Self-Exams Can Be an Important Part of Early Cancer Detection

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Essay

Self-exams can be an important part of early cancer detection.Describe the technique for testicle self-exam in men.Also,explain the current status for ACS recommendations for breast self-exam in women and what they should be aware of as signs of early cancer detection in the breast.

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Definitions:

NMR Spectrum

A depiction of the nuclear magnetic resonance of atoms within molecules, providing detailed information about the structure, dynamics, and environment of the molecule.

C-13 NMR

A type of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy that focuses on the detection of carbon-13 isotopes to determine the structure of organic compounds.

Off Resonance Splitting

A phenomenon in NMR spectroscopy where the splitting of signal occurs away from the resonance frequency due to interactions with neighboring atoms.

H-NMR Spectra

The set of signals obtained in hydrogen-1 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, which provides information on the molecular structure, especially about the environment of hydrogen atoms in a compound.