Colon Cancer : Risk Factors
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Cancer of the colon is the disease characterized by the development of malignant cells in the lining or epithelium of the first and longest portion of the large intestine. Malignant cells have lost normal control mechanisms governing growth. These...
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Breast cancer is a malignant (cancerous) growth that begins in the tissues of the breast. Over the course of a lifetime, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in American women, accounting for approximately 30 percent of their new cancer cases. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, following lung cancer.
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Noninvasive breast cancer occurs when cancer cells are only in the ducts. Invasive breast cancer occurs when abnormal cells move out of the ducts or lobules into the surrounding breast tissue.
Metastasis occurs when cancer cells move into the lymph nodes or bloodstream and travel to another part of the body.
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Breast cancer is the abnormal growth and uncontrolled division of cells in the breast. Cancer cells invade and destroy surrounding normal tissue, and can spread throughout the body via blood or lymph fluid (clear fluid bathing body cells) to start a new cancer in another part of the body.
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Breast cancer is caused by the development of malignant cells in the breast. The malignant cells originate in the lining of the milk glands or ducts of the breast (ductal epithelium), defining this malignancy as a cancer.
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Breast cancer is a disease in which abnormal breast cells begin to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. It often shows up as a breast lump, breast thickening, or skin change.
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Breast cancer is a disease in which abnormal breast cells begin to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. It often shows up as a breast lump, breast thickening, or skin change.
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Breast cancer is caused by the development of malignant cells in the breast. The malignant cells originate in the lining of the milk glands or ducts of the breast (ductal epithelium), defining this malignancy as a cancer.
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Treating Breast Cancer: Adjuvant TherapyFor more information, talk to your healthcare team or support network.You and your healthcare provider will discuss your treatment options. Weigh all of your options before deciding which is best for you.
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Breast cancer is the abnormal growth and uncontrolled division of cells in the breast. Cancer cells can invade and destroy surrounding tissue, and may metastasize (spread) throughout the body via blood or lymph fluid to other parts of the body.
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A colorectal polyp is a growth that projects (usually on a stalk) from the lining of the colon or rectum.
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Crohn's disease is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract but most commonly occurs in the ileum (the area where the small and large intestine meet).
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What Is Crohn’s Disease?Crohn’s disease is swelling and irritation of the digestive tract.
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Crohn ' s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), resulting in swelling and dysfunction of the intestinal tract. Crohn ' s disease involves swelling, redness, and loss of function of the intestine, especially the small intestine.
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Crohn ' s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), resulting in swelling and dysfunction of the intestinal tract. Crohn ' s disease involves inflammation of the intestine, especially the small intestine.
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Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel dis- ease (IBD) caused by inflammation along any portion of the alimentary canal (the mouth to the anus). Although Crohn's disease may involve any part of the alimentary canal, it most commonly affects the small intestine .
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Ulcerative colitis is a chronic , episodic, inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by bloody diarrhea .
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Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine.
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What Is Ulcerative Colitis?Ulcerative colitis is swelling and irritation in the rectum and colon.
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