Colorectal cancer The colon‚ or the large intestine‚ is the lower part of the digestive system. The last few inches of it are called the rectum. Cancers in these regions are often referred to as colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in the world‚ with more than a million cases and over 694‚000 deaths every year. Gastroenterologists‚ specialists of gastrointestinal tract diseases‚ recommend regular screening tests to help prevent colon cancer by identifying polyps
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Why am I having this test? Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women. Testing for colon cancer before symptoms develop (screening) reduces your risk for this cancer. Stool DNA testing‚ also called the FIT-DNA test‚ is one method of screening for colon cancer. Colon cancer grows slowly‚ so finding the cancer early means a better chance for effective treatment. Colon cancer screening is recommended for everyone who is 50–85 years old. Your health care provider may recommend
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Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. Breast cancer kills more women in the United States than any cancer except lung cancer. No one knows why some women get breast cancer‚ but there a number of risk factors. Risks that you cannot change include+++++++etc. Other risks‚ which you can change‚ include being overweight‚ using hormone replacement therapy‚ taking birth control pills‚ drinking alcohol‚ not having children or having your first child after age 35 or having dense
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Colon cancer symptoms: The cancer of colon and rectum can cause many different symptoms. You may be completely asymptomatic also. It is important to seek medical help if you develop the following symptoms‚ Rectal bleeding: You may notice large amount of bleeding in the rectum or blood mixed with the stools. Many a times‚ people mistake it for “haemorrhoids” thus averting early diagnosis. This rectal bleeding may be hidden and chronic showing up as “iron deficiency anaemia” which in turn causes pale
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Society’s View of Perfection Should not Involve Breast Augmentation. Health risks‚ leakage‚ problems‚ concerns‚ are breasts implants really worth it? Breast augmentation another word for implant came in two different types of implants (Health). A women can get either saline or silicone implants. Saline implants are shell cups made out of sterile salt water while on the other hand silicone is plastic gel like material (1). Most women turn to breast implants to boost up their self-esteem‚ and to
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Cancer and debts‚ struggle and inconvenient There are many diseases that make people get into debts that most of the time cannot be paid. This usually happens because these diseases are with the patients for long periods of time‚ sometimes until death. Cancer is one of these diseases. As this is a disease that has many times there is a chance that the patient fully recovers or lives under treatment for a long time. Then‚ if it is already difficult to imagine a person’s fight when this has cancer
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Cervical cancer begins with the abnormal growth of cells lining the cervix. The cervix is located in the lower‚ more superficial‚ region of the uterus. The two types of cells that make up the cervix include nonkeratinizing‚ stratified squamous cells on the exocervix and mucus-secreting‚ columnar cells on the endocervix. The transformation zone contains the squamocolumnar junction where the columnar and the squamous cells meet. This area is the embryonic cell population that is involved in cervical
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Nutrition for the Infant - Benefits of breast feeding Infants need two times the amount of nutrients than an adult. Breast feeding your baby is a very personal decision and can be very rewarding. The skill to breast feed may take a little time but is worth the effort. Colostrum is the first milk that a womens breast produces‚ also referred to as "Liquid Gold"‚ this is great for a newborns health. It is high in antibodies and contains live cells that destroy bacteria and other substances that
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Evolutionary Psychology The Evolution of Female Breasts and Breasts as Sexual Signals Female breasts always seem to be a ‘hot’ topic‚ even from an evolutionary standpoint! Human females have larger breasts than all their nonhuman primates. Many studies have been conducted on the function and purpose of the large female breasts. Human females have breasts that have evolved to always be prominent after puberty‚ a physical characteristic that has been found to be attractive to our male ancestors
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| Breast Feeding | Kristin Allard PSY223 (75Z2)Written Assignment 1Question 1 | | | | Every day thousands of women give birth and have to make the choice between breast feeding and bottle feeding their babies. In the past breast feeding was considered the norm but in recent decades many women are now choosing to bottle feed. According to healthychildren.org formula contains the basic nutrients found in breast milk that a baby needs and many women think it is more convenient. While
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