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Chemoprevention
The use of natural or laboratory-made substances to prevent a disease such as cancer. The regular use of aspirin is known to reduce the risk of the polyps from which colorectal cancer arises. This is an instance of chemoprevention. The…
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- Floater A blurry spot that seems to drift in front of the eyes but does not block vision. The blur is the result of…
- Glutathione S-transferase, omega-1 See: Glutathione S-transferase omega-1
- Family history of colon cancer See: Colon cancer family history
- ESR Abbreviation for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, a blood test that detects and monitors inflammation in the…
- Patient A person under health care. The person may be waiting for this care or may be receiving it or may have…
- Incurable Not amenable to a cure. Incapable of being cured, healed and made well again. Many pancreatic cancers are…
- Baby, fetal alcohol syndrome See: Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Estrogen-associated blood clots >esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and…
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction (SI Joint Pain) : Pain arising from abnormalities or
- Neurogenesis The process by which new nerve cells are generated. In neurogenesis, there is active production of new…