gallbladder cancer
Because early gallbladder cancer rarely causes noticeable symptoms, it is often identified only after the disease has already reached an advanced stage.
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67 matchesgastric cancer
Gastric cancer arises in the stomach lining, often linked to chronic infection with a common stomach bacterium, and frequently causes only vague early symptoms.
Read definitionguanine
Guanine is one of the four nucleobases in DNA and RNA, pairing with cytosine to help form the genetic code's structure.
Read definitionhepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary liver cancer, arising directly from liver cells and closely linked to cirrhosis and chronic viral hepatitis.
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The most common type of kidney cancer.
Read definitioninvasive hydatidiform mole
A type of cancer that grows into the muscular wall of the uterus.
Read definitionlung cancer
Tobacco smoke drives most cases, yet the disease also arises in people who never smoked, usually as adenocarcinoma.
Read definitionMEN1 syndrome
A rare, inherited disorder that affects the endocrine glands and can cause tumors in the parathyroid and pituitary glands and the pancreas.
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A rare type of tumor, usually of the female genital tract, in which the insides of the cells look clear when viewed under a microscope.
Read definitionmultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome
A rare, inherited disorder that affects the endocrine glands and can cause tumors in the parathyroid and pituitary glands and the pancreas.
Read definitionmyometrium
The myometrium is the thick muscular wall of the uterus that contracts during labor and menstruation and gives the organ its structural strength.
Read definitionnasopharynx
The nasopharynx is the uppermost part of the throat, connecting the nasal cavity to the rest of the airway and to each middle ear.
Read definitionnon-small cell lung cancer
A group of lung cancers that are named for the kinds of cells found in the cancer and how the cells look under a microscope.
Read definitionpancreatic cancer
Position explains much of its reputation: a tumor deep behind the stomach can grow quietly until it presses on the bile duct or nearby nerves.
Read definitionpentostatin
A purine nucleotide analogue antibiotic isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus.
Read definitionphosphate
Phosphate is a phosphorus-containing ion essential to bone, cell membranes, and the energy molecule ATP, with levels regulated mainly by the kidneys and parathyroid hormone.
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Phosphorus is an essential mineral present in bones, teeth, and cell energy molecules, with blood levels regulated closely alongside calcium.
Read definitionpuberty
Puberty is the hormonally driven stage of physical development that transitions a child's body toward adult reproductive capability.
Read definitionpurine
Half the alphabet of the genetic code, and the reason uric acid builds up and triggers a gout attack.
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Pyrimidines are single-ring nitrogen-containing bases, including cytosine, thymine, and uracil, that pair with purines to form the rungs of DNA and RNA.
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