Monday, November 9, 2009

melanoma

Bill can choose three treatments for melanoma. First he could do which would be stage 1 through 3. if i were Billl i would choose treatment 2. He will be betetr off. In stage 2 the mole or affection is surgically removed. Giving you an 80% chance.I decided to choose this ation because i think you are better off skipping stage one because you will get a better end result with stage 2.


source.http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/melanoma-guide/skin-cancer-melanoma-treatment-overview

Friday, November 6, 2009

part 2 =D

Three treatments that Bill should choose are surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy.

I think Bill should have the melanoma removed through surgery, because it is in one of the earlier stages and only the dermis is affected.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Blog Assignment

1) Three options for Bill are to undergo radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or excisional surgery.

2)I believe Bill should get excisional surgery done to remove the cancer. Since the cancer has only spread to the dermis and not any lymph nodes, muscles, or organ tissues. This option is less damaging to his health and much less risky. He should keep a eye on the infected area and get it checked out by his doctor to make sure nothing comes back. If something shows up again then I would suggest chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
1.) Bill could choose from three options:
-Surgery
-Chemotherapy
-Radiation therapy

2.) I think Bill should have the melanoma removed through surgery, because it is in one of the earlier stages and only the dermis is affected. Then to ensure that any of the melanoma that may of spread is killed he should undergo sessions of chemotherapy.

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1) Realistically, Bill only has three options to choose from when it comes to removing the melanoma from his body.

  • Excisional surgery - a procedure in which the cancerous tissues are cut away from nearby healthy tissue, thereby preventing the cancer from spreading any further.
  • Chemotherapy - a form of treatment in which the patient is given "anti-cancer" medication that circulates the body destroying any cancerous cells (as well as healthy cells) in an effort to control the spread. This treatment results in losing hair and becoming ill easily.
  • Mohs Micrographic surgery - a procedure where the attending doctor cuts away visible melanoma spots and examines the removed tissue until no cancer cells are seen. When no cells are found, the wound is treated.
2) I would elect Bill go under excisional surgery, followed by moderate chemotherapy. A two-pronged attack on the melanoma would be more effective than merely using one or the other. Better to take the extra step and ensure the cancer is gone than wait for it to come back.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

part two


1.) Three treatments that Bill could choose are surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy.


2.) The treatment i think Bill should get is surgery. I think he should get surgery because it seems like it is the easiest procedure to do. The surgeon just has to cut the tumor from skin in thin layers, i find it is the most logical thing to do. For Bill's situation i would not chose radiation or chemotherapy because you are expose to high energy x-rays directly in the skin and chemotherapy uses drugs that goes into the bloodstream which cause many different side effects.

Melanoma...part 2

*Three treatments tha Bill could choose are:
-Surgery
-Chemotherapy
-Radiation Therephy

*One treatment that I think Bill should choose is Surgery. To me it is easier because you have to cut the tumor from skin in thin layers, i find it less risky because you just have to cut the tumor, but in Radiation you are expose to high energy x-rays directly in the skin and in chemostherapy you use drugs that goes to the bloodstream.

Melanoma

1. Bill can choose to use surgery, radiation, or biochemotherapy to treat his melanoma.
2.Bill should have the mole surgically removed because it will stop the spread of melanoma all together, after he gets it removed i think he should use biochemotherapy to make sure the whole disease is killed.

blog assignment

1. bill could choose from the following.......
-Surgery
- Adjuvant treatment
- Radiation
2. Bill should have his mole surgically removed because surgery is often necessary to reduce the risk of recurrence. Also it is the most accurate way to make sure that the mole goes away. Maybe to be on the safe side, bill could go for a check up time to time, and if needed he can go through radiation at that time to be safe.

Melanoma blog assigment

1. Bill can choose between either tumor removal sugery, chemotherapy, or radiation.
2. I personally think that Bill should get complete surgical removal of his mole, as well as the sentinel lymph node biopsy because it is the most successful and the most common treatment for melanoma.