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Oncology, Oncology

Stomach Cancer in China

While all cancer rates are generally very low in China, stomach cancer leaps out as a glaring exception. Figured at a population base of 100,000, the incidence in the U.S. is just 6.5, contrasted with a 90.9 incidence for China. What's going on here?

Three main factors appear to be...
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Respiratory

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Overview and Risk Factors Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and irreversible airway disorder usually caused by smoking. It is characterized by diminished inspiratory and expiratory lung capacity, airflow obstruction, and impaired gas exchange. COPD is the fourth most...
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Oncology

Prostate Cancer

Overview and Risk Factors Prostate cancer is the second most common malignancy in men in the United States; only skin cancer occurs more frequently. Although most cases progress slowly and may never become clinically apparent, the disease is the second-leading cause of cancer death in men and the...
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Renal and Genitourinary

Nephrolithiasis

Overview and Risk Factors Nephrolithiasis is characterized by the formation of crystalline aggregates (“kidney stones”) that can develop anywhere along the urinary tract. Kidney stones are common in Western societies; nearly 10% of Americans will develop a symptomatic kidney stone during their...
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Immunology and Allergy

Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy

Overview and Risk Factors   Anaphylaxis is a rapid, life–threatening, systemic reaction. Although most frequently due to an IgE–mediated immediate–type hypersensitivity reaction, similar symptoms can occur as a result of an antibody–independent anaphylactoid mechanism. In anaphylaxis,...
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Psychiatric Conditions

Eating Disorders

Overview and Risk Factors Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa are the most well known eating disorders. Up to 3% of American women meet diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder, and up to 20% of college–aged women engage in some form of binging and purging behavior.1 Anorexia...
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Oncology

Cervical Cancer

Overview and Risk Factors Cervical cancer occurs primarily in 2 varieties: squamous cell carcinoma (about 80% of cases) and adenocarcinoma (about 15%). Adenosquamous carcinoma makes up most of the remaining cases, and this type may have a poorer outcome. A rare cause of death when screening...
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Endocrinology and Metabolism

Complications of Diabetes Mellitus

Cardiac Complications Diabetes mellitus (DM), both type 1 and type 2, affects many organ systems, particularly the heart, eyes, kidneys, and the peripheral and autonomic nervous systems. Also, macrosomia and birth complications occur more often in infants born to women with...
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