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| x Radiation therapy |
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Breast cancer |
Radiation therapy (also radiotherapy or radiation oncology, sometimes abbreviated to XRT) is the medical use of ionizing radiation as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells (not to be confused with radiology, the use of radiation in...
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| Acute myeloid leukemia | |||
| Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | |||
| Medullary thyroid cancer | |||
| Esophageal cancer | |||
| x Sedentary lifestyle | Breast cancer |
Sedentary lifestyle is a medical term used to denote a type of lifestyle with a lack of physical exercise. It is commonly found in both the developed and developing world and characterized by sitting, reading, watching television and computer use...
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| Colorectal cancer | |||
| x Family history of breast cancer | Breast cancer | ||
| Ovarian cancer | |||
| x Obesity |
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Breast cancer |
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy. Body mass index (BMI), which compares weight and height, is used to define a...
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| Endometrial cancer | |||
| Prostate cancer | |||
| Kidney cancer | |||
| Multiple myeloma | |||
| x Personal history of breast cancer | Breast cancer | ||
| Colorectal cancer | |||
| Ovarian cancer | |||
| x Alcohol use | Breast cancer | ||
| Colorectal cancer | |||
| Oral cancer | |||
| Liver cancer | |||
| Throat cancer | |||
| x Delayed onset of menopause | Breast cancer |
Menopause after age 55
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| Endometrial cancer | |||
| x Tobacco smoking |
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Cancer |
Tobacco smoking is the practice where tobacco is burned and the vapors either tasted or inhaled. The practice began as early as 5000–3000 BC. Many civilizations burnt incense during religious rituals, which was later adopted for pleasure or as a...
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| Stroke | |||
| Cardiovascular disease | |||
| Myocardial infarction | |||
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |||
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| x Infection |
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Bladder cancer |
An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In an infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources to multiply, usually at the expense of the host. The infecting organism, or pathogen,...
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| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | |||
| x Family history of bladder cancer | Bladder cancer | ||
| x Personal history of bladder cancer | Bladder cancer | ||
| x Environmental exposure to carcinogens | Bladder cancer |
Exposure to carcinogens in the workplace, e.g., hairdressers being exposed to hair dyes.
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| Colorectal cancer | |||
| Leukemia | |||
| Chronic myelogenous leukemia | |||
| Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | |||
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| x Caucasian race |
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Bladder cancer |
The term Caucasian race (also Caucasoid or Europid) has been used to denote the general physical type of some or all of the indigenous populations of Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia. Historically, the...
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| Breast cancer | |||
| x Male | Bladder cancer |
Male (♂) refers to the sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male cannot reproduce...
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| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | |||
| Pancreatic cancer | |||
| Acute myeloid leukemia | |||
| Prostate cancer | |||
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| x Menopausal hormone therapy | Breast cancer | ||
| x Early onset of menstruation | Breast cancer | ||
| Endometrial cancer | |||
| x DES use | Breast cancer |
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a drug, an orally active synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen that was first synthesized in 1938, and given to some pregnant women until 1971.
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| x High-fat diet | Colorectal cancer | ||
| Prostate cancer | |||
| x Personal history of colon cancer | Colorectal cancer | ||
| Ovarian cancer | |||
| x Personal history of uterine cancer | Colorectal cancer | ||
| Ovarian cancer | |||
| x Ulcerative colitis |
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Colorectal cancer |
Ulcerative colitis (Colitis ulcerosa, UC) is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon, that includes characteristic ulcers, or open...
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| x Exogenous Hormones | Colorectal cancer | ||
| x Personal history of ovarian cancer | Colorectal cancer | ||
| x Colorectal polyp |
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Colorectal cancer |
A colorectal polyp is a polyp (fleshy growth) occurring on the lining of the colon or rectum. Untreated colorectal polyps can develop into colorectal cancer.
Colorectal polyps are often classified by their behaviour (i.e. benign vs. malignant) and...
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| x Family history of colorectal cancer | Colorectal cancer | ||
| Pancreatic cancer | |||
| x Ultraviolet radiation exposure | Skin cancer | ||
| Melanoma | |||
| Oral cancer | |||
| x Personal history of skin cancer | Skin cancer | ||
| Melanoma | |||
| x Family history of skin cancer | Skin cancer | ||
| x Immunosuppression | Skin cancer |
Immunosuppression involves an act that reduces the activation or efficacy of the immune system. Some portions of the immune system itself have immuno-suppressive effects on other parts of the immune system, and immunosuppression may occur as an...
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| Melanoma | |||
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | |||
| x White |
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Skin cancer |
White people (in American English also Caucasian, see White American) is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin. However, rather than a straightforward description of skin...
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| Melanoma | |||
| Thyroid cancer | |||
| Brain tumor | |||
| Kaposi's sarcoma | |||
| x Sunburn |
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Melanoma |
A sunburn is a burn to living tissue such as skin produced by overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, commonly from the sun's rays. Usual mild symptoms in humans and animals are red or reddish skin that is hot to the touch, general fatigue, and...
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| x Family history of melanoma | Melanoma | ||
| x Dysplastic nevus |
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Melanoma |
A dysplastic nevus, (or naevus; pl. nevi or naevi) is an atypical melanocytic nevus; a mole whose appearance is different from that of common moles. Dysplastic nevi are generally larger than ordinary moles and have irregular and indistinct borders....
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| x Nulliparity | Endometrial cancer |
never having carried a pregnancy
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| Ovarian cancer | |||
| x Tamoxifen |
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Endometrial cancer |
Tamoxifen is an antagonist of the estrogen receptor in breast tissue and is therefore used in the treatment of breast cancer. As of 2004, it was the world's largest selling drug for that purpose.
Some breast cancer cells require estrogen to grow....
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| x Family history of endometrial cancer | Endometrial cancer | ||
| x High level of estrogen | Endometrial cancer | ||
| x Breast cancer |
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Endometrial cancer |
Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the cells of the breast. Worldwide, breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer after lung cancer (10.4% of all cancer incidence, both sexes counted) and the fifth most common cause of cancer death...
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| x Ovarian cancer |
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Endometrial cancer |
Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from different parts of the ovary.
The most common form of ovarian cancer (≥80%) arises from the outer lining (epithelium) of the ovary. Other forms arise from the egg cells (germ cell tumor).
Ovarian...
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| x Colorectal cancer |
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Endometrial cancer |
Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. With 655,000 deaths worldwide per year, it is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of...
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| x Estrogen replacement therapy | Endometrial cancer | ||
| Ovarian cancer | |||
| x Genetic disorder | Leukemia |
A genetic disorder is an illness caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes. While some diseases, such as cancer, are due in part to a genetic disorders, they can also be caused by environmental factors. Most disorders are quite rare and affect...
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| Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | |||
| x Human T-lymphotropic virus |
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Leukemia |
HTLV-I is an abbreviation for the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1, also called the Adult T-cell lymphoma virus type 1, a virus that has been seriously implicated in several kinds of diseases including HTLV-I-associated myelopathy,...
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| x Down syndrome |
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Leukemia |
Down syndrome, Down's syndrome, or trisomy 21 is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British doctor who described the syndrome in 1866. The disorder was...
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| Acute myeloid leukemia | |||
| Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | |||
| x Chemotherapy |
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Leukemia |
Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells, both good and bad, but specifically those of micro-organisms or cancer. In popular usage, it refers to antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer or...
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| Chronic myelogenous leukemia | |||
| Acute myeloid leukemia | |||
| Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | |||
| Necrotizing fasciitis | |||
| x Radiation poisoning |
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Leukemia |
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...
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| Chronic myelogenous leukemia | |||
| Acute myeloid leukemia | |||
| Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | |||
| Thyroid cancer | |||
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| x Passive smoking |
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Lung cancer |
Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke, called secondhand smoke (SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), from tobacco products used by others. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by people within...
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| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | |||
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | |||
| x Personal history of lung cancer | Lung cancer | ||
| x Radon |
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Radon (pronounced /ˈreɪdɒn/) is a chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86. Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, naturally occurring, radioactive noble gas that is formed from the decay of radium. It is one of the heaviest...
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| x Air pollution |
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Lung cancer |
Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damages the natural environment, into the atmosphere.
The atmosphere is a complex,...
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| x Immunodeficiency | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Immunodeficiency (or immune deficiency) is a state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious disease is compromised or entirely absent. Most cases of immunodeficiency are acquired ("secondary") but some people are born with defects in...
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| Cervical cancer | |||
| Candidiasis | |||
| Molluscum contagiosum | |||
| Jock itch | |||
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| x Female | Ovarian cancer |
Female (♀) is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces ova (egg cells). The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced...
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| Thyroid cancer | |||
| Papillary thyroid cancer | |||
| Medullary thyroid cancer | |||
| Follicular thyroid cancer | |||
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| x Family history of ovarian cancer | Ovarian cancer | ||
| Pancreatic cancer | |||
| x Family history of pancreatic cancer | Pancreatic cancer | ||
| x African American |
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Pancreatic cancer |
African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa. In the United States, the terms are generally used for Americans with at least partial Sub-Saharan...
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| Prostate cancer | |||
| Esophageal cancer | |||
| x Chronic pancreatitis |
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Pancreatic cancer |
Chronic pancreatitis is a long-standing inflammation of the pancreas that alters its normal structure and functions. It can present as episodes of acute inflammation in a previously injured pancreas, or as chronic damage with persistent pain or...
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| x Diabetes mellitus |
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Pancreatic cancer |
Diabetes mellitus (pronounced /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiːtiːz/ or /ˌdaɪ.əˈbiːtɨs/; /mɨˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlɨtəs/), often referred to simply as diabetes , is a syndrome of disordered metabolism, usually due to a combination of hereditary and environmental causes,...
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| Liver cancer | |||
| Candidiasis | |||
| Jock itch | |||
| x Family history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | ||
| x Family history of lymphoma | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | ||
| x Family history of acute lymphocytic leukemia | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | ||
