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Harmful Effects Skin Cancer
1,653 wordsSunscreen (1) We are all aware of the effects that sunray's cause to our skin, if it is being exposed to them for too long. It only takes a few minutes of suns radiation being applied to protein in skins cells, to initiate tanning, which is actually the process of protein losing its organic essence. If we stay under the direct sunray's for too long, it will inevitably result in getting sunburn, on our part. In its turn, sunburn often initiates skin cancer. This is why healthcare specialists stro...
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American Cancer Society Types Of Cancer
1,528 wordsRight now, cancer Cancer Cancer Right now, cancer is one of the most feared diseases in the world. In the early 1990 s almost 6 million new cancer cases developed and more than 4 million deaths from cancers occurred. Also more than one-fifth of all deaths were caused by cancer and it has been predicted, by the American Cancer Society, that about 33 % of Americans will eventually develop this disease. This is a huge disease that is killing people all over the world. The field of cancer study is c...
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Put In Place Gene Therapy
1,097 wordsGenetic Therapy that focuses on hemophilia Gene therapy is reinserting certain genes that helps deal with genetic diseases. There are three basic forms of this gene therapy. The first is Gene Inactivation Therapy in which the transferred gene neutralizes the proteins and evens out the amount or rids of the defective proteins. Another type is Gene Augmentation Therapy where the original form of the gene or the normal form of the gene is inserted into one of the cell? s chromosomes. This procedure...
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Ozone Layer Ultraviolet Rays
1,260 wordsAtmospheric ozone layer depletion is a serious problem currently facing the world. The ozone layer protects humans, animals, and plants from harmful ultraviolet rays. Money and time are being spent on ozone repair, but the problem still exists. The ozone layer is a region of the stratosphere containing ozone, or O 3 gas. The ozone layer is essential to both plant and animal life on earth because it protects the surface from dangerous ultraviolet light. However, industrial and domestic chemicals ...
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