So your last five experiments in the lab have failed, you have three exams and t

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So your last five experiments in the lab have failed, you have three exams and two term papers coming up in the next week and worse of all you have no beer or wine at home. A classmate in a similar situation convinces you that you can escape civilization and boring professors, move to South America and raise Alpacas, which are prized for their wool. You go for it! You arrive at the Andes and life is good. Everything is going great! Your sweaters are selling for $500 each but one day you notice that your favorite Alpaca, Lucy, has a big lump on her side that appears to be a malignant tumor. A local veterinarian is able get you a biopsy of the tumor. You quickly ship it to your old lab. A few days later, you receive an email from your lab and it indicates that Lucy has a mammary tumor. Answer the following question:

Two years later, Lucy again has cancer. What do you think happened? Is there any other treatment that can be given to Lucy at this time?

Explanation / Answer

Lucy's biopsy report confirms malignancy of breast tumour. Malignacy can be said as the uncontrolled growth of cancercells and they may spread to other parts of the body via blood stream. Lucys initial diagnosis confirmed tumour by biosy and no treatment was given.so the malignancy spreads to other parts or organs . Lucy should be diagnoised throughly for tumors in the other body parts . Surgery can be an option if required chemotherapy chemotherapeutic drugs should be continued as per the oncologist recomendations.

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