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Shortcomings in the Literature Although CF and resilience are relatively new areas of research, there are several studies that cite their importance and benefit to combatting illness, nursing and patient quality of life, and retention rates. As mentioned previously, CF adversely affects both nursing retention rates, as well as patient outcomes. Hart, Brannan, and Chesnay felt a majority of factors in patient dissatisfaction were the same factors that increased stress in nurses; thus, patient and

Although few relevant surveys of practice patterns exist, it appears that physicians caring for cancer patients in the United States who recommend medicinal Cannabis predominantly do so for symptom management. On the other hand there are those who believe marijuana is detrimental to the health of those who use it. The National Institute on Drug Abuse for believes that marijuana use has many long- and short-term implications. These implications include increased heart

There are 12 major types of childhood cancer 1. Leukemias (blood cancers) and brain cancers combined account for more than half of all new cases of pediatric cancer. a. One third of all cases are leukemias b. The most common form of leukemia is ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) c. The survival rate of ALL in 1962 was 4% http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index

like a legislative law would. So regulating the consumption of medical marijuana would be impossible. (Cardona, 2014) Unfortunately he is not the only one to interpret Amendment 2 this way. Dr. Rafael Miguel, director of the Sarasota Memorial Institute for Advanced Medicine 's Pain Medicine Program and representatives for Drug Free America. He states that "You don 't get refills, you get it forever. There 's no regulation on consumption." (Gillin, 2014) These bold statements were completely wrong

teens strive for this feeling...and the tan. Tanning is the skin's response to injury, according to Arielle Kauvar, M. D. The exposure of UV rays over time can cause skin cancer. Skin cancer is the growth of abnormal growth of skin cells that forms in the tissue of the skin (Skin Cancer). Melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, can come from UV rays. From 1998- 2008, the number of cases of Melanoma has increased by about

To begin with, animal testing has helped treat many diseases such as Breast Cancer, which has taken many lives. The treatment involves use of Perception and Tamoxifen, which were both founded by Alec Baldwin. He holds the belief that animal testing is essential to finding and was what helped him find the cure for breast cancer. In later statement, Baldwin’s mother reiterated the importance and relevancy of animal testing towards the progression of curing

Playing A children's Game Pays Millions!!! Why are athletes so overpaid? They do not need all this money yet every year, they can get paid millions of dollars. A sports athlete is one of the highest paying jobs in the world, according to Business Insider, an average basketball player gets paid 4.6 million dollars annually. Should athletes really get paid this much for playing a children's game? No one should, people might say that athletes can entertain the world, but a soldier can save the

be diagnosed with cancer (Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation). Cancer is an everyday struggle that families go through. The Fault in Our Stars is a novel written by John Green. Its purpose is to portray a teenagers life with cancer. This book brings the reader's eye to eye with cancer patients Hazel and Augustus, and walks through the life and everyday struggle that one faces.The Fault in Our Stars uses a realistic fiction story to accurately depict traveling with cancer, the support from

between cancer and radiation from x-rays. Specifically, in dental x-rays, researchers have been performing studies trying to prove that radiation from x-rays in the dental office can cause cancer . In 2011, Colleagues from the National Cancer Institute conducted a study involving dental x-rays. Sara Schonfield and others did comparisons with the

10). These barriers significantly affect patient safety and require intervention from health care professionals. As we have learned in our previous theory courses, many individuals experience some form of limited health literacy; however, "the Institute of Medicine reports that 90 million American adults lack basic health literacy" (as cited in Eadie, 2014, p.10). Health literacy is important in patient management of health and disease because it can help avoid medical mistakes. Patients who do