Examples of fibrocystic breast disease in the following topics:
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- Fibrocystic breast disease is a condition where noncancerous lumps develop in the breast, causing discomfort during the menstrual cycle.
- Fibrocystic breast changes or fibrocystic breast disease is a condition of breast tissue affecting an estimated 30-60% of women.
- The changes in fibrocystic breast disease are characterized by the appearance of fibrous tissue and a lumpy, cobblestone texture in the breasts.
- Women with fibrocystic changes may experience a persistent or intermittent breast aching or breast tenderness related to periodic swelling.
- Fibrocystic breast changes are a cumulative process, caused partly by the normal hormonal variation during a woman's monthly cycle.
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- Breast cancer is one that grows in the breast tissue of humans and often originates in the milk ducts.
- It is a disease afflicting mammals and humans, mainly women.
- Occasionally, breast cancer presents as metastatic disease, that is, cancer that has spread beyond the original organ.
- To promote the likelihood of long-term disease-free survival, several chemotherapy regimens are commonly given in addition to surgery.
- For instance, overall, more than eight out of ten women (84%) in England that are diagnosed with the disease survive it for at least five years.
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- Galactosemia and GSD are two diseases that are caused by improper carbohydrate metabolism.
- Infants with classic galactosemia cannot be breast-fed due to lactose in human breast milk and are usually fed a soy-based formula.
- Glycogen storage disease (GSD, also glycogenosis and dextrinosis) is the result of defects in the processing of glycogen synthesis or breakdown within muscles, liver, and other cell types.
- Overall, according to a study in British Columbia, approximately 2.3 children per 100,000 births (one in 43,000) have some form of glycogen storage disease.
- There are 11 distinct diseases that are commonly considered to be glycogen storage diseases (some previously thought to be distinct have been reclassified).
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- Medical hand hygiene pertains to the hygiene practices related to the administration of medicine and medical care that prevents or minimizes disease and the spreading of disease.
- Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts (i.e., via lactation) rather than from a baby bottle or other container.
- Human breast milk is the healthiest form of milk for babies.
- Breastfeeding promotes health and helps to prevent disease.
- Give examples of common public health measures that are recommended to control the spread of disease
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- Among the diseases that can be caused by smoking are vascular stenosis, lung cancer, heart attacks, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Tobacco use leads most commonly to diseases affecting the heart and lungs, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (including emphysema and chronic bronchitis), and cancer (particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and mouth, and pancreatic cancer).
- It also causes peripheral vascular disease and hypertension.
- Starting smoking earlier in life and smoking cigarettes higher in tar increases the risk of these diseases.
- The primary risks of tobacco usage include many forms of cancer, particularly lung cancer, kidney cancer, cancer of the larynx and head and neck, breast cancer, bladder cancer, cancer of the esophagus, cancer of the pancreas, and stomach cancer.
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- Scientists are using what is known about the regulation of gene expression in disease states, including cancer, to develop new ways to treat and prevent disease development.
- With an increased understanding of gene regulation and gene function, medicines can be designed to specifically target diseased cells without harming healthy cells.
- Some new medicines, called targeted therapies, have exploited the overexpression of a specific protein or the mutation of a gene to develop a new medication to treat disease.
- One such example is the use of anti-EGF receptor medications to treat the subset of breast cancer tumors that have very high levels of the EGF protein.
- Scientists are using knowledge of the regulation of gene expression in individual cancers to develop new ways to treat target diseased cells and prevent the disease from occurring.
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- Metastasis is the spread of a disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or area of the body.
- The new occurrences of disease thus generated are referred to as metastases.
- Micrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma and with extranodal extension of tumour.
- Surrounding the lymphocytes and extending into the surrounding fat (top of image) is ductal breast carcinoma.
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- Recombinant DNA technology, apart from being an important tool of scientific research, has also played a vital role in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, especially those belonging to genetic disorders.
- Making possible mutation identification: due to this technology, people can be easily tested for mutated protein presence that can lead to breast cancer, neurofibromatosis, and retinoblastoma.
- Hereditary diseases carrier diagnosis: tests now available to determine if a person is carrying the gene for cystic fibrosis, the Tay-Sachs diseases, Huntington's disease or Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
- Gene transfer from one organism to other: the advanced gene therapy can benefit people with cystic fibrosis, vascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis and specific types of cancers.
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- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the leading causes of death for Americans are heart disease and cancer.
- Breast, colorectal, prostate, pancreatic, lung, bladder, and stomach cancers are especially linked to aging.
- Dementia is not a single disease, but rather a syndrome that is associated with a variety of different diseases, such as Alzheimer's.
- Most often, Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed in people over the age of 65.
- A person's body is more likely to encounter disease as he or she ages.
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- Genes have been associated with numerous diseases and disorders.
- Genomic knowledge of the genes involved in diseases, disease pathways, and drug-response sites are expected to lead to the discovery of thousands more new targets.
- If the cancer is caused by inherited gene mutations, other female relatives are also advised to undergo genetic testing and periodic screening for breast cancer.
- Genetic testing is also offered for fetuses to determine the presence or absence of disease-causing genes in families with specific, debilitating diseases.
- Gene therapy is a genetic engineering technique used to cure disease.