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This paper discusses metastatic breast cancer, cancer that originates in the breast and moves to lymph nodes and other bodily tissues. It provides a research study on its treatment using high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) followed by an autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). It analyzes its efficacy and safety as well as some of the arguments that state that the effectiveness of HDC/ASCT may vary according to various non-treatment related factors-- age, stage of disease at diagnosis, hormone receptor status, use of prior adjuvant chemotherapy, initial disease-free interval, response to prior chemotherapy and number and sites of metastases. The paper includes tables of figures and diagrams.

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Abstract
Introduction
Current Research
Efficacy
Safety
Future Prospects

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"Stress is another factor affecting treatment outcomes because high levels of stress may directly impact patients; both their mental and physical health. A study on post-traumatic stress disorder in stem cell transplant patients confirmed harmful effects on patients' quality of life. This study was not limited to patients with metastatic breast cancer, but was completed in a similar way as the previously mentioned studies that recorded personal health. Patients were asked to fill out questionnaires to judge if they were suffering from post-traumatic stress as a result of stem cell transplant. It was reported that the week before the transplant, approximately half of the patients had the highest levels of distress, which declined only slightly after the transplant was completed (Wettergren et al., 1999). The body's response to stress is complicated involving several organs, hormones and responses. This is extra energy that the body is expending and is therefore less able to focus on the task of recovery."

Tags:stress, lymph, nodes, disorder, leukemia

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This paper examines one of the most controversial issues of the early 21st century, which is that of stem cell research. According to the paper, as the technology grows, more and more news headlines are generated. The paper further addresses why this is such an attention-grabbing and controversial issue. Various reasons are cited, such as the issue of the sanctity of human life, deriving from the fact that stem cells most commonly are harvested from human embryos. Second, there is the issue of medical researchers' commitment to alleviate suffering by combating disease.

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"Since 1998, scientists have been able to isolate embryonic stem cells from human embryos. It is believed that this offers an enormous potential for medical research breakthroughs, with the potential to kill many dread diseases. However, stem cell research is highly controversial as it requires us to find an ethical balance between the sanctity of human life (as embodied by embryos) on the one hand, and the imperative for medical researchers to find cures for disease, on the other hand. This paper examines the two primary ethical responses to the issue, i.e. Unitarianism..."

Tags:nursing, stem cell, cancer

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The paper relates that embryonic stem cell transplantation (ESCT) is one application of stem cell research for therapeutic purposes. This paper analyzes the new ethical issues ESCT will pose for healthcare and also analyzes whether global competition will affect U.S. healthcare policy and how it will affect our economy and healthcare options.

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"Embryonic stem cell transplantation (ESCT) is one application of stem cell research for therapeutic purposes. This paper will analyze the new ethical issues ESCT will pose for healthcare. It will also analyze whether global competition will affect U.S. healthcare policy and how it will affect our economy and healthcare options. Stem cell research has been the subject of much controversy, and has in fact been limited by the federal government because of this controversy. For example, in 2001 President George W. Bush signed an executive order stating that federal funds could no longer be used for stem cell research using embryonic stem cells. Since then Bush has relented somewhat due to..."

Tags:embryonic, stem, cells

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This paper examines stem cells and cancer research. It compares a popular press article and a scientific publication. It compares content, accuracy, presentation and other factors.

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This paper discusses Parkinson's Disease. It examines what causes Parkinson's Disease, the symptoms associated with it, and the possible treatments for the illness. The paper further discusses embryonic and fetal stem cell transplants in relation to the disease and whether or not these types of treatments should be considered for patients.

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"In modern society there are a variety of diseases that prevent individuals from functioning in their daily lives, and that create, for many, a lifetime of suffering. Parkinson's Disease is one such affliction that has begun to be viewed by science, not merely as a disease, but an illness that may find a cure through stem cell research. For those with Parkinson's Disease today this concept offers hope for a future without illness - a slim chance that one day they will not have to arrange their lives to accommodate the slow disintegration of their physical abilities. However, it is apparent that the reality of the disease, as well as the progress that has been made in stem cell research should be viewed prior to making assessments regarding the validity of those dreams."

Tags:parkinson's, stem, cell

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The paper looks at how stem cell therapy is offering plenty of promise in fighting degenerative diseases like cancer, Parkinson's and cardiovascular disease. More than that, the paper looks at the ethical criticisms leveled against stem cell research and therapy; the paper subsequently presents a brief delineation of why these criticisms are not as valid as their advocates may believe. In any case, the majority of the paper is then devoted to highlighting the positive advances that have been made in stem cell therapy for cancer, Parkinson's, and cardiovascular disease. The paper concludes that the benefits definitely appear to outweigh the risks.

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"The following paper will look at how stem cell therapy is offering plenty of promise in fighting degenerative diseases like Cancer, Parkinson's, and Cardiovascular Disease. More than that, the paper looks at the ethical criticisms leveled against stem cell research and therapy; the paper subsequently presents a brief delineation of why these criticisms are not as valid as their advocates may believe. In any case, the majority of the paper is then devoted to highlighting the positive advances that have been..."

Tags:stem, cell, therapy

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This essay discusses the pros and cons of stem transplantation by using rational examination of ideas based on logic and current research rather than emotion. Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum is also used in order to give a basis to the theological arguments.

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"The use of human material for extermination is very emotive subject. There are many personal feelings that surround the issues which, are complicated by social conditioning, religious beliefs and personal or societal needs and the personal moral framework. In many countries one of the debates that is currently raging is the use of human stem cells for research.In Germany there is research going ahead, but with imported stem cells and against the wishes of the Green Party and the National Ethics Council, in the United States there is disapproval of the research, and in the United Kingdom the research is approved for the purposes of finding cures for serious currently incurable conditions such as Parkinson's and diabetes."

Tags:cure, conditions, stem, universal, cells, somatic, body, potential

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The paper looks at the perceived medical benefits of stem cell research as well as at the exciting possibilities the new research affords for therapeutic care. On the other hand, the paper also examines the moral concerns raised by conservative opponents of stem cell research - among them being whether it is appropriate to experiment on living human beings and whether all of this may lead to womb surrogacy with poor and susceptible women being exploited. Finally, the paper points out some of the additional complications presented by stem cell transplantation and concludes by offering this writer's own stance on the stem cell issue.

Tags:stem, cell, research

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This paper takes a position on stem cell research. It presents the evidence for continuing to do stem cells research and some of the possible uses for the technology. It details some successes to date and explains why it is so important that the research continue.

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"Stem cell research is still a somewhat controversial issue because of the use of embryonic stem cells. Those who carry out research using embryonic stem cells do so because these are the only currently available pluripotent cells and so are capable of differentiating into any cell type found in the human body. Those who oppose stem cell research do so on religious and moral grounds, on the basis that destroying an embryo to get the cells is the same as destroying a life. However, the embryos used..."

Tags:stem cells, heart disease, cancer

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This paper reviews both sides of the ongoing moral and political debate surrounding stem cell research in America. Specifically, the paper looks at the perceived medical benefits of stem cell research as well as at the exciting possibilities the new research affords for therapeutic care. On the other hand, the paper also examines the moral concerns raised by conservative opponents of stem cell research. Finally, the paper points out some of the additional complications presented by stem cell transplantation and concludes by offering the writer's own stance on the stem cell issue.

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"Stem cell research is now becoming a huge issue with a large segment of the population. For one thing, we are growing older as a population, and that means that more and more of us will be falling victim in the years ahead to diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's that tend especially to hit the elderly. Moreover, the simple reality is that modern science has reached a point where we are now able to do things, conceive of things, that would have mostly unimaginable only a couple or three generations ago. Specifically, practices like gene manipulation, sex-selection abortions, in-vitro fertilization and the fact we are now able to unlock (some) of the mysteries of the human genome all point to a future (maybe even a present) wherein mankind will be better-positioned to play God than at any time in human history; how we handle that power, and how we handle the ethical concerns that arise from it, will greatly determine what kind of world we will ultimately have. With all of this in mind, it is worth examining in detail the ongoing stem cell research debate by looking at both sides of the conversation and at what its implications are for the future of policy-making in this country. As should become evident, both those in favor of stem cell research and those opposed to it have compelling arguments supporting their respective claims; that being said, it is now the responsibility of the American public to decide for itself which side of the argument they will come down on."

Tags:gene, sex-selection, diseases, genome