For whatever reason, when you have a dog, cancers and tumors in dogs are distressingly common. Among golden retrievers especially, about one in two dogs gets some kind of cancer – lymphoma of the white blood cells, osteosarcoma of the bones or a lump humor.
Some of them can be really a bolt out of the blue – when it affects the cardiovascular system – a cancer that lines the insides of all the blood vessels. When that happens, you could have a dog that could be chasing a Frisbee and jumping up in the air one minute, and then dropping dead the next. The Golden retriever dog tumor is an especially tragic problem; but other kinds have their serious and recurrent health issues too. Labradors have diabetes and heart disease; Jacksons have spinal problems, and so on.
Scientists are beginning to make use of the dog genome – the sequenced DNA of the dog species – to try to learn how to breed around these health issues that specific breeds of dogs are prone to. But until then, to help the dogs in our lives stay clear of cancer or a tumor, let’s try to put together a list of healthy practices in raising a dog.
For instance, dogs can be just as prone to cancer from second-hand smoke as us humans. If you use pesticides and phenoxy weedicides on the lawn your dog likes to play on, some kinds of dog tumor are known to be aggravated by these. Some people worry that using products that prevent fleas and ticks on dogs can bring on cancer or tumors; not only is there no evidence to support this though, there are some studies that exist that show that using them actually keeps cancer away.
General fitness seems to help reduce risks of dog tumor incidences, just as it does with humans. And as a bargain, you get the benefits of fewer joint, bone and other health problems. Feeding your dog fewer carbs on a low-carb diet is suspected to help in the efforts to keep the dog tumor free too; but there is no real solid proof. A diet that includes vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage or broccoli a couple of times a week can help the dog cleanse its body of carcinogens. It would be best if you could work the vegetables into a purée, since dogs don’t really chew their food.
The FDA has approved its first dog tumor drug called Palladia. It uses some of the same chemicals used in human chemotherapy, except of course, as a milder variant. It is specifically meant for skin cancer – for mast cell cancer of the skin. One day soon though, none of this will probably be necessary, as an understanding of the genome of the dog will lead to better breeding practices, and hopefully, cancer free-living experience for man’s best friend.
By Kapriz, on June 26th, 2010
Trying To Find a Millionaire?
Everyone has a different idea about what they want in another person when they want to settle down and get married. If you compare the list of each person, all of those lists are going to be different. Some value looks, while others are more concerned with finding someone to make them laugh. Some have to have both. Some want someone with ambition and some feel that as long as there is love, everything will be okay. Still others want to find a millionaire to marry, which can be hard if you are doing it for [...]
By Kapriz, on June 23rd, 2010
Acne Home Remedies That Work
No one likes acne! It is as simple as that. In fact, most of us cringe at the sight of a new pimple on our faces. However, whether we like it or not, acne affects nearly 80 percent of the human population. While this sounds rather dismal, there are things you can do about those irksome blemish breakouts. First of all, you should know that you do not have to spend a great deal of money in order to banish blackheads and whiteheads. You simply need to know what approaches work best for you and what [...]
By Kapriz, on June 20th, 2010
How Does One Become Addicted to Food?
I have heard the expression “addicted to food” many times in recent years and I have always wondered what exactly that means. I mean, aren’t we all addicted to food in the sense that we all need food to survive? I made it a point to sit down one day, research what the expression meant exactly, and found some interesting facts.
A person that is addicted to food essentially has the same problem that other addicts have in that he or she lives to eat, just as drug addicts will say they live to get [...]
By Kapriz, on June 18th, 2010
The Top 10 Music Hits of 2009
2009 proved to be a banner year for the music industry, even amid the recession. It seems that when people only have a few bucks in their pockets they would rather spend it on a good bit of music than save it. This is good news for the music industry, which has been suffering from rampant worldwide piracy.
It seems very few people actually purchase music anymore and most of the money that artists make now is from live performances. Even that has dried up though since most people can’t afford to go to an [...]
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