Bladder cancer‚ like most cancers does not develop as a result of a single pathogen or behavior. Rather‚ there is a complex interaction between genetics‚ environment‚ and lifestyle which can result in an increased risk for developing cancer of the bladder. The most common risk factor associated with bladder cancer is smoking. A Meta analytical study of several case studies in Europe found that cigarette smokers were about 3.3 times more likely to develop bladder cancer than nonsmokers. (Tide‚ 2015)
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these days are not taking skin cancer seriously after knowing its significance. Skin cancer has been a growing problem in the United States and millions of people have suffered from it every year. The three most common skin cancers are Melanoma‚ Basal cell‚ and Squamous cell‚ which can cause bumps‚ sores‚ growths‚ etc. Skin cancer is a deadly disease with many causes‚ but the advantage is that it can be prevented. Problem/Definition Skin cancer is a disease where cancer (malignant) cells are found
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HOW TO PREVENT BLADDER CANCER A 2008 study commissioned by the World Health Organisation concluded that "specific fruit and vegetables may act to reduce the risk of bladder cancer."[7] Fruit and yellow-orange vegetables‚ particularly carrots and those containing selenium‚[ are probably associated with a moderately reduced risk of bladder cancer. Citrus fruits and cruciferous vegetables were also identified as having a possibly protective effect. However an analysis of 47‚909 men in the Health Professionals
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die of cancer every day and about 1‚228‚600 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed . Cancer is the second leading cause of death after heart diseases. A group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. If the spread is not controlled‚ it could result in death. Who is at the risk of cancer ? Anybody ‚ a small toddler ‚ a teen ‚ an adult or even a senior citizen . A person of any age‚ race ‚ shape and size is at the risk of cancer and can develop cancer when
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Pepper Component Hot Enough To Trigger Suicide In Prostate Cancer. Let’s first understand what prostate is and who does it effect and target. Symptoms and possible known cures. The prostate is a gland found only in males. It is located in front of the rectum and below the urinary bladder. The size of the prostate varies with age. In younger men‚ it is about the size of a walnut‚ but it can be much larger in older men. The prostate’s job is to make some of the fluid that protects and nourishes
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A Glycolytic Mechanism Regulating an Angiogenic Switch in Prostate Cancer Jianhua Wang‚ Jincheng Wang‚ Jinlu Dai‚ et al. Cancer Res 2007;67:149-159. Updated version Supplementary Material Access the most recent version of this article at: http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/67/1/149 Access the most recent supplemental material at: http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/suppl/2006/12/27/67.1.149.DC1.html Cited Articles This article cites by 28 articles‚ 11 of which you
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|Prevention methods for breast cancer There are no known ways to prevent breast cancer[pic]. However‚ for women who are at increased risk of developing breast cancer and even for those who have just an average risk‚ there are tangible ways to reduce the risk of the disease advancing to an incurable stage‚ including: • Having a clinical breast exam[pic] every three years (for women who are under the age of 40) • Getting a mammogram every one to two years after age 40 (or possibly
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to put cancers in the right perspective. By way of definition‚ a cancer is a malignant tumor or swelling composed of abnormal cells capable of undergoing uncontrolled proliferation. Many erroneously hold the view that every swelling or lump is cancer. However‚ this is not so. Unlike benign swellings‚ cancerous cells generally have the tendency to invade surrounding tissues and sometimes metastasize (break off and spread) to distant body tissues via the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Cancers result
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American Cancer Society‚ established in 1913‚ is a national community-based organization that is dedicated to fighting and eliminating cancer through prevention‚ research‚ education‚ advocacy‚ and service. The organization was established by 15 physicians and businessmen‚ in New York City‚ under the name American Society for the Control of Cancer. The name was changed to American Cancer Society in 1945‚ when the society was reorganized to recognize the new era. The symbol is composed of two serpents
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Cancer Causes‚ Symptoms and treatment There are over 10‚000‚000‚000‚000 cells in your body. Although these cells can do different jobs‚ each one has a nucleus with the same set of 46 chromosomes. Yet all of this came from a single cell with one set of 46 chromosomes. Within about 6 minutes of fertilization‚ this cell copied itself to make two cells. This was your first experience of mitosis. Soon after‚ these two cells copied themselves to make four and so on. You have been subject to mitosis
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