MBI 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Melanoma, Stratum Basale, Rectal Examination

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Breast cancer #3 cancer killer in the us, #2 cancer killer of women: risk factors. Increased weight, less exercise, and increased fat intake among women. Persistent breast changes such as a lump, thickening, swelling or dimpling. Metastases usually to liver, lungs and brain can eventually result in death: treatment. Lumpectomy, mastectomy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, biological therapy: 5-year survival rates, 89% overall, 6% with distal metastases, prevention. Screening: monthly self exams from age 20, clinical breast exams, mammograms after the age of 40, scans id recommended, try to minimize risk factors. Pancreatic cancer: #4 cancer killer in the us rates have increased in the last 10 hears, risk factors included. Upper abdominal pain, yellowing of the skin and whites of eyes (jaundice), loss of appetite, unexplained weight loss: detection. Tube with a light is inserted into the abdomen to visualize the pancreas: treatment scans, biopsies.

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