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Secondary Cancer
When a cancer metastasizes from its original site to another area of the body, it is termed metastatic cancer. Virtually all cancers have the potential to spread this way. Whether metastases do develop depends on the complex interaction of many...
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Question of the Week: Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis
Some of us get osteoporosis by having an underlying medical disorder that causes bone loss. Examples would be: Breast cancer... Read more »
Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis: Could They be Causing Your Low...
Are you taking an osteoporosis medication and seeing very little improvement? If so, this is very frustrating because we do all we're... Read more »
Secondary Causes for Osteoporosis Part II: Medications That Cause...
This article is a follow-up to the last titled Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis: Could They be Causing Your Low T-Scores? In this post... Read more »
Avoiding the Cancer Conversation with Friends
This past week end, I went to a beautiful wedding with my family. In attendance were relatives I hadn’t seen in many years, lots of... Read more »
Return of Breast Cancer: Living with Metastasis
The thing about being in ongoing treatment for metastatic breast cancer is that one gains a fair amount of experience in navigating the... Read more »
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Secondary systemic amyloid
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Secondary systemic amyloidosis is a disorder in which abnormal proteins build up in tissues and organs. Clumps of the abnormal proteins are called... Read more »
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Secondary hyperparathyroidism is when the parathyroid glands in your neck produce too much parathyroid hormone (PTH) because your calcium levels are... Read more »
Secondary amenorrhea
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Secondary amenorrhea occurs when a woman who has been having normal menstrual cycles stops getting her periods for 6 or more months.Amenorrhea is... Read more »
Neuropathy secondary to drugs
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Neuropathy secondary to drugs is a loss of sensation (or movement) in a part of the body due to a certain medicine.Causes, incidence, and risk... Read more »
Colon and Rectal Cancers: Treatment for Metastasized Colorecta...
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
for Metastasized Colorectal CancerThe liver is the most frequent site for colorectal cancers to spread (metastasized). Here, treatments may slow the... Read more »
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