he assignment must include the following:

• the definition, diagnosis and symptoms,
• possible causes or risk factors,
• possible treatments of the clinical condition,
• at least two references.

Comprehensive information on the condition(STOMACH CANCER) you have chosen, including:

The paper has to have the following:

Hard cover (5 points) It does not apply

Title page (5 points)

Index page or table of contents (5 points)

Body of the paper requirements: minimum 5 pages (5 points), double space (5 points)

and font # 12 (5 points)

It has to include: Explain why do you think the topic (STOMACH CANCER) is important and its

relation with the material covered in this course (10 points)

concept: a short paragraph that summarizes the medical condition (10

points)

causes: What are the causes of the medical condition? (10 points)

Symptoms and signs (20 points)

Symptoms: What the patient refers to the Doctor

Signs: What the Doctor see, measure or listen with instruments and

maneuvers

Treatment (20 points)

Prevention (if it is possible) (5 points)

Hygiene and Diet (5 points)

Symptomatic: to alive the symptoms (5 points)

Specific or curative: What cures the illness for such as Antibiotics,

Antivirals if they apply (be specific with names and doses) and surgical

procedures (5 points)

Bibliography or references page (at least 5 authors) 10 points

Two of the authors must be Medical text books (Harrison’s Principles of

Internal Medicine, 16^th edition, and The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and

Therapy, 17^th Edition). Student can find the former textbooks at the library.

The Medical books can be a newer edition. You can go to the Center of

Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov) for more information.

Wikipedia is not accepted!

Appendix page: It has to includes pictures and/or graphics (10 points)