Molecular Pathophysiology, Myocyte Failure, Gene
Expression, & Myocardial Repair : A 25 page paper that
provides an overview molecular pathophysiology as it applies to
the heart problems and the reparative and preventative systems
involved from a cellular level. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Myocyte.wps

Myocardial Infarction / Current Data and the Implications
for Nursing Prevention, Maintenance and Restoration :
A 10 page paper that provides a comprehensive overview of the
problem of myocardial infarction, and considers the current data
regarding treatment and medical measures as they relate to the
nursing processes of prevention, maintenance and restoration for
individuals who have had a heart attack. Bibliography lists 8
sources. Myocar2.wps

Is There a Cancer Gene ? : 7 pages in length.
A comprehensive, analytical review of scientific literature
positing that cancer probability may be passed down
genetically. Writer summarizes existing research and provides
some personal opinion. 4 sources listed in bibliography.
Cancerar.wps

Genetic Expression in Cancer : A 12 page paper discussing
the actions and implications of genes p53 and pRB, and the
enzyme telomerase in the control of cancer. Genes p53 and
pRB are known to be tumor suppressor genes, inhibiting the
ability of cancerous cells to thrive. Over half of all cancers
reveal that the p53 gene has either been disabled or has been
dismantled at the cellular level. Telomerase is an enzyme found
most abundantly in association with cancerous conditions,
preventing the shortening of chromosomal “endcaps,”
telomeres, that happens in normal cell growth and division. The
enzyme prevents the shortening of the telomeres, prolonging the
life of the cell. Telomerase provides the best indicator of
cancerous conditions present and is measurable before there are
any symptoms at all. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Gexpress.wps

Advantages & Disadvantages of Heamotopoietic Stem Cell
Transplantation : A 15 page paper discussing transplants of
stem cells from both bone marrow and peripheral blood. Bone
marrow transplant is still the most aggressive form of cancer
treatment and is often necessary following high dose
chemotherapy and radiation for the eradication of certain
cancerous conditions. Such high-dose treatments destroy the
patient’s bone marrow, the site of all blood production, along
with their targeted cancers. Now used in treatment of other
diseases as well, the autologous bone marrow transplant in
which the patient is his own donor is far more common than is
the allogeneic transplant in which another person donates bone
marrow to the patient. Increasingly, peripheral blood stem cell
harvest and transplant is used either in place of or in addition to
the autologous bone marrow transplant, and the pre-treatment
patient may soon not be his only possible donor as the use of
stem cells harvested from umbilical cord blood is more heavily
investigated. Bibliography lists 41 sources. Stemcell.wps

Sickle Cell Anemia : A 7 page overview of the disease and its
cause. Includes information regarding the geographic and
demographic occurrence of the disease and the severity of its
symptoms. Bibliography lists five sources. Scklcell.wps

Sickle Cell Anemia: Epidemiology and Treatment :
A 6 page overview of the genetic condition referred to as sickle
cell anemia. Discusses the effects of the condition on
hemoglobin and the body’s red blood cell. Defines crises and
methods of treatment. Emphasizes that education is the key
both to reducing the frequency of the disease and also to
prolonging the lives of those who have it. Bibliography lists 4
sources. PPsickle.wps
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