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...
The fungus causing athlete's foot is the same type of fungus that causes jock itch and ringworm. You're more likely to develop the infection if your wear damp socks or work in wet and humid conditions. Your risk increases if you sweat a lot, wear plastic-lined shoes, or develop a nail...
In PBC, the destruction of the small bile ducts blocks the normal flow of bile into the intestine. As the inflammation continues to destroy more of the bile ducts, it also spreads to destroy nearby liver cells. As the destruction of the hepatocytes proceeds, scar tissue (fibrosis) forms and...
As part of its function, the liver makes bile, a fluid that contains among other substances, water, chemicals, and bile acids (made from stored cholesterol in the liver). Bile is stored in the gallbladder, and when food enters the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine), bile ...