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What is CancerThe body is made up of very small cells. Normal cells in the body grow and die in a controlled time. Sometimes cells keep dividing and growing without normal controls, causing an abnormal growth celled a tumour. If the tumour does not invade nearby tissues and body parts, it is called a benign tumour, or non cancerous growth. Benign tumours are rarely life threatening. If the tumour invades and destroys nearby cells, it is called a malignant tumour or cancer. Cancer may threaten your life. Cancerous cells may also spread to different parts of the body though blood vessels and lymph channels. Cancer treatments are used to kill off or to control abnormally growing cancerous cells. Cancers in the body are given names depending on where the cancer originates. Cancer that begins in the lungs will always be called a lung cancer, even if it has spread to another place such as the liver, bones or brain. Although doctors can locate where a cancer begins, the cancer in a patient cannot usually be identified. Cells contain hereditary or genetic materials called chromosomes. This genetic material controls the growth of the cell. Cancer always arises from changes that occur in these genetic materials. When the genetic materials in a cell become abnormal, it can lose its ability to control its growth. These sudden changes in genetic material can occur for a variety of reasons. This tendency may be inherited from parents. Changes in Genetic materials may also occur because of exposure to infections, drugs, tobacco, chemicals or other factors. If you have cancer, it is important to determine how much the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.  Top Cancer Tests News2008-11-20 Alcohol Test: Neutral venue not an option for Pak series right now: ShuklaShukla, meanwhile, took the occasion to welcome Barmy Army, Englands band of supporters for the second Test in Mumbai after they reportedly decided against touring Ahmedabad, venue of the first Test, for the ban on alcohol in Gujarat.
2008-11-20 Diabetes tests: Nigeria: NGO Offers Free Medical Test for 300 People (Page 1 of 1)The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the free test was part of the events marking this years World Diabetes Day. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Miss Adanma Odefa, Founder and Chief Executive of DHS, urged the public to be conscious of their sugar levels, because "it is a big killer all over the world". A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Diabetes and Hypertension Help Society (DHS), Friday in Abuja conducted free tests for more than 300 people, to ascertain their state of health.
2008-11-20 Lead Test: The Sports Network - National Football LeagueThough they have been competitive, the Cardinals have still stumbled a bit against all things east. They are 1-1 against the NFC East this year, having posted a big home win over Dallas but also losing a seven-point test versus Washington. Arizona is also 0-3 on the East Coast this year, having lost the aforementioned game in Washington in addition to tests in New York (56-35 loss to Jets) and Carolina (27-23). UP NEXT: The Seahawks play the second of two straight at home, as they host the Washington Redskins this Sunday. Seattle has lost its last four regular- season games against Washington, including a road test in overtime in 2005. The teams havent met in the Emerald City since 2002 in regular-season play, but Seattle did hand the Redskins a 35-14 loss in last Januarys NFC Wild Card Playoffs.
2008-11-20 Bacteria Test: The Galveston County Daily NewsA: Yes it will. Salt water problems in our soil occurred in areas flooded with seawater, brackish water, or tidal surge water from the Galveston Bay. Salt-contaminated soils will have several effects on plants. High salt levels in the soil solution will draw water out of the roots of plants, causing desiccation. In less severe cases, elevated salt levels will make it more difficult for plants to take up water, thus increasing water stress and reducing growth.
2008-11-20 Human Papilloma Virus HPV: Slave River JournalDr. Andre Corriveau, chief medical officer for the NWT, explains there is no data on HPV infection rates in the North so far. This study will correct that by analyzing the samples of Pap smears taken from patients in the territory. Pap smear samples are kept for up to six months, so just by going through labs and recording where samples were taken produces a lot of information, eventually assembling a map of the NWT showing where various HPV strains have taken hold.
2008-11-20 Hepatitis C-HCV Test: Woman who got HIV organ suing :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro and Tri-StateThe suit claims Dr. J. Richard Thistlewaite and others at the hospitals transplant team were told by Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network that the donor was a homosexual who died in a car collision. The transplant team never told the recipient whose condition was non-life threatening the donor was homosexual, which the suit claims is considered high risk for organ donation. Jane Doe, the plaintiffs alias, was one of four people who received infected organs from the single male donor at Chicago area hospitals in , said Thomas Demetrio, the womans attorney. All four were diagnosed with HIV and hepatitis C after the transplants, Demetrio said.
2008-11-20 HIV Virus Test: Malaysian National News Agency :: BERNAMAThey also refrained from confiding with friends, scared for they may lose their jobs. This made them to live in phobia and their condition become worse as they need proper and adequate treatment that could provide them with better life," she told Bernama after a media workshop on Children and HIV and Aids held here recently. They come to the clinic but it depends on their mood. They are still like small kids. When they feel healthy they dont bother to come. We have to repeatedly telling them to take their medicines, not to default," Dr Wong who is a member of the Malaysian Society for HIV Medicine (MaSHM) told Bernama.
2008-11-20 Allergy Tests: Smoking, biomass fuels strong cause of lung disease in PakistanUnfortunately, many COPD patients do not receive a diagnosis until their disease is relatively advanced. Early symptoms of COPD include coughing, bringing up sputum, and getting out of breath during exercise or exertion. In patients at risk, a test called spirometry to measure a patients lung function can diagnose COPD. Spirometry is simple, quick, and painless to do. Greater use of spirometry would help us diagnose COPD, earlier and reduce the worldwide burden of COPD, says Christine Jenkins, MD, chair of the Gold Dissemination Committee. This year, the committee produced a series of educational resources to help healthcare professionals perform and interpret spirometry in clinical practice. Many people are aware that it is important to have ones cholesterol levels monitored. If you have risk factors for COPD, getting a lung
2008-11-20 Carbon Monoxide: Harwich: Poisoned by gas fire (From Gazette)However, it was only when the family started to feel sick and have bad headaches that a special carbon monoxide test was done, revealing how dangerous their home had become. A MOTHER has launched a campaign for compulsory carbon monoxide testing after she and her children were hospitalised because of a faulty gas fire. A shaken Mrs Gallagher said: Myself and my children had to go to hospital. We had carbon monoxide poisoning another week down the line it would have been a different story.
2008-11-20 Thyroid-TSH Test: WTHR - Indianapolis News Weather -The Hidden EnemyThere are two forms of chromium. The trivalent form which is not that dangerous and the hexavalent form," Dr. Costa explained to the U. S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee. "And the problem is we have a lot of trivalent in our blood, but only in our red blood cell do we have the hexavalent form. So, the proper test for hexavalent chromium exposure is to take out the red blood cell and measure it in the red blood cell," added Dr. Costa. "There are not many labs that do that type of thing and I doubt this was done in their case," says Dr. Costa.
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