“There’s a very wide range of reactions in the body and mind to music, and brain imaging studies have shown that various parts of the brain may be activated by a piece of music.”
Dr Victoria Williamson – lecturer in psychology at Goldsmith’s College, London.
“Music can prevent the transmission of pain signals from the spinal cord to the brain.”
Mathieu Roy Psychologist of the University of Boulder Colorado
“The human brain and nervous system are hard-wired to distinguish music from noise and to respond to rhythm and repetition, tones and tunes. Is this a biologic accident, or does it serve a purpose? It’s not possible to say. Still, a varied group of studies suggests that music may enhance human health and performance.”
Harvard Health Publishing / Harvard Medical School (www.health.harvard.edu)
“Severe brain injuries can effect every aspect of someone’s life. A severe brain injury can affect all aspects of people’s lives, including relationships with family and friends, as well as their ability to work or be employed, do household chores, drive, and/or do other normal daily activities.”
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
“Dementia is not a specific disease. It’s an overall term that describes a group of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases.”
Alzheimer’s Disease (www.alz.org)
“The doctors on your cancer treatment team might include:
American Cancer Society
“Pancreatic cancer is highly lethal because it grows and spreads rapidly and often is diagnosed in its late stages. Chemotherapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer can extend life and improve the quality of life, but it rarely cures the patient.”
Medicine.Net
“A big part of the reason why pancreatic cancer is so deadly is that it’s difficult to detect early. By the time it’s diagnosed, the cancer is usually late stage and hard to treat.”
CBS News
“The exact cause of pancreatic cancer is still unknown, but there are known risk factors that increase the risk of developing the disease. Cigarette smoking, a family history of pancreatic cancer or hereditary cancer syndromes, and chronic pancreatitis are some of these factors. The most common form of pancreatic cancer is pancreatic adeno-carcinoma, an exocrine tumor arising from the cells lining the pancreatic duct.”
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital (columbiasurgery.org)
“Colorectal cancer is a cancer that starts in the colon or the rectum. These cancers can also be named colon cancer or rectal cancer, depending on where they start. Colon cancer and rectal cancer are often grouped together because they have many features in common. Most colorectal cancers start as a growth on the inner lining of the colon or rectum. These growths are called polyps; where some of them can change into cancer.”
American Cancer Society