fibrocystic breast disease
The older name for ordinary cyclical breast lumpiness, kept in many records although the word disease is now considered inaccurate.
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56 matchesLCIS
Abnormal cells filling the milk-producing lobules, treated as a warning sign for both breasts rather than as a cancer of one.
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Visible only under a microscope, it produces no lump, no symptom and no change in a blood test result.
Read definition5-alpha reductase inhibitor
A substance that blocks an enzyme needed by the body to make dihydrotestosterone (a male sex hormone made from testosterone).
Read definitionBarrett esophagus
This condition replaces the esophagus's normal lining with a different cell type after long term acid reflux, and carries a modestly increased cancer risk.
Read definitionbenign breast disease
A common condition marked by benign (not cancer) changes in breast tissue.
Read definitionbenign prostatic hypertrophy
A benign (not cancer) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine.
Read definitionchronic idiopathic myelofibrosis
A progressive, chronic disease in which the bone marrow is replaced by fibrous tissue and blood is made in organs such as the liver and the spleen, instead of in the bone marrow.
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A condition in which slightly abnormal cells grow on the thin layer of tissue that covers the cervix.
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A condition in which moderately abnormal cells grow on the thin layer of tissue that covers the cervix.
Read definitionCIN 2/3
A condition in which abnormal cells grow on the thin layer of tissue that covers the cervix (the lower, narrow end of the uterus).
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Abnormal cells are found in the cervical epithelium (the innermost lining of the cervix).
Read definitioncongenital neutropenia
An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections).
Read definitionDHT
DHT is a potent hormone derived from testosterone that drives male sexual development and contributes to prostate enlargement and pattern hair loss.
Read definitiondutasteride
Prostate growth depends on a hormone built from testosterone, and this drug shuts down the enzyme that performs the conversion.
Read definitionendometrium
The endometrium is the inner lining of the uterus that thickens and sheds each menstrual cycle and supports a pregnancy if one occurs.
Read definitionfree PSA
The amount of the protein prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood that is not attached to other proteins.
Read definitiongenetic infantile agranulocytosis
An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections).
Read definitionidiopathic myelofibrosis
A progressive, chronic disease in which the bone marrow is replaced by fibrous tissue and blood is made in organs such as the liver and the spleen, instead of in the bone marrow.
Read definitioninfantile genetic agranulocytosis
An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections).
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