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Liver Cancer Learning Center

The exact cause of primary liver cancer is still unknown. In adults, however, certain factors are known to place some individuals at higher risk of developing liver cancer. These factors include: Gender. The male/female ratio for hepatoma is 4:1. ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The exact cause of primary liver cancer is still unknown. In adults, however, certain factors are known to place some individuals at higher risk of developing liver cancer. These factors include: Exposure to hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HBC) ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
The exact cause of primary liver cancer is still unknown. In adults, however, certain factors are known to place some individuals at higher risk of developing liver cancer. These factors include: Male sex. Age over 60 years. Exposure to substances...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Aflatoxins are toxins produced by a mold that grows in nuts, seeds, and legumes.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 30, 2009
Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is the most commonly used drug in the world. Pharmacologically, alcohol is classified as a central nervous system depressant. Like other depressants, in small doses alcohol slows heart rate and respiration, decreases mus...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Alcoholism is drinking alcoholic beverages at a level that interferes with physical health, mental health, and social, family, or job responsibilities.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 15, 2009
Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco encased in cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Casual smoking is the act of smoking only occasionally, usually in a social situation or to relieve stress . A smoking habit is a physical addictio...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Question: What are the negative effects of smoking? Answer: Smokers have an increased risk of the following: Lung cancer; Lung disease; Heart attack; Heart disease; Hypertension; Stroke; Oral cancer; Bladder cancer; Pancreatic cancer; Cervical can...
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
Use of cigarettes and other tobacco products to engage in a habit that almost always leads to addiction. Every day 3,000 young people light up their first cigarette; every year a million teenagers become regular smokers. Adolescent smoking has ris...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco encased in cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Casual smoking is the act of smoking only occasionally, usually in a social situation or to relieve stress . A smoking habit is a physical addictio...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco that is used mostly in three forms: cigarettes, pipes, and cigars.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Smoking is an important and preventable cause of death and illness. However, as more money has been spent on smoking cessation programs, the incidence of cigarette smoking has risen. In 2002, 48 percent of men and 12 percent of women in the world ...
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
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