27
May
not sure of acid reflux leading to cancer but it can tear up the esphogas lining.
Answer: What seems to happen is acid reflux damages the lining of the esophagus, and the body constantly tries to mend that lining by creating new cells. Sometimes what happens in a location that’s constantly “under construction” is that certain […]
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27
May
Proto-oncogenes are normal genes that become 'overactive'. One of the mechanisms that can lead to excessive expression of oncogenes is hypomethylation of DNA.
When the promoter region of a gene is methylated, it inhibits the expression of the gene. If the gene is normally inhibited (suppressed) by methylation, hypomethylation of DNA (common in cancer […]
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27
May
and can you also provide the website you got the info from? thanks =) and, What are some common cancer risk factors and what types of cancer could they lead to? I've already listed some common cancer risk factors, but, I havent found the types of cancer it leads to. Here it is: growing older, […]
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27
May
A long time family friend is in the hospital for this. They gave her a 50/50 chance for survival. I would really like to hear survival stories. I feel so lost. I just need to hear that people have survived.
Answer: Sorry about your friend…I am a survior of a brain anuerysm. It happened in Oct. […]
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27
May
Well lack of exercise can make it happen quicker if you eat poorly.
Answer: Causes of Diabetes.
(1) Hereditary factors.(parents, brothers & sisters having diabetes.
(2) Overweight & belly stomach.
(3) Over 45 years of age.
(4)Ethnic community more susceptible for diabetes.
(5) Women who had gestational diabetes and those who had delivered a baby having a weight more than 4 […]
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27
May
How many years in school is required for that degree?
Answer: There are several different types of doctors that treat cancer. The most common are oncologists. However, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, and surgeons also treat cancers.
In the US, oncologists require a lot of training. The typical training is:
4 years of college
4 years of […]
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27
May
My mom said if stay on the personal to long i will get cancer or a tumor in my head?
Answer: ur mother is probably trying 2 get u off the personal. but no way. and tell your mother that's not smart to trick you like that..
Answer: No it's a myth. you can’t get a tumor […]
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27
May
My husband and I are going to be divorced soon. His father has been sick for a very long time with heart problems and was given 6 months to live nearly 7 years ago. He was just diagnosed with lung cancer(in both lungs) and they think it has spread to his lymph nodes. […]
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27
May
I have just been asked to fly home to be a possible bone marrow transplant to my cousin, we share blood on both sides, his father, is my maternal uncle and his mum is my paternal aunt. I haven't had much info , I didn't even know he was sick! And we aren't close. […]
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27
May
My mom has small cell lung cancer recently diagnosed this past monday.She has osteporisis,heart stint,biopolar dissorder,arthritis,thryroid disease and a respitory disease.I’m concerned that the oncologist will even beable to offer chemo or radiation on top of all her conditions she has.I need opinions from people that are familier with this..I need support through this hard […]
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