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Cancer
* All cancer is genetic, in that it is triggered by altered genes
* All cancers are due to accumulated mutations that affect genes controlling cell division
  - changes in the genes
  - the second most common cause of death
* All cancers begin in cells, which are the fundamental unit of life
  - when one or more genes in a cell are mutated, or changed
  - caused by smoking are preventable
  - develop because of genetic mutations
  - occur as a result of damage or changes in the genes of a cell
  - start at the bowel wall
* Every cancer begins with one cell
  - is different with respect to the speed with which it grows and spreads
* Many cancer depend on the growth of blood vessels to transport the disease.
* Many cancers are a case of signal transduction gone wrong
  - curable if detected early through routinely available screening tests
  - diseases of prevention
  - symptom-free in their early to mid stages
  - treatable if detected early
* Many cancers can cause anemia, but bowel cancers most commonly cause iron deficiency anemia
  - immunodeficiency
  - develop and grow without producing symptoms, especially in the early stages
  - cause a severe loss of weight in the person affected
  - form where there are few cilia, emphasizing their importance
  - have characteristic molecules or tumor antigens on their surface
  - occur in tissues, which have undergone an abnormal change
  - predominantly occur in one sex for no apparent reason
  - produce too much growth factor
  - require aggressive conventional therapies
  - respond best to treatment when they are detected early
* More cancers occur on the skin than any other anatomic site.
* Most Cancers are very frigid.
* Most cancer affects ability
  - adults
  - happens by chance or is caused by an environmental factor such as tobacco smoke
* Most cancer has characteristics
  - components
  - distinct characteristics
* Most cancer has several characteristics
* Most cancer is man-caused
  - sporadic, due to somatic mutation
  - occurs as an acquired process
* Most cancer occurs in adults
  - young adults
* Most cancer requires aggressive treatments
  - surgery
* Most cancer spreads to nearby tissue
  - sites
  - surround tissue
* Most cancers affect adults in their middle years or older, but anyone can get cancer
  - appear as single, hard, painless lumps
* Most cancers are believed to arise through a process called multistep carcinogenesis
  - carcinomas or adenocarcinomas
  - controllable with the correct treatment
  - curable by surgery, and a few others by chemotherapy or radiation
  - due to an accumulation of damage to the DNA in our cells
  - methionine-dependent
  - multifactorial, meaning they are due to both hereditary and environmental factors
  - named after the organ or type of cell in which they originate
  - of monoclonal origin, that is, they originate from damage to a single cell
  - treatable at the time they are discovered
  - treatable, and research is constantly improving treatment of all cancers
  - visible on examination and can be biopsied as soon as they are seen
  - arise from the accumulated damage done by years of exposure to external toxins
  - become visible on mammograms only after they have been present for several years
* Most cancers begin in that part of the prostate easily accessed by way of a digital rectal exam
  - with a primary tumor that can later metastasize to other parts of the body
  - caused by cigarette smoke are at increased rates among regular cigar smokers as well
  - develop slowly from a complex sequence of events
* Most cancers have a diversity of grades
  - unique pattern of spread which is discussed in each individual cancer
  - involve pancreatic enzyme deficiency and liver congestion and malfuction
* Most cancers occur by chance, as the result of damage to our genes
  - on areas that are exposed to the sun
  - sporadically
* Most cancers originate from damage to a single cell
  - in the head of the pancreas, which the common bile duct runs through
* Most cancers result from environmental factors and thus can be prevented
  - low level exposures in genetically susceptible individuals
  - multiple defeects in cell-cycle regulation
  - start as non-cancerous growths called polyps
* Some cancer affects glands
  - mammary glands
  - ovaries
  - causes microbes
  - causing agents react together to significantly worsen the risk of developing cancer
  - comes from animals
* Some cancer is caused by exposure
  - light
  - secondhand smoke
  - ultraviolet light
* Some cancer kills plants
  - women
  - leads to cancer
* Some cancer occurs in breasts
  - colons
  - stomachs
* Some cancer spreads to bones
  - brains
  - livers
  - lungs
  - regions
  - spines
* Some cancers also have special grading systems
  - appear to be incurable but a lucky few still survive
* Some cancers are clearly easier for individuals to detect, through touch or vision
  - dependent on certain hormones for their growth, i.e., breast and prostate cancers
* Some cancers are easily curable
  - cured, others are more difficult to treat
  - fatal
  - hormone dependent
* Some cancers are more common in aging skin
  - certain populations than others
  - now more aggressive and progress faster
  - particular to men and women
  - preventable and treatable
  - resistant to drugs, however
  - sexually transmitted diseases
  - worse than others
* Some cancers can also have neutral or primary resistance to certain anticancer drugs
  - cause a buildup of fluid within the chest or abdomen
  - resemble cysts when they occur on the feet, as well
  - cause no physical pain at all
  - contain calcium
  - depend upon sex hormones
  - disrupt the body's functions with the production of hormonelike substances
* Some cancers do recur, most often within five years of the original diagnosis
  - strike mainly young people
  - exist quietly within the body for years without causing a problem
  - form solid growths called tumors
  - go into remission and reappear later
* Some cancers grow and spread rapidly, quickly leading to death
  - more slowly than others, but can be very different from one person to the next
* Some cancers grow very fast
  - quickly, while others progress over a number of years
* Some cancers have a negative estrogen receptor status
  - higher incidences of recurrence
  - occur because a growth factor is produced erratically
  - resist treatment with standard doses of chemotherapy or radiation
  - respond to treatment with hormones
* Some cancers respond very well to radiation, so radiation is given to the whole body
* Some cancers respond well and are curable, even if there are multiple metastases
  - to chemotherapy
  - result from uncorrected gene mutations, some of which are inherited
  - run in families
  - tend to involve the entire body or system from the start
* abnormal growth of cells in the body.
* accounts for about a quarter of all deaths in American adults.
  - all levels of the person
  - cells, the body's basic unit of life
  - each person differently and usually in a lot of different ways at different times
  - everyone, rich or poor, young or old
  - many species besides mammals, including fish, reptiles, and birds
  - men at a higher rate than women, both in incidence and in deaths
  - millions of people each year
  - more than the person with the diagnosis
* affects one in three individuals
  - of the UK population
  - of every four American families
  - our cells , the body's basic unit of life
  - people of all age, sex, race, geographical location, and social status
  - the entire family
  - thousands of families in our community every year
  - three out of four families in America today
* always start small.
* appear to be unaffected
  - when more cells proliferate than die in a given tissue
* are a group of diseases that cause the cells in the body to change and grow out of control
  - almost always immediately visible and obvious
  - an unfortunate consequence of chronic immunosuppression
* are caused by a series of mutations
  - changes in the genome, the epigenome, or both
  - imperfect cells
  - multiple genetic mutations
  - clones
  - diseases in which there defect in the regulation of the cell cycle
* are due to changes in a person's genetic material, the genes
  - the genes - changes that usually occur after birth
  - extraordinarily sensitive, the purist reflective pools of the zodiac
  - growths of abnormal cells
  - hard to treat
  - maternal, domestic and love to nurture others
  - medical issues of paramount concern and research topics of extraordinary urgency
  - more likely in tissue with higher rates of cell division
  - most curable when they are localized
  - much more complicated than infectious illnesses
* are named after the body organ they grow in, as well as the type of cell
  - for the part of the body where they start
  - new growths of the cells in our bodies
  - often irregular in shape while benign lesions tend to be round or oval
  - quite common in adults, but normally controlled by our immune systems
  - sensitive, caring, kind, and have an active mind
  - uncontrolled growths of abnormal cells
  - usually quite nostalgic and attached to the past
* arises from a disorder in the regulation of cell growth
  - sequence of mutational events of both oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes
  - the accumulation of multiple mutations in a cell
  - through a multistep process of accumulated damage to genes in a single cell
* arising from the head and neck region commonly are squamous cell carcinomas
  - testicle are rare
  - in another organ that spreads to the vagina is much more common
* become more common as one gets older.
* begin as a primary tumor
  - in a single cell, and that cell is the site of the primary cancer
* begins as a single abnormal cell that begins to multiply out of control
  - in the cell
* begins when a cell begins dividing uncontrollably
  - single cell is transformed, or converted from a normal cell to a cancer cell
  - one cell in the body becomes abnormal or 'mutates'
* begins with a series of mutations
  - the transformation of a single cell
* behaves differently in different people, depending on the type of cancer involved.
* born can shine in the fields of health, sanitation, medicine, pharmacy and diet.
* breakdown in the viability of our being.
* can affect all body parts except the hair, nails and teeth
  - any part of the body, particularly the skin, bone, and other major body organs
  - anybody at any age
  - anyone, though increasing age is often associated with increased risk
  - the upper portion of the birth canal, especially the cervix
* can also grow directly outward
  - from the liver
  - metastasize through the bloodstream
  - occur in the islet cells but is less common there
* can also spread to adjacent structures and penetrate body cavities by direct extension
  - the area near spinal cord and vertebrae
  - take a beating from nuts
  - and often do show a very rapid onset of clinical signs
* can arise in almost any tissue or organ within the human body
  - different parts of the body
* can attack all population groups, from rich to poor, underserved and minorities
  - people of all ages - men, women, and children
* can be a big problem for a person
  - complex, frightening disease that brings on a lot of very emotional reactions
  - very costly disease
  - benign polyps, which are removed during outpatient surgical procedures
* can be one of the most emotionally charged of all diseases afflicting humans and animals
  - possible result of an infection
  - temperature-dependent
* can become over protective or even over bearing in their desire to help and cherish others
  - resistant to chemotherapeutic agents
* can begin in any organ or tissue of the body
  - mystery and vanish just as mysteriously
  - bring out the best in people
* can cause a cachexia wasting syndrome in some patients
  - variety of symptoms
  - different symptoms in different people because of where they are
  - pain in several different ways
  - premature death
* can develop anywhere in the body, and at any age
  - at any time in any tissue or organ
* can develop from any normal part of the body
  - tissue within any organ
* can develop in any body organ or tissue, with the exception of hair and nails
  - of the four sections of the colon or in the rectum
  - part of the colon or in the rectum
  - the wall of the gallbladder
  - on the outside of the anus or on the inside of the rectum
  - develop, people can die
  - find other routes other than the lymph system
  - form in almost all tissues of the body
  - get crabby without constant feeding
  - greatly disrupt a child's life, and that of the entire family
* can grow either by an increase in proliferation, a decrease in apoptosis, or both
  - in any part of the body
* can have a devastating impact on a person's financial well-being
  - devastating emotional and physical effects on patients and their families
  - hit anyone
  - impact our personal thoughts and feelings as well
  - invade any of the four sections of the colon, or the rectum
* can make a person stronger, and it can make life richer than ever
  - people feel isolated from the rest of the world
  - metastasize to the thyroid gland and present as a palpable nodule
* can occur at any age
  - for reasons other than heredity
* can occur in all older animals
  - the peritoneum even after the ovaries have been removed
  - when there is no longer a balance between dividing and dying cells
  - often involve bone marrow and can cause reoccurrence of disease from stem cell infusion
  - only grow when the cells are acid, the blood is alkaline, and there is poor oxygenation
  - ooze blood as well as fluid
  - originate in almost any cell of the body
  - put a strain on both close and distant relationships
* can result from a gene mutation that produces uncontrolled cell division
  - transposon jumping into a regulatory gene controlling apoptosis
  - excess cell division or deficient apoptosis
  - mutations by an indirect, vaguely understood process
* can spread by way of the lymph vessels and clog up the lymph nodes and start to grow
  - lymphatic system
  - over to lungs, liver, bones and other organs
* can spread rapidly or take years to grow
* can spread to any area in the body, but most likely goes to lung, liver, bone brain
* can start in any of the four sections or where the colon ends in the rectum
  - the eye or can spread to the eye
  - strike any part of the mouth, including the lips and tongue
* can strike anyone at any time
  - of any age, and the chances are greater for users of alcohol
  - anyone, regardless of age, gender or race
  - at any time, in any place
  - the colon and the rectum
* can take over a vital organ in a matter of weeks, or it can take decades
  - quite an emotional toll on the patient and their loved ones
  - six or more years to develop
  - years to decades to develop, depending on the type
  - vary widely among types of cancer and among individuals
* cardinal, water sign represented by the mountain stream pool of water.
* cause problems because they grow and occupy space.
* causes death.
* causes more childhood deaths than any other disease
  - deaths during childhood that any other disease
  - the passing of time to accelerate
* change in the physical area.
* changes normal body cells so that they are unable to perform their normal functions
  - one's life dramatically
  - the DNA of a cell, making it grow and divide unstopably
* chronic illness, which means that it takes time for it to grow worse.
* clonal abnormality.
* colony of constantly dividing cells.
* come in all shapes and forms and can affect all parts of the body.
* common and often devastating disease
  - serious disease
  - illness in the United States
* communicable disease.
* complex disease often requiring complicated protocols
  - with numerous treatment options
  - issue, and breast cancer is especially so
* complicated disease and each individual's response to the experience is different
  - to understand, even for adults
* condition in which cells from a tumor can escape and start new tumors in other tissues
  - grow and divide inappropriately
* consequence of mutation and natural selection within a population of cells.
* contains more water-like material, so it can appear whiter than normal breast tissue.
* continues to be a major killer, second only to heart disease
  - the second leading cause of death for both men and women
* crash course in coming to grips with mortality.
* creates a home and connects with the moon's healing cycles.
* crisis for the family and for the network of people around the patient.
* defect in regulation of the cell cycle.
* demonstrates selection favoring mutant cells at the expense of the organism.
* derangement in cell cycle control.
* derive satisfaction from helping others.
* destroys healthy tissues and organs.
* devastates the body and spirit until both have no fight remaining.
* devastating disease where current medical treatments are often inadequate.
  - for many reasons, some known, some unknown
  - when cells increasingly ignore or override such signals of chromosome impairment
* develops following the accumulation of genetic and epigenetic changes.
* develops in many places of the body such as, the lung, breast, bones, and other forms
  - people of all ages but most often in the middle-aged and the elderly
  - slowly in people
  - through a series of sequential events
* develops when cells begin to multiply at an abnormal rate
  - lose their ability to regulate their cell cycle
  - no longer follow their normal pattern of controlled growth
  - start to proliferate and escape that control
  - that line the colon and rectum begin to grow out of control
  - several mutations to such genes accumulate
* disease as much about appearance as reality
  - associated with clonal evolution and cell competition within the body
  - caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body
  - characterized by an abnormal growth of cells
  - directly affected by lifestyle choices
  - entity characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation
  - for a civilised people
* disease in which cells change and grow at a rate that is out of control
  - grow and undergo mitosis at an abnormally high rate
  - certain cells begin to divide too quickly and without any order
  - healthy cells stop functioning and maturing properly
  - marked by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
* disease of abnormal gene function
  - deregulated cellular behaviour
* disease of genes gone awry, but only a small portion of cancer is inherited
  - genetic and genomic instability
  - inappropriate cell proliferation
  - industrialization
  - repressed emotion and life-energy
  - the body's cells
* disease of the cell cycle in which cell division has gone haywire
  - tissue, of cells interacting with other cells in an abnormal way
  - uncontrolled cell growth
* disease of unregulated cell division
  - growth of the body's own cells
* disease that affects the whole family
  - can tear families and friends apart
  - causes cells to multiply uncontrollably
  - comes with a tremendous amount of emotional baggage
  - develops over many years
* disease that is due to the uncontrolled and purposeless growth of cells in the body
  - influenced by the stress response
  - kills one out of every five peope in the world
  - occurs much too frequently
* disease that occurs when cells in a person's body divide uncontrollably forming tumors
  - the is no longer regulated
  - still needs a lot of study
  - takes a long time to develop
  - where cell division has gone out of control
* disease which manages to defeat the immune system
  - results from a malignant overgrowth, without control or purpose, of cells
  - with many interlocking dimensions
* disrupts family life and causes confusion and distress.
* dissolve the proteins that hold cells together in order to spread....
* does occur in the prostate gland and is more common as men age
  - that to people
  - touch everyone in some way
  - unpredictable things to the body and to the lives that it affects
* dreaded disease and is very difficult to fight.
* dreadful disease for both sufferers and their loved ones.
* emerge there and the same bacteria is found there in limited numbers.
* evokes powerful negative thoughts and emotions such as fear, anger and depression.
* exclude leukemia.
* fairly common disease that affects hedgehogs.
* falls to the weakest failing organs.
* family disease
  - of diseases that is characterized by cells that replicate too rapidly
* feeds on stress.
* form and grow readily
  - emotional bonds with everything that crosses their paths
  - of abnormal cell growth in tissues of the body
* frightening and invasive disease
  - word that brings many fears to our minds
* general term for uncontrolled cell growth.
* genetic disease at two different levels
  - by definition
  - disorder of somatic cells
* give new meaning to changeable hair.
* gives people an opportunity to look at life in a new way.
* group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells
  - in which cells in the body grow, change, and multiply out of control
* group of diseases that are characterized by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
  - cause cells to alter and grow
* group of diseases which affect the cells of the body
  - causes cells in the body to change and grow out of control
  - many different diseases that have some important things in common
* group of many related diseases that begin in cells , the body's basic unit of life
* grow at different speeds.
* growing problem in the developing countries.
* grows from a systemic clogging of an area of the body
  - out of normal cells
* growth industry
  - of abnormal cells in the body
* hangs on longer than most to childhood wounds and past pain.
* happens to the entire social network
  - when cells grow out of control
* harm health in a number of ways.
* has causes
  - links to other disease processes
  - long baffled medical science
  - only one prime cause
  - potential
  - to do with home and family, patriotism and nurturing
* have a tendency to spread to other tissues and organs
  - very high investment in family values and an appreciation of their historic roots
  - latencies of decades for many adult cancers
  - much emotional sensitivity
  - the worst vascular appearance of all the changes that can occur on the cervix
* heritable disorder of somatic cells.
* highly powerful cell ager as well
  - variable disease, and some forms are in fact curable
* hits suddenly - often causing loss of a job.
* human problem, as are other diseases, and death.
* immunotherapy with alloreactive lymphocytes.
* impacts many, many people
  - more than just people - it affects families
* includes cancer cells
  - cell membranes
  - cytoplasm
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - vacuoles
* involves many genes and people are different
  - the loss of control over cell division
* involving the lymph system cells causes cells to grow rapidly and without order.
* is Japan's leading cause of death
  - abnormal cells with uncontrolled cell growth
* is about saving someone's life
  - the birth of the human soul into physical incarnation
  - academic journals
* is actually a group of many related diseases
  - many different diseases with many causes
* is also a side effect
  - due in part to normal aging
  - essentially a disease of the whole organism
  - more common among senior citizens
  - the sign of motherhood
* is among the leading causes of death worldwide
  - most debilitating of all illnesses
  - three leading causes of death in all age groups, except very young children
  - an abnormal cell growth and development
* is an abnormal growth of cells
  - that upsets the natural balance
  - growth, caused by underlying disease involving the whole body
  - proliferation of cells that divide uncontrollably
* is an abnormal, continuing multiplying of cells
  - uncontrolled growth of cells
  - area where it appears to have made a major contribution
  - easily definable disease that affects a relatively large segment of the population
  - emotional issue
  - emotionally devastating disease
  - environmental illness
  - evil, frightening, and threatening disease that is emotionally overwhelming
* is an example of a conditional mutant condition that depends upon multiple loci
  - delayed health effect
  - disease that develops years after exposure
  - mutation in cells
  - extraordinarily complex disease
  - extremely traumatic experience
  - illness that can be more than a little frightening
* is an illness that is at least as old as man
  - due to abnormal growth and development of cells
  - increasingly prevalent disease
  - incredibly complex disease
  - interaction between a carcinogen and protective means mobilized by the organism
  - internal pathogen
  - old person s disease
* is an uncontrolled cell division
* is an uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells
* is an uncontrolled growth of cells that can occur in any tissue in the body
  - that disrupts body tissues and organs
  - the cells in any part of the body
  - unrestrained growth of cells that destroy normal tissue and body parts in that growth
* is another common disease in senior cats
  - disease that demonstrates the danger that mutations can cause to organisms
  - leading cause of childhood mortality
  - major risk of smoking - but the risk drops every year after giving up
  - of the major killers in today's society
  - associated with pearls
  - basically the uncontrolled growth of cells
* is believed to arise from as a result of DNA damage that is inadequately repaired
  - be due, in part, to the loss of cell identity and unstable chromosomes
  - blamed for nearly one in four deaths in the state, according to public health statistics
  - by and large a disease of the elderly
* is capable of kill
* is characterized by dysregulated cell proliferation
  - the loss of control of such cell growth mechanisms
* is characterized by uncontrolled cell division
  - clonal in nature
* is common in pet animals such as the dog or cat and the rate increases with age
  - the USA, but in China it is uncommon
  - commonly a disease of old age
  - commonly, and often ineffectively, treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation
  - connected with home, family, and parenting
* is considered a disease of repression, or inhibited passion
  - genetic disorder
* is considered to be one of the most important causes of death in older dogs
  - the critical effect for ethylene oxide
  - constellations
  - curable now, and so are many other life-threatening illnesses
* is currently the most common cause of illness and death of the ferret
  - second leading cause of death in the United States
  - diagnosed in the skin more often than anywhere else in the body
  - discussed in terms of lack of cell death instead of uncontrolled cell division
  - due to proliferation of abnormal cells, which develop from body's own cells
  - epidemic in the United States
* is essentially a disease of industrialisation
  - result of uncontrolled cell division
  - the loss of normal controls on cell division
  - excessively sensitive in regards to their emotions
  - extremely rare in the hand
  - far more common in adults than in children
  - found in lymph node areas on both sides of the diaphragm
* is found in many lymph nodes under the arm
  - places in the abdomen
  - only one area or organ outside the lymph nodes and in the lymph nodes around it
* is found only in the first layer of cells in the lining of the esophagus
  - innermost layer of the stomach wall
  - top lining of the rectum
* is found to have started in the chest
  - the digestive tract
  - fundamentally a disease of tissue growth regulation
  - growth and division of cells that is no longer regulated or well organized
  - home to two open star clusters
  - in all four layers of the stomach wall and has spread to nearby tissues
  - infinitely easier to prevent than to cure
  - known as the peacemaker of the zodiac
  - largely a disease of old age
  - life's cruel common denominator
  - like most diseases
  - made up of cells that divide rapidly
  - mitosis that is no longer properly regulated with respect to starting and stopping
* is more common in men than in women
  - older people than in younger people
  - some parts of the body than others e.g. skin, lung, bowel and breast
  - than most people realize
  - concerned with expressing emotions than on superficial conversations
  - curable when detected early
* is more likely to come back in a woman treated with cone biopsy
  - when growth is rapid and size is greater than one inch
* is most common among older adults
  - in dogs middle-aged and older, but it can occur at any age
  - curable when detected at an early stage
  - dangerous when it goes to other areas in the body
  - mostly a preventable disease
  - much more complex than polio, because polio single virus kind of disease
  - multiple diseases - every tumor is different
  - multiplication of the body cells in an abnormal manner
  - neither hereditary nor familial
* is no respecter of person
  - way to die
  - nothing but an abnormal multiplication of body cells
  - now common in developing countries
* is now the number one cause of death in dogs
  - disease killer of children from late infancy through early adulthood
  - public's most feared disease
  - second greatest cause of death in the world today
* is now the second leading cause of childhood death
  - of death in Ohio, second only to heart disease
* is on the increase across America
* is one common disease of our day
  - consequence of mutations caused by faulty DNA repair systems
* is one example of a delayed health problem
  - what happens when cells go their own way at the expense of the body
* is one of Ontario s most important health problems
  - humanity's most feared scourges
* is one of the biggest and most researched causes of death in developed countries
  - conditions in which there systemic predisposition to venous thrombosis
* is one of the leading causes of death in dogs and cats today
  - of death in modern society
  - major causes of death in pet animals
* is one of the major diseases that is killing people around the world
  - world wide
* is one of the most common ways the body responds to depression and cries out for help
  - dangerous and deadly diseases today
  - parental signs
  - scariest things one can ever face
  - top four causes of death in Nunavut
  - phenotype of mutagenicity
  - only in the breast
* is only one of several diseases of the prostate
  - the toxic effects of pesticides
  - second to heart disease as a leading cause of death in America
  - the terminal stage of a long process
  - opportunistic
  - partly due to environmental factors, genetics and the normal aging process
  - positive in a grandfather of the pancreas at an elderly age
  - possibly the most significant health threat in our society today
  - potentially a life-threatening disease
  - predominantly a disease of aging but paradoxically also occurs in young children
* is primarily a disease of adults
  - old age, and it affects men as much as women
  - probably the most serious skin damage caused by free radicals
  - quite rare among the so-called primitive people of the world
  - rare in children, more common in middle-aged people and most common in old people
* is really a group of diseases
  - number of diseases caused by the abnormal growth of cells
  - many diseases
  - relatively uncommon in younger age group and the risk increases with increasing age
  - represented by the color silver
  - ruled by the moon, symbolizing emotion and female energy
* is second only to heart disease as a cause of death in the United States
  - as the leading cause of death in the United States
  - simply the massive multiplication of 'normal' somatic cells
  - slightly more frequent in men than women
  - small and the stars are dim
  - so common in family histories
  - something many people have to face every day
* is something that everybody, somewhere along the way, is touched with
  - strikes from without and there is no hope of controlling it
  - touches all of our lives
  - which spreads beyond control and devastates everything around it
  - soothed by walking barefooted by the sea, collecting shells, or sailing
* is still a great risk for users of smokeless tobacco
  - major threat in eastern Kentucky as well as the rest of the world
  - the number one cause of death in people over fifty
  - symbolized by the crab
  - systemic disease manifested locally by a tumor
* is the abnormal growth, reproduction and spread of body cells
  - body's response to being in a toxic state
  - breakdown of cellular messaging and control
  - caretaker of the Zodiac
* is the common name for a class of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division
  - term for all malignant neoplasms
* is the direct invasion of bad cells into normal good cells
  - result of genetic mutations
  - disease that interrupts the normal workings of our meticulously timed bodies
  - end result of approximately eight contributing mutations in the tumor cell
  - first water sign and the second cardinal one
  - greediest of diseases
  - home of the moon, and it is the most feminine of the signs
  - leader who inspires their neighbors to their own acts of greatness
  - leading cause of childhood death by disease
* is the leading cause of death by disease in children in the United States
  - for Vietnamese of both genders in the United States
  - in British Columbia
  - mortality in the USA, next only to cardiovascular diseases
  - non-accidental death in dogs
  - disease related cause of death in children after the newborn period
  - illness related cause of death in children
  - unaccidental death in cats and dogs
  - main killer from radiation 'fallout'
  - major cause of disease-related death in children
* is the major concern from exposure to coke oven emissions
  - to polycyclic organic matter
  - effect of concern from the radionuclides
  - maternal body which generates sustenance for the new incarnation
  - more familial, sensitized and protective sign within the zodiac
  - most aggressive disease of a larger class known as neoplasms
* is the most common natural cause of death in dogs and cats in the United States
  - non-accidental cause of death in children
* is the most curable of all chronic diseases
  - favoured area for pharmaceutical research and development
  - notable long-term somatic effect
  - sensitive sign of the zodiac
  - mothering, sustaining, nurturing sign of the zodiac
  - mutation of cells through the process of radiation exposure or genetic makeup
  - mythological homemaker
* is the name given to a group of diseases which start in the cells of the body
  - describe a tumour that has become malignant
* is the number one cause of death by disease for children and adolescents
  - disease-related death among children
  - disease-related death of children
* is the number one disease that kills dogs and cats in the United States
  - threat to child life
  - two killer behind heart disease
* is the number two killer of American men and women
  - adults and the leading cause of death from disease in children
  - primary risk from chronic, long-term exposure to pesticides
  - quintessential disease of late capitalism
  - rapid and uncontrolled replication of cells, and it can occur in any part of the body
* is the result of an immune system dysfunction
  - genetic alterations that lead to the uninterrupted growth of abnormal cells
  - the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of tissue cells
  - uninhibited cell division
  - second biggest killer of children in the United States after accidents
* is the second leading cause of childhood deaths, second only to accidents
  - death among adults
  - death among women in their reproductive years
  - death and fourth leading cause of hospitalization
  - death in California, accounting for nearly one in four deaths
  - death in Canada and around the world
  - death in Georgia, accounting for one in four deaths each year
  - death in North Dakota and in the United States
  - death in alcoholics
  - death in our country, exceeded only by heart disease
  - death in southeast Michigan
  - death in the U.S. behind heart attack
  - death in the U.S., exceeded only by heart disease
  - death in the United States and Europe
  - death in the United States, exceeded only by heart disease
  - death in the United States, second only to heart disease
  - death in the United States, surpassed only by heart disease
  - death in the country, exceeded only by heart disease
  - death in the islands
  - death in women
  - mortality in developed countries
  - mortality in the industrialized world
  - major cause of death
* is the second most common cause of death in the UK - it causes about a quarter of all deaths
  - frequent cause of death among Ohio women
  - second-leading cause of death, second only to cardiovascular disease
* is the sign of emotional sensitivity and sympathy
  - emotions and feelings
  - family and children
* is the third leading cause of death among men and women of the Bahamas
* is the top cause of death for African-American women in their middle years
  - in Japan, followed by stroke and heart disease
* is the uncontrolled growth and proliferation of cells
  - spread of abnormal cells in the body
* is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells derived from normal tissues
* is the uncontrolled growth of cells which results in damage to healthy cells
  - unrestrained growth of cells that destroy normal tissues and body parts
  - thought to arise in a single cell
* is thought to be a stochastic effect
  - prompted by genetic damage
  - develop after a cell has accumulated several cancer-causing lesions
  - too complex a disease to be explained by a single cause
  - treatable, and many cancers are curable
* is treated virtually the same in animals as it is in people
  - way in animals as it is in people
* is treated with surgery, radiation therapy , and sometimes chemotherapy
  - therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy or immunotherapy
  - triggered by changes in the genetic material of cells
* is typified by unregulated cell signaling causing cell growth
  - signalling leading to explosive cell growth
* is uncontrolled cell division and growth
* is unregulated cell division
  - growth of the cells in the body
  - usually less painful, studies show, than people expect, but the pain can still be severe
  - very common, but usually controlled by the human body
  - viral in nature
  - when mutations cause cells to behave in a selfish manner, much as single cells do
  - without a doubt one of the most well known and feared diseases on earth
* is, after all, a disease of unregulated cell division
  - by definition, cells that are growing out of control
  - however, more predominant in males
* kills by getting in the way of normal bodily processes
  - more children age one to fourteen in the U.S. than any other disease
  - mostly through blood-borne metastasis
  - primarily when tumors grow so large that they interfere with organ and tissue function
  - thousands of women each year
* knows no age limits and is stealing the lives of our children.
* leading cause of death in cats and dogs
  - most industrialized countries
* legislatively mandated, reportable disease in the state of Florida.
* life-transforming experience.
* likely develops only after a series of different mutations has occurred
  - involves multiple gene mutations
* live for their homes and families
  - in their feelings
* love food, children.
* major cause of death in the United States
  - issue in health care
  - killer of people all around the globe
* make good pimps or piano players in brothels.
* malfunction of the body's normal growth process.
* malignant growth that can affect any part of the body
  - tumor, which invades tissues aggressively
* mass of toxins that attack the immune system
* means individual survival or fear of starvation.
* metabolic deficiency.
* metastatic tumor
* modern day epidemic.
* much more complex disease than, say, a bacterial infection.
* multi-parameter phenomenon and is elusive target in terms of drug therapy.
* multifactorial disease, caused by both genetic and environmental factors.
* multistep process, the genetic basis for which has been only partly elucidated
* mutation in the information part of the cell, the DNA itself.
* needs a low oxygen acidic pH environment to survive
  - specific environment in which to grow
* now can be a disease of the past.
* occur when signaling pathways are perturbed.
* occurs as a loss of control of cell growth.
* occurs at a young age
  - all ages, but most often in middle-aged and older people
  - because of mutations in the genes responsible for cell multiplication and repair
  - if the immune system has been compromised
  - most species of animals and in many kinds of plant, as well as in human beings
  - several generations
  - the human body when cells divide out of control
  - more often as people grow older
  - primarily in the respiratory tract
  - to a family, regardless of the type of cancer
* occurs when cell division occurs unnecessarily, without order
  - runs amok
* occurs when cell growth becomes uncontrollable and tumors develop
  - can no longer be regulated
* occurs when cells become abnormal and divide and grow without control or order
  - divide without control or order
  - abnormal, divide and form more cells without control or order
  - begin to divide out of control, which often causes a noticeable lump
  - develop abnormally and grow in an uncontrolled way
  - grow abnormally and keep forming without control or order
* occurs when cells in the body grow out of control
  - reproduce and divide at an abnormal rate
  - lose the ability to control their own growth
  - damaged cells multiply uncontrollably and form tumors
* occurs when some normal cells in the body transform into abnormal or malignant cells
  - of the cells start to divide and spread in an uncontrolled manner
* occurs when the damage causes changes that make the cell grow and divide uncontrollably
  - genes that control the healthy division of cells mutate or are damaged
* occurs when, for unknown reasons, cells become abnormal and divide without control or order
* often arises in areas that have been inflamed for long periods
  - causes lower hemoglobin readings
  - form lumps or sores that can be felt or seen
  - gives children or teens their first glimpse of the medical world
  - introduces a level of absurdity into people's lives
  - leaves one feeling powerless
  - means death
  - results in one extreme or the other, at least for a time
  - results, and the effects can even include genetic damage
* often takes a long time to develop
  - many years to develop
* originating in the breast can metastasize and infect the skin, bone, lung and liver
  - epithelial tissue is called a carcinoma
* overproduce their own angiogenic agents.
* pervasive problem in America.
* places many demands on the normal functioning of the body
  - people at risk for herpes zoster
* population of the body s cells that divides without control.
* potentially serious disease.
* presents in a specific internal environment which promotes malignant growth.
* preventable disease that requires major lifestyle changes
* problem of public health proportions.
* process that indicates out of control thinking
  - with many steps
* produces great quantities of free radicals.
* product of cells replicating out of control because of malfunctioning genes.
* progresses because there lack of cancer-digesting enzymes in the body.
* progressive disease.
* ranks second as a cause of death.
* redefines the meaning of things.
* refers to any type of malignant neoplasm
  - the uncontrolled growth of a specific body tissue
* relatively rare problem of guinea pigs.
* releases irritants that lead to the itching.
* remains one of the leading causes of death in the western world
* remains one of the most common causes of death in children and adolescents
  - causes of death in our society
  - the big bad wolf of childhood illnesses
* reportable disease under the Iowa Code.
* represents a loss of control over the rate of cell division within the cell cycle.
* require energy to grow and rob the body of the energy it needs for normal function.
  - an accumulation of mutations
  - extensive surgery
* result from accumulated mutations within tissues
  - of multiple mutations in the DNA of the tumor cells
* result when key control genes are hit
  - the normal, orderly pattern of growth of individual cells goes haywire
* results from alterations in normal cell behaviors
  - an abnormal, rapid growth of cells
  - loss of control of division of cells
  - mutant genes
  - smoking, for example, but the disease usually takes years to appear
  - too much spontaneity in nature
  - when a gene mutation occurs that stomps on the accelerator or removes the breaks
* results when cells divide out of control
  - without restraint
* rules silver, and the ruby as well as the pearl are considered Cancerian birthstones.
* rules the breast, stomach, and the solar plexus
  - breasts and stomach
* rules the stomach, breasts, body fluids and mucus membranes
  - diaphragm, upper liver and breasts
* scourge that afflicts hundreds of millions of people.
* second important target for germline engineering.
* seem to grow slower, the older one becomes.
* seems to be motivated by activities that satisfy their moods and emotional needs.
* serious affliction
  - concern for a patient of any age
* shows both geographic and temporal variability
  - up in new moles when the cells begin to multiply
* sign associated with strong nationalistic tendencies and trends.
* silent but deadly disease.
* small but important zodiacal constellation.
* sometimes develop increased vascularity which yields a net increase in absorption.
* species, class, or ordinal character.
* spontaneously remit all the time.
* spreads silently in the body.
* start when one cell begins to grow and divide, rapidly and out of control.
* starting at the head of the pancreas is most likely to cause jaundice.
* starts as a genetic change in one cell
  - systemic disease without clinical manifestations
  - in a normal cell when genes have become damaged
* starts in a single cell which has become abnormal
  - cell, when it starts dividing out of control
  - single, abnormal cell unable to control it's division processes
* starts when a cell is somehow altered so that it multiplies out of control
  - cells in the body begin to grow out of control
* starts with a single cell going bad
  - one or a small group of cells that have gone wrong
* state of uncontrolled cell growth.
* still has a stigma.
* strikes one in three people and kills one in four
  - people of all ages but especially middle-aged persons and the elderly
* subject that can make anyone uncomfortable.
* symptom of improper diet, lifestyle and toxic exposure
  - or expression of abnormal cellular metabolism
* systemic disease that needs to be dealt with in a holistic manner.
* take a long time to grow big enough to cause symptoms or be seen on a scan
  - years to grow to the point where they are detectable
  - an economic and emotional toll on survivors and their families
  - lives every minute of everyday
* tend to grow quickly, but unfortunately, so do cells in bone marrow, gut and other areas
  - metastasize to specific organs or sites in the body
* tends to spread and destroy the healthy tissues and organs of the body
* term describing a large variety of disorders of proliferation.
* thousand diseases.
* touches many lives, whether directly or indirectly
  - one-third of Florida s population
  - virtually every aspect of a survivor's life
* transformational piano composition to help release pain and anger.
* traumatic experience in a family.
* treatments themselves can cause pain.
* tremendously complex disease with factors such as genetics, environment and lifestyle.
* tumor, or an overgrowth of abnormal cells.
* typically have irregular shapes and grow without pain.
* universal illness, while music transcends national boundaries.
* very common disease
  - problem in the world
* very complex disease characterized by a disruption of normal organized cell growth
  - disease, arising from a combination of many different factors
  - nasty, painful, and horrible way to die
* very serious disease that grows exponentially
  - geometrically
  - subject and effects many people everyday
* water sign known for being loyal.
* water sign, and the psychological opposite is air, the thinking function
  - passive, cardinal and angular
  - thus the involuntary shedding of tears
* word that is used to describe a group of diseases
  - strikes fear
+ Cancer (constellation): Constellations :: Constellations listed by Ptolemy
  * The name is Latin for crab. Cancer is small and the stars are dim. It is between Gemini to the west and Leo to the east, Lynx to the north and Canis Minor and Hydra to the south.
  * Cancer can affect anybody at any age. Most types of cancer are more likely to affect people as they get older. This is because as a person's DNA gets older, their DNA may become damaged, or damage that happened in the past may get worse.
+ Liver, Liver diseases, Types of liver disease: Anatomy of the digestive system
  * You can also get cancer of your liver. This can be metastatic cancer that came from some other place in your body. The liver is a common place to get metastases because it takes bad things out of the blood. So it takes cancer cells out of the blood and they grow in the liver. Cancer can also grow from the liver. Most hepatocellular carcinoma is from cirrhosis. If it is from the cells that line the bile ducts in the liver, it is called 'cholangiocarcinoma'.