COPD affects some 16 million people, making it the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., behind only heart disease and stroke. Mrs. Bush, who also struggled withcongestive heart failureandGraves’ disease, had been a smoker for decades, but quit in 1968. It may have contributed to ...
Carcinogenesis in cirrhotic patients may be associated with congestive gastropathy, which can significantly facilitate the proliferation of epithelial cells in gastric mucosa, and also with zinc deficiency, which plays a central role in the growth, differentiation and metabolism of cells [53,54,55,56]...