Dr. Reinlib plans to represent NIEHS at the Gordon Research Conference on Mammary Gland Biology‚ an international forum that discusses and highlights the environmental influences and biological basis of alterations in human breast and mammary gland predisposes a woman to breast cancer. These areas of research are of international concern; both in Western and developing countries. However‚ population – or even laboratory - studies are rare that focus on the early exposures or developmental changes
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What Are Your Options for Prostate Cancer Treatment? Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate gland‚ the part of a man’s reproductive system that contributes to the production of the seminal fluid. The second leading cause of cancer death for men in the US‚ about 1 in 35 men are expected to die of prostate cancer. However‚ not all growths in the prostate can be considered cancerous. Malignant growths such as prostate cancer pose a threat to life‚ invade other cells‚ or spread to other parts of
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Nowadays more and more youngsters become addicted to obtaining tanned skin in order to look better despite even lethal consequences. The weekly newsmagazine Maclean’s via its article Kids Want to Tan provides readers with the information about the risks related to indoor and outdoor sunbathing resulting in skin damages. According to the different sources‚ a number of young people in the age of 12 to 17 (79%) realize the drawbacks of tanning; moreover‚ nearly 81 percent of them find it possible to
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Introduction Since the discovery of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) by Warren and Marshall (1) two decades ago‚ evidence has been accumulating to indicate that it plays a significant role in the development of chronic gastritis‚ peptic ulcer diseases‚ mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma‚ and gastric cancer (2). Seroepidemiologic investigations have indicated that infection with H. pylori is very common throughout the world and most infections are acquired during childhood(3). An association
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The ovarian lesions is one of the three female genital lesions in the world‚ and its mortality rate ranks the first in gynecological oncology. It was reported that the risk factors for ovarian cancer include infertility‚ late menopause‚ early menarche and so on. The protective factors have multiple pregnancy‚ breastfeeding and oral contraceptives. Recently‚ a link among platelet count and hyperfibrinogenemia and malignancies‚ such as gastric‚ lung‚ esophageal‚ colorectal‚ pancreatic‚ cervical‚ ovarian
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A radioisotope is an isotope of an element with different masses‚ whose nuclei are unstable and dissipate excess energy by spontaneously emitting radiation in the form of alpha‚ beta‚ and gamma rays (Radioactive Isotopes‚ 2017). Radioisotopes have many different uses in the real world‚ but some of the most beneficial uses are in the field of medicine. Technetium‚ more specifically technetium-99m‚ is used in tens of millions of medical diagnostic procedures annually‚ making it the most commonly
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The PRL in CNS comes from local synthesis and transport from the blood circulation. Besides‚ the presence of PRL receptors has been identified in different brain regions‚ such as choroid plexus‚ olfactory bulb‚ and hypothalamus [54]. Since 1980s‚ studies have suggested the relationship between PRL and CNS tumors. Ciccarelli et al reported in 2001 that high PRL levels and increased PRL receptors were found in some of the patients with meningiomas and schwannoms‚ indicating that PRL might be involved
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A pack of cigarettes a day will keep the doctor away; It provides that lower Hollywood boulevard smile‚ the one that every crack addict would be proud of-- that gorgeous yellow film over those rusty teeth that causes people to glance in the other direction. Those lucky few who enjoy menthol cigarettes will love their new crystallized lunges; making ordinary breathing a chore. Smoking gives people that wonderful‚ dragon breath that all the ladies adore. And just when it seemed like the benefits were
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Lindsay Whittaker Biology 111 April 15‚ 2009 Environmental Estrogens We eat and are exposed to these deadly products every day. They are in the foods we eat and in our environment. These substances have been known to cause disease‚ cancers and different birth defects. What is this you ask? This synthetic substance can be found in the environment and when absorbed into a person’s system‚ may function in a similar wary to estrogen‚ the generic term for female sex hormones (Environmental
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Treatment Currently the only curative therapy for PDAC is complete surgical resection. Unfortunately due to the aggressive nature of this disease‚ only 15- 20% of diagnosed patients undergo surgical resection (Al-Hawary et al.‚ 2013a; Castellanos & Merchant‚ 2013). Of those who do undergo resection‚ the average survival time for the patient is only 12-20 months (Brouda‚ 2010). Once a patient has been deemed with a resectable tumor‚ the type of surgery they will undergo will depend on the location
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