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State cancer registry
>Monitor cancer trends over time. >Determine cancer patterns in various populations. >Guide planning and evaluation of cancer control programs (eg, determine whether prevention, screening, and treatment efforts are making a difference)…
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- Apiphobia Fear of bees. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a…
- Enteropathy, gluten See: Gluten enteropathy
- Gerascophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of growing old. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety about aging…
- Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) An hereditary cancer syndrome which carries a very high risk of colon cancer and an above-normal risk…
- Insulin pump A pump for delivering insulin in order to achieve tight blood sugar control and lifestyle flexibility while…
- David-Stickler syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- Molar In dentistry, a molar is one of the posterior teeth well adapted to grinding, in keeping with its origin from…
- Nadir The lowest point as, for example, the lowest blood count after chemotherapy, the lowest concentration of a…
- Cord, vocal See: Vocal cord