Archive for May 12th, 2009
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CYSTIC FIBROSIS – TREATMENT
The rest, about 15 per cent, are found when another child in the family is known to have the disease, and this is picked up during routine testing of the other children. The diagnosis can be established by a special test, which estimates the salt content in the child’s sweat. It is a .difficult test [...]
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YOUR CANCER YOUR LIFE – TYPES OF CANCER (GENERAL INFORMATION)
Cancer is classified according to the cell of origin and the organ of origin. For example, the most common type of cancer in women is called adenocarcinoma of the breast. ‘Adeno’ tells us that the cancer began in the cells lining the milk-producing glands in the breast. ‘Carcinoma’ just means cancer. There are other types [...]