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Radiation poisoning
Radiation poisoning, also called radiation sickness or a creeping dose, is a form of damage to organ tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation. The term is generally used to refer to acute problems caused by a large dosage of radiation in a short period, though this also has occurred...
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Leukemia
Leukemia (British English: leukaemia) (Greek leukos λευκός, "white"; aima αίμα, "blood") is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood...
- x Risk Factors:
- Human T-lymphotropic virus,
- Down syndrome,
- Chemotherapy,
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- Down syndrome,
- x Symptoms:
- Headache,
- Infection,
- Sleep hyperhidrosis,
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- Infection,
- x Treatments:
- Stem cell transplantation,
- Radiation therapy,
- Immunotherapy,
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- Radiation therapy,
Brain tumor
The brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the brain or inside the skull, which can be cancerous or non-cancerous (benign).
It is defined as any intracranial tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the...
- x Risk Factors:
- Family history of brain tumors,
- Radiation poisoning,
- White,
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- Radiation poisoning,
- x Symptoms:
- Vomiting,
- Mental confusion,
- Balance disorder,
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- Mental confusion,
- x Treatments:
- Radiation therapy,
- Surgery,
- Targeted therapy,
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- Surgery,
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid neoplasm or thyroid cancer usually refers to any of four kinds of malignant tumors of the thyroid gland: papillary, follicular, medullary or anaplastic. Most patients are 25 to 65 years of age when first diagnosed; women are more affected...
- x Risk Factors:
- Female,
- Diet low in iodine,
- White,
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- Diet low in iodine,
- x Treatments:
- Surgery,
- Thyroidectomy,
- Lobectomy,
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- Thyroidectomy,
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Chronic myelogenous (or myeloid) leukemia (CML), also known as chronic granulocytic leukemia (CGL), is a form of leukemia characterized by the increased and unregulated growth of predominantly myeloid cells in the bone marrow and the accumulation of...
- x Risk Factors:
- Environmental exposure to carcinogens,
- Radiation poisoning,
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation poisoning,
- x Symptoms:
- Bruise,
- Low-grade fever,
- Sleep hyperhidrosis,
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- Low-grade fever,
- x Treatments:
- Pharmacotherapy,
- Stem cell transplantation,
- Chemotherapy,
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- Stem cell transplantation,
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), is a form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts.
Malignant, immature white blood cells continuously multiply and are overproduced in the bone marrow. ALL causes...
- x Risk Factors:
- Chemotherapy,
- Radiation poisoning,
- Family history of acute lymphocytic leukemia,
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- Radiation poisoning,
- x Symptoms:
- Dyspnea,
- Pyrexia,
- Weight loss,
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- Pyrexia,
- x Treatments:
- Chemotherapy,
- Radiation therapy,
- Bone marrow transplant,
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- Radiation therapy,
Acute myeloid leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also known as acute myelogenous leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells that accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the...
- x Risk Factors:
- Radiation therapy,
- Down syndrome,
- Radiation poisoning,
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- Down syndrome,
- x Treatments:
- Immunotherapy,
- Bone marrow transplant,
- Pharmacotherapy,
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- Bone marrow transplant,
Papillary thyroid cancer
Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common type of thyroid cancer. It occurs more frequently in women and presents in the 30-40 year age group. It is also the predominant cancer type in children with thyroid cancer, and in patients with thyroid...
- x Risk Factors:
- Female,
- Too much iodine in the diet,
- Family history of thyroid cancer,
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- Too much iodine in the diet,
- x Symptoms:
- Thyroid nodule
- x Treatments:
- Radiation therapy,
- Hormone therapy,
- Surgery,
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- Hormone therapy,
