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| 2010/03/12 |
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| Somewhere between benign and malignant tumors, there exists the poorly named precancerous tumor, a confusing concept to many a patient. However, the concept would not be as confusing as it is if a better name was chosen for these sorts of potentially dangerous growths. |
| tags cancer precancerous cancer in situ tumor malignant benign health forums |
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| 2010/03/01 |
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| Though prostate cancer is the number 2 cancer killer of men and it has both genetic and age related risks, reducing one's personal risk of developing this very common cancer is still possible. The key is to understand the risk factors. |
| tags prostate cancer cancer aging prevention genetic disorder |
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| 2010/01/24 |
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| When it comes to Hepatitis C, we have been fortunate to see a decrease in infection rates of the disease for quite a number of years. Unfortunately, a lack of focus on managing the disease now threatens to increase the health costs for the condition. |
| tags hepatitis hepatitis C viral infection disease prevention antiviral liver cancer |
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| 2009/12/31 |
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| Over the last several decades numerous research efforts have determined that those with higher education have better health and lower risk of disease. That said, here are ten medical conditions for which you can reduce the risk by having a better education. |
| tags higher education risk of disease disease risk aging health illness cancer risk obesity |
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| 2009/11/27 |
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| As one of the top cancer killers, colon cancer does not have to take as many lives as it does. WHen detected early, the condition is 90% treatable, but only regular screening will typically detect it because few symptoms may occur in the early stages. |
| tags colon cancer colorectal cancer bowel cancer cancer prevention colonoscopy cancer screening |
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| 2009/11/04 |
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| When most of us think of cancer survivors, we think of people having vanquished an evil foe who are undoubtedly eager to get on with their lives. Unfortunately, in some cases, the very treatment that has saved the lives of these people is what can keep them from living life. |
| tags cancer chemotherapy chemobrain chemo fog surviving cancer recovering after cancer |
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| 2009/10/22 |
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| As one of the most popular drinks that we consume, its hardly surprising that significant research effort has been "poured" into understanding the effects of coffee on our health. While generally considered healthy, research is finding both good and bad in our sacred bean. |
| tags breast cancer lung cancer coffee cancer prevention caffeine antioxidants |
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| 2009/09/22 |
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| Humankind has feared snakes, spiders and other creatures since the dawn of time, but the much feared venom from these creatures offers medical science many potential avenues for researching medicines so its time to break free from our hardwired fear and think scientifically. |
| tags venom pharmaceutical research drug research anticoagulant coagulant cancer drugs |
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| 2009/09/18 |
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| Often described as a silent killer because the disease has usually reached advanced stages before being detected, ovarian cancer is more subtle than silent. The problem is that the symptoms can seem very similar to those of stomach ailments and diagnosis is often too late. |
| tags ovarian cancer cancer research cancer testing blood testing |
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| 2009/08/26 |
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| Though hypopituitarism has long been described as a rare disease, its association with brain injury makes it far less rare considering that 2% of the US population is thought to be living with the effects of some form of brain injury. |
| tags pituitary gland cancer hypopituitarism hypothyroidism brain injury |
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