In this year long independent study, after reading and condensing information from a multitude of sources, I have compiled a collection of posters about various types of cancers. The eight posters include information about different causes, risk factors, methods of diagnosis, and treatments for these cancers. The collection is intended to better understand the direction of cancer research, while simultaneously helping educate the public about this topic.
Tanmayee Vegesna '19
Advisor: Sarah O'Leary-Driscoll
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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is typically caused when bone marrow cells develop errors in their DNA and the T-cells keep growing. Symptoms generally include bleeding gums and lumps around lymph nodes. ALL generally exploits angiogenesis ... Read More
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Breast Cancer
Breast cancer, the most prevalent type of cancer in women, is usually detected with a lump in breast tissue or with a mammogram. Since a large portion of the cells undergo the epithelial- mesenchymal transition, ... Read More
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Cancer Diagnosis
Different methods are used to diagnose various types of cancers. While traditional techniques like mammograms and MRIs are still used, more unconventional methods relying on more complex technology such as capsule endoscopies are becoming more ... Read More
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Cancer Treatments
Different methods are used to diagnose various types of cancers. While traditional techniques like mammograms and MRIs are still used, more unconventional methods relying on more complex technology such as capsule endoscopies are becoming more ... Read More
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Non- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma occurs when new lymphocytes keep dividing, while the older ones do not die, creating a surplus of lymphocytes and resulting in swollen lymph nodes. The cancer proliferates with the help of angiogenesis and ... Read More
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Non-Small cell lung cancer constitutes for 80% of all lung cancer cases, caused by smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke The mesenchymal-like cells evade apoptosis and mutations in the KRAS oncogene and VEGF aid in ... Read More
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Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Papillary thyroid cancer is generally caused by a mutated MAP K pathway, and although it is mostly asymptomatic, it can result in throat pain and swollen neck lymph nodes. While thyroidectomies work well to rid ... Read More
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Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the the most common types of cancer in men, caused usually by mutations in the BRCA and HOXB13 genes. Although most prostate cancers start out as androgen dependent, after androgen ... Read More