Assignment
The pathological classification of disease considers the nature of the disease process. Neoplastic and inflammatory disease are examples. Neoplastic disease includes the whole range of tumors, particularly cancers, and their effect on human beings.
1. Thoroughly describe why pathological diseases like cancer pose the largest health threat. Provide two (3) supporting facts.
2. How has the impact of this disease changed in the last 50 years? Provide two (2) supporting facts.
Ovarian Cancer
1. How is this disease diagnosed?
a. What causes this disease?
b. What are the signs of this disease?
c. What are the symptoms of the disease?
2. Can the disease be prevented? If so, how?
3. Treatment
a. What treatment options are available? Describe two options.
b. What is the prognosis for the patient? Provide one supporting fact.
4. What do epidemiology studies of that disease show? Provide one example.
5. What effect does this disease have on the body's homeostasis? Provide one supporting fact.