There has been a variety of skin diseases discovered in the United States and some not yet found‚ the amount of children and adults who live with these skin conditions are 3 million cases per year all over the U.S. Psoriasis is a condition where the cells build up and form a itchy and dry patch. It is known that psoriasis has no reason why it is caused but some experts say that it has to do with the immune system inflammating that causes new skin cells to form quickly than the normal which is
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Cancer Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States‚ more than 1‚500 people are expected to die from cancer per day. Even though cancer is what some consider “preventable” it is not‚ there are things you can do to help prevent it‚ but nothing is going to fully prevent someone from getting cancer. Many treatment plans are available to help those diagnosed with cancer‚ although they are not guaranteed to cure the cancer. The outcome cancer can have on a person varies‚ every
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Cholangiocarcinoma is a primary malignancy of the bile ducts. It is a rare and aggressive type of cancer that arises from the cells that line the ducts which carry bile from the liver to the small intestine. Most of these tumors are classified as adenocarcinomas‚ usually slow-growing tumors that can affect any area of the bile ducts and may extend along the length of the common hepatic duct and the common bile duct. According to Wikipedia‚ It has an annual incidence rate of 1–2 cases per 100‚000
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In as much as medical research has made substantial progress in recognizable disease today‚ there remains a plethora of diseases needed advanced research. Numerous diseases that were once an imminent death sentence have made outstanding medical advances. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that decreases the effectiveness of the lungs due to a mucous buildup. In the late twentieth century patients with CF could only to expect to live a few years but since 2006‚ life expectancy has risen to
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Overview Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a type of breast cancer and is the most common noninvasive form. The name essentially means it is a cancer found in the milk ducts of the breasts and it has not spread to any of the surrounding breast tissue. While DCIS breast cancer is not life threatening on its own‚ it does elevate the risk of the patient experiencing a more dangerous form of invasive breast cancer in the future. The chance of recurrence stands at under 30% and could happen five to
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Down Syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal disease affecting tens of thousands of individuals. DS is responsible for a wide range of health disorders‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ congenital heart disease‚ cancers‚ Alzheimer’s‚ and other phenotypic abnormalities (Asim et al.‚ 2015). Given its relatively high prevalence (1 in 900 births) in some locations‚ the impact of DS is high (Shin et al.‚ 2009). Trisomy 21‚ Mosaic Down Syndrome‚ and Translocation Down Syndrome are three instances of abnormalities
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Siddhartha Mukherjee wrote the article “Do Cellphones Cause Brain Cancer?” in the New York Times Magazine on April 17th‚ 2011. Maukherjee is an American physician‚ scientist and writer. He currently is an assistant professor at Columbia University and is a physician at Columbia University Medial Center in New York‚ New York. Mukherjee is most known for his work with the formation of blood and the interactions between micro environment and cancer cells. He has many accomplishments such as his book
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AfterTajero et al‚ in 1994 expounded the role of SEMS as a BTS‚ a number of studies highlighted its significance in managing left-sided colonic obstruction. However‚ there is a constrained data about SEMS insertion for right colonic lesions. The reason is that right colonic obstruction causes retention of less amount of fecal material(17)and can be managed by 1-stage emergency surgery (resection and primary anastomosis) without any bowel preparation andcolostomy/ileostomy formation(18).Albeit SEMS
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Hypothyroidism is a common medical disorder that affects millions of people. An underactive thyroid does not produce enough of the thyroid hormone. Your thyroid controls how your body uses energy. If you have underactive thyroid‚ you might feel sluggish. The condition can also affect your heartbeat and body temperature. For most people‚ Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is the cause of an underactive thyroid. It is an autoimmune disorder that attacks your thyroid. If you have the disorder‚ your body produces
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Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder where tumors form on the brain and any other nerve tissue such as the spinal cord‚ nerves or any area on or under the skin. These can form cancer and symptoms other than tumors can include learning disability‚ hearing loss‚ heart problems‚ vision loss‚ high blood pressure‚ muscle loss‚ brown spots and chronic pain. This disease can be passed on from generation to generation and is caused by a variation or mutation in the genes. Neurofibromatosis is a non curable
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