The risk of internal malignancies increases with age with approximately 60% of malignancies occurring in patients greater than 65 years of age. Id
Symptoms in women rarely differ from those in men. Once the tumor sheds cancer cells into the blood and lymph systems and metastasizes, additional symptoms usually arise, depending on the location of the metastasis. Frequent sites of metastasis for pancreatic cancer include the liver, the lymph n...
Blood tests to screen for infections like syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B Screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia (the name for a group of inherited conditions that affect haemoglobin, a substance in the blood that’s used to carry oxygen around the body) You might also be offered antenatal...
In the most basic terms, cancer refers to cells that grow out-of-control and invade other tissues. Cells may become cancerous due to the accumulation of defects, or mutations, in their DNA. Certain inherited genetic defects (for example, BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations) and infections can increase...
New information is emerging all the time about the impacts of COVID infection on the heart, brain, and immune system. Vaccines are proving to be even safer than we first thought, and we’re learning that they protect both pregnant women and their newborn babies. And every month brings new...
New information is emerging all the time about the impacts of COVID infection on the heart, brain, and immune system. Vaccines are proving to be even safer than we first thought, and we’re learning that they protect both pregnant women and their newborn babies. And every month brings new...
Women may also experience the following symptoms for AIDS: Vaginal infections, like yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Signs of AIDS AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It’s the final, most severe stage of HIV infection. People with AIDS have ...
Autoimmune hepatitis is a liver disease found more commonly in women that is caused by an abnormality of the immune system. The abnormal immune activity in autoimmune hepatitis causes progressive inflammation and destruction of liver cells (hepatocytes), eventually leading to cirrhosis. ...
While trichomoniasis affects both women and men, symptoms are more common in women. Most men with trichomoniasis do not have any signs or symptoms. Symptoms in women can include: A change in vaginal discharge – there may be a small amount or a lot, and it may be thick or thin, or fro...
Also hepatitis B and C are widely spread, so cirrhosis is in increase. More and more women are drinking, and also very young teenagers. The prevalence of alcoholic liver disease in a population is very high. You can take some Sylimarin supplements to stimulate liver regeneration and deal ...