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Question A minimum of 75 words each question and References(IF NEEDED)(Response #1-6) keep response with answer

Make sure the Responses includes the Following: (a) an understanding of the weekly content as supported by a scholarly resource, (b) a relation of the course content to personal or professional experience, and/or (c) the provision of a probing question.

1) Chronic illness can impact the lives of both patients and their families. "Chronic health problems usually require that patients and their families make permanent behavioral, social, and emotional adjustments." (Sarafino& Smith, 2017) These adjustments manifest themselves in ways that may require accepting and overcoming a number of mental hurdles such as shock, fear, denial, uncertainty, anxiety, depression, and sometimes anger. Once the emotional response is put in perspective patients and families must sometimes change their life schedules to effectively combat the illness. This could be diet, incorporating an exercise routine, adjusting hours of work, making time for Dr. appointments, developing a financial plan for potential costly medical expenses, quitting life long unhealthy behaviors, or sticking to a schedule of taking medications. Often times social interaction is scaled back for the patient depending on the nature of the illness and for the families depending on the type of care necessary for the patient to live comfortably. It is my opinion that if someone in a family is diagnosed with a chronic health disorder then essentially everyone in the family has been diagnosed as well. The obvious difference being that family members do not actually experience the physical pain or the exact mental anguish of the person diagnosed, but family members experience just as much life upheaval as the patient just in a slightly different way.

2) Chronic illness can have dramatic effects not only on the individual, but also on the relationships and psychological selves of a chronically ill person's family members (Thompson, 2009). Chronically ill patients must cope with the diagnosis, as well as, with the treatment (Lecture 5, 2019). If the chronic patient is a child, parents must make sure that their other children are not neglected because intense sibling rivalry can arise (Lecture 5, 2019). Marital discord and financial distress are often common, as well (Lecture 5, 2019). The emotions the patient and families face are difficult to handle and something close to a rollercoaster ride. Whether the diagnosis is fairly mild, or severe, the worry will remain; and the emotions will continue.

3) Chronic illness have an impact on both patients and their families in several ways. For one, the patient is impacted because they're the one's dealing with the illness and they are going through pain and sufferieng. The families are also impacted because they end up seeing their family member in pain and it's hard for them and it can cause a lot of stress and anxiety and all of the medical apointments can get very costly. "While supportive family members are helpful, often, the patient can benefit from a support groups, especially one that can provide informatin as well as emotional support (Lecture 5. 2018.)".

4) Our lecture notes states that "Lifestyle decisions can affect the risk of contracting cancer. The two strongest behavioral factors are smoking and diet. About 440,000 people die from cancer every year in the United States; 40% of those deaths are from lung cancer. Figure 10.5 in the textbook (Brannon & Feist, 2010) shows the link between smoking and lung cancer; smoking has a 50% death rate-no other risk factor comes even close. Smokers have about a 9 to 10 times greater risk of death from lung cancer. Smoking a pipe or cigars has a risk of 2.5 to 3 times greater risk of death from lung cancer than nonsmokers" Smoking is a major cause for lung cancer. Sun tanning can cause skin cancer. Our diet can cause risk of cancers too. "The number of cancer deaths related to dietary choices is estimated to be between 33% and 50%. Cancers with a dietary link include breast, stomach, uterus, endometrium, rectum, colon, kidney, small intestine, pancreas, liver, ovaries, bladder, prostate, mouth, pharynx, thyroid, and esophagus. The same foods linked with CHD are also linked with cancer: beef, pork, dairy products, and other foods with a high percentage of animal fats."

5) "In the United States, an estimated 15.5 million people with a history of cancer were living as of January 1, 2016, according to a 2018 report from the American Cancer Society". (Nall,2018) Cancer risks for smoking , diet, alcohol consumption, exercise, sun tanning and sexual behavior are the major causes of cancer. Cancer and smoking have been studied for many years, smoking can cause and increase the chances of getting lung cancer. Diet and exercises are good ways to help avoid cancer, exercises and a well-balanced diet high in fiber, nutrients, fruits, and vegetable can help a person decrease their chances of getting cancer. In addition, alcohol is very bad because it can damage parts of the body such as the organs, and can cause cancer. Sun tanning and sexual behavior are both causes of cancer. Sun tanning can cause skin cancer, another cause of cancer could be viruses that could be sexually transmitted. Human papillomavirus is the responsible cause of cervical cancer. It is a virus that is transmitted through sexual contact with an infected person.

6) The number one risk factor for lung cancer is smoking. A person who smokes is 15 to 30 time more likely to get lung cancer or die from lung cancer than a nonsmoker (Center for Disease, n.d.). Experts believe that choosing healthy foods can prevent a person from all cancers by fifty percent (Lee, n.d.). By exercising, eating balanced meals and maintaining a healthy weight many forms of cancer are preventable. Regular exercise prevents obesity (Lee, n.d.). According to research, it is suggested that drinking alcohol and developing several types of cancers are strongly linked. The types of cancers that are linked with drinking alcohol are head and neck cancers, liver cancer, colorectal and breast cancer amongst many more (Lee, n.d.). Tanning whether it is in the sun or in salons can cause a person's skin to age prematurely (wrinkles, lax skin or brown spots) in addition to skin cancer. If a person uses a tanning bed before the age of 35, she increases her risk for melanoma by 75 percent (Skin Cancer, n.d.). Skin cancer is caused by harmful ultraviolet radiation which also causes skin cell damage (Skin Cancer, n.d.). Viruses through sexual contact can cause some cancers. It is not the sexual contact that causes the cancers, but the viruses passed from one person to another that can cause cancer (Cleveland Clinic, n.d.). These are all linked to different kinds of cancers because they are all linked to damaging the body and are behavioral factors.