CAPSTONE PROJECT TOPIC
Relationship between gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori: A systematic review.
Summary
One of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide is gastric cancer (Van Cutsem et al., XXXXXXXXXXInfection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is prevalent in humans, affecting 50 percent of the global population. Gastritis is caused by H. pylori invasion of the stomach, and infection is primarily asymptomatic in most infected people (Khatoon, 2016).
Research Questions
1. What effect does H. pylori have on the formation of cancer cells in the stomach among adult U.S. migrants?
2. Does an active lifestyle promote fewer symptoms of gastric cancer causes?
Study Design
A systematic literature review will be used.
Instrumentation
Data sources for peer review articles will come from notable search engines listed; National University Li
ary, Google Scholar, Science.gov, PubMed, and National Li
ary of Medicine.
References
Khatoon, J XXXXXXXXXXRole of helicobacter pylori in gastric cancer: Updates. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, 8(2), 147. https:
doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v8.i2.147
Van Cutsem, E., Sagaert, X., Topal, B., Haustermans, K., & Prenen, H XXXXXXXXXXGastric cancer. The Lancet, XXXXXXXXXX), 2654–2664. https:
doi.org/10.1016/s XXXXXXXXXX
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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
Introduction to the Problem
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ief discussion of the area of interest and then presents the following sub-sections:
Background of the Problem
Description of the background of the problem (
ief historical perspective and explanation of why the problem remains unsolved at this time).
Statement of the Problem
The problem is presented in statement form, e.g., “The problem is …”
Purpose of the Study
This section explains why the study is being conducted. It may be (but not be limited to) one of the following: (1) to effect a change; (2) to solve a real business problem for an existing business; (3) to predict future situations; (4) to compare and contrast (strategies, technologies); (5) to develop a specific marketing program; (6) to determine the feasibility of a marketing option; (7) to conduct a marketing audit and diagnosis of the client organization; or (8) to conduct a marketing analysis of a given project, product, new market or other change in the existing marketing program.
Hypotheses or Research Questions
Hypotheses are only used in quantitative (statistical) research studies. A hypothesis statement predicts a relationship between two variables. Writing a hypothesis should always precede any actual experiments and is an important part of the scientific method. Remember … a good hypothesis statement makes clear the relationship between the variables and is always testable. Research Questions, on the other hand, are used for either quantitative or qualitative studies. The Statement of the Problem should lend itself to translation into a research question that asks precisely what this study must answer in order to (1) solve the research problem, and (2) achieve its purpose. The research question is a conceptual question, indicating the exact scope of the study.
Significance of the Study
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Assumptions
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Limitations
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Summary
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CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
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CHAPTER 3. METHODOLOGY
Introduction
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Hypotheses or Research Questions
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Description of the Participants
Who are they, how they were selected for participation, and why were they chosen.
Instrumentation
Description and history regarding any survey instruments or sources (e.g., websites, vital statistics from local and state health departments, etc.) used to obtain data (include any reliability measures associated with the instrument).
Ethical Considerations
State how the study will adhere to established ethical norms. This includes how the study promotes the aims of research, promotes the values that are essential to collaborative work, how the researcher is held accountable to the public, how it builds public support for the research, and how it promotes a variety of other important moral and social values.
CHAPTER 4. DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Introduction
This section describes all methods and procedures for collecting and analyzing the data and then presents the following sub-sections:
Data Collection Procedures
Describe the methods and procedures for collecting the data including, if necessary, informed consent protocols for human participants and field tests preliminary to conducting the study.
Data Analysis and Results
For qualitative studies (which will have no hypotheses), discuss: (1) the type(s) of data obtained; (2) how the data will be prepared for analysis; (3) how the data will be coded; and (4) how the data will be initially analyzed (e.g., methodological approach [case study, grounded theory, etc.]). For quantitative studies (which contain hypotheses): (1) Decide on the type of data involved in each statistic and co
elation; (2) Determine the descriptive statistics required or desired, including both descriptive statistics and summaries (diagrams, histograms, etc.); (3) Determine the sequence of methods for the desired analysis; and (4) Describe how each step will be ca
ied out.
CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Introduction
As with the previous chapters, this introduction forms the transition for Chapter 5, not an introduction to the study itself. State the purpose of the chapter and then present the following sub-sections:
Conclusions
What are the implications for the proposed hypotheses (for quantitative studies) or research questions (for qualitative or quantitative studies), the previous literature and the wider communities of interest?
Recommendations for Further Study
Researchers can discuss as many as four categories of recommendations for further studies. Each category reflects back on one of the previous sub-sections of the Chapter. The three most common categories of recommendations include those: (1) developed directly from the data; (2) derived from methodological, research design or other limitations of the study; (3) to investigate issues not supported by the data but relevant to the problem being studied.
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