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Breast Cancer Symptoms

Breast Cancer Symptoms

Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of cells that starts in the breast tissue.It is the second most common cancer found in women, after skin cancer, and in 2013 more than 232,000 U.S. women were found to be diagnosed with the condition. It is the most common invasive cancer in females worldwide.
5 Signs of Depression

5 Signs of Depression

Everyone feels miserable once in awhile. But when it happens too often, when you start feeling desperate, when desolation takes hold of you and just won’t go away, you could be suffering from depression. Recommended Read: Introduction and Types of Depression Depression can make it hard to work and enjoy life as you did before.
Introduction and Causes of Asthma

Introduction and Causes of Asthma

Asthma is a condition in which the airways of the lungs – the trachea, bronchial tree, and bronchi; become inflamed and narrowed due to increased sensitivity to various stimuli. As a result, there is an overproduction of mucous and a decrease in the ability of air to flow through the narrowed passages of the lungs.
Diagnosis of Diabetes

Diagnosis of Diabetes

While patients may be tested for diabetes due to a variety of reasons, the guidelines suggest the following groups be tested People who are overweight and have one or more risk factors Overweight adults include people with a BMI >25 kg/m Risk factors (link to risk factors tab) People who have signs of high blood sugar (link to HBS tab) People with several risk factors Women who are pregnant Confirming a Diabetes diagnosis will be based on one of the following lab values:
5 Types of Immunotherapy to Fight Cancer

5 Types of Immunotherapy to Fight Cancer

Immunotherapy, or biologic therapy, utilizes substances, either made in a lab or naturally made by the body, to boost the body’s natural defences and fight cancer. Immunotherapy is meant to optimize immune system function so that the body is strong enough to do the following: Strengthen the immune system enough to eradicate existing cancer cells.
Prevalence of kidney dysfunction in diabetes

Prevalence of kidney dysfunction in diabetes

Background The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing in Indonesia due to population growth, urbanization, and lifestyle. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease that escalates mortality rate, but not all DM develop into chronic kidney disease. Aims To estimate the prevalence of kidney dysfunction (KD) in DM and the associated dominant risk factors among productive age Indonesian based on the National Health Survey ( Riskesdas ) 2013.
Maternal breast cancer risk

Maternal breast cancer risk

Background Parity and age at first pregnancy are well-established risk factors for breast cancer, but the effects of other characteristics of pregnancies are uncertain and the literature is inconsistent. Methods In a cohort of 83,451 parous women from the general population of the UK, which collected detailed information on each pregnancy and a wide range of potential confounders, we investigated the associations of length of gestation and birthweight of offspring in a woman’s pregnancies with her breast cancer risk, adjusting for a full range of non-reproductive as well as reproductive risk factors unlike in previous large studies.
Common Spine Problems

Common Spine Problems

While there are many issues that may result in back pain, most of our patients suffer from the following disorders Abnormal Curvature – Your spine’s natural curves help balance your body, however, if the curves become too pronounced, or if your spine develops a twist or an extra curve, it puts extra pressure on the vertebrae and discs.
Menopause Medication (Link above)

Menopause Medication (Link above)

Overview Menopause is the time that marks the end of your menstrual cycles. It’s diagnosed after you’ve gone 12 months without a menstrual period. Menopause can happen in your 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51 in the United States. Menopause is a natural biological process. But the physical symptoms, such as hot flashes, and emotional symptoms of menopause may disrupt your sleep, lower your energy or affect emotional health.
The Role of Chemotherapy in Cancer Treatment

The Role of Chemotherapy in Cancer Treatment

Even though chemotherapy is most often associated with drugs used in cancer treatment, “chemo” is actually characterized as the use of any drug to treat almost any disease. Chemotherapy works to kill cancer cells throughout the entire body when cancer has metastasized (or spread) from the original tumor to other parts of the body.
Hepatitis C – Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Hepatitis C – Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Hepatitis C is considered a dangerous and infectious virus in the world. Most of the people in the country are affected by this virus. The liver is the most common place in the body to be affected by hepatitis C. There are five types of hepatitis and among them, hepatitis C is the most serious one.
Introduction and Types of Migraine

Introduction and Types of Migraine

A migraine is moderate to a severe headache lasting up to 1 to 3 days. Migraines affect approximately 12% of adults and children and occur primarily in women. These headaches are often incapacitating and associated with additional side effects such as nausea, autonomic dysfunction, and aura (visual impairment). Migraines are some of the most taxing neurological disorders in the world and a major cause of disability in the world.
Migraine – Introduction, Symptoms and Types of Migraine

Migraine – Introduction, Symptoms and Types of Migraine

A migraine is moderate to a severe headache lasting up to 1 to 3 days. Migraines affect approximately 12% of adults and children and occur primarily in women. These headaches are often incapacitating and associated with additional side effects such as nausea, autonomic dysfunction, and aura (visual impairment). Migraines are some of the most taxing neurological disorders in the world and a major cause of disability in the world.
Causes and Types of Leukemia

Causes and Types of Leukemia

The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates 60,300 new leukemia diagnosis in the U.S. this year. Sadly, roughly 24,370 will succumb to the disease. Leukemia originates in the blood stem cells as either immature myeloid stem cells (monocytes, platelets, or granulocytes, which form clots or fight bacteria and infection) or immature lymphoid stem cells (or lymphocyte B, T or NK cells, which are white blood cells that battle infection and bodily threats).

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