Asbestos is a general term for a group of minerals that are too small to see. It can be found in the environment and at one time it was widely used in insulation. According to the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Exposure to the sun's rays can be beneficial or harmful. Some factors may increase the risk that sunlight may cause skin cancer. These factors are the skin's pigment and ability to tan, exposure to chemicals, heredity, and the amount of exposure...
According to the National Cancer Institute, 19,000 people are diagnosed each year with brain cancer. It is the leading cause of cancer death in people under the age of 35. However, identifying the core causes of brain cancer has required in-depth...
The lungs contain several air sacs, or alveoli, that connect to the windpipe by a series of airways called bronchioles. Each of these structures contains a number of specialized cell types that work together to allow air to travel into the lungs...
Acne is the most common skin condition in the United States. Although teenagers are often affected, adults also get acne. Eighty percent of people aged 11 to 30 exhibit acne, according to an MSNBC.com article called "Get Rid of That Embarrassing...
New cases of thyroid cancer were diagnosed in approximately 37,200 people in the United States in 2009, according to the American Cancer Society. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland that produces hormones that help to regulate various...
Exposure to asbestos, whether by working in an asbestos industry or through accidental contact with asbestos fibers, can increase the risk of developing cancer. People who worked in an asbestos-related industry for many years are at the highest...
Pelvic cancers are an important health concern for women. The three places in the female pelvis where cancers frequently occur are the cervix, the ovaries and the lining of the uterus, which is known as the endometrium. There are unique causes for...
Cancer arising in the bones is rare, according to the National Institutes of Health. The types of primary bone cancer listed by the National Cancer Institute are osteosarcoma, osteochondroma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma and Ewing's sarcoma....
Hybrid vehicles are becoming more popular as we move toward a greener future. A hybrid electric vehicle combines a conventional combustion engine with electricity. The hybrid achieves better fuel economy than a conventional gas-powered vehicle and...
Your skin tone is affected by several factors including your genetics, the environment and the melanin in your skin. Both indoor and outdoor environments influence your skin tone. Melanin is a pigment which gives your skin its color; it also has...
Exposure to asbestos increases the risk of common cancer that attacks the lungs or a rarer cancer that attacks the membrane lining the chest, studies have concluded. Both types of cancer are highly lethal. Asbestos was widely used in construction...
According to the National Cancer Institute, just over 37,000 people were expected to be diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2009. Fortunately, only about 1,600 people die from thyroid cancer since it is usually curable with proper treatment. The...
Wrinkling and aging go hand in hand for most people. As you get older, your skin becomes less pliant and elastic, and you'll begin to see lines and creases where your skin was previously smooth. Though wrinkling cannot always be avoided, making...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. It is also the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women in the United States. The World Health Organization links smoking to several cancers, including lung,...
Many women are exposed to low levels of radiation during pregnancy. In most cases, the amount of radiation exposure is too low to cause any problems for the pregnancy. However, in rare cases, adverse effects can occur. As a precaution, women are...
One of the ways that cancer is initiated is via DNA damage following chronic irritation. Agents well known to irritate the lungs and lead to lung cancer over time include smoke and the irritating tars, resins, and carcinogens it contains,...
Exposure to the sun has a number of negative results, including premature aging skin and wrinkles, age spots and an increased risk of skin cancer. Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic report that over time, the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays damage the...
The top two causes of lung cancer in the United States are cigarettes and exposure to the natural gas radon, according to the American Cancer Society. The risk of lung cancer is even greater when a smoker has contact with radon gas. That reality...
Adenocarcinoma is a type of cancer that originates in the glandular tissue, according to the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago. The cancer develops from epithelial and secretory cells that line and surround tissues of the body....
According to the report released in 2000 from the American Cancer Society (ACS), brain cancer is the second most common cancer found in children right after leukemia. It affects boys more than girls, and is most common among Caucasian children...
The American Cancer Society (ACS) describes two kinds of tobacco smoke that could affect non-smokers, namely side stream smoke that issues from the burning part of the pipe, cigarette or cigar, and mainstream smoke which is exhaled by the smoker....
According to Merck, kidney cancer accounts for 2 to 3 percent of all cases of adult cancer. Also called renal cancer, kidney cancer is a very serious condition that can metastasize, or spread, to different organs throughout the body. The cancer...
The liver detoxifies the body by breaking down chemicals in preparation for excretion, and aids in digestion by releasing bile fluids. The kidneys are responsible for filtering the blood, and play a role in regulating blood pressure in response to...
As a naturally occurring radioactive gas in the soil, radon can leak into our homes through cracks in the floor or walls. Radon gas can also enter our homes through the water supply, although radon in the soil poses a greater health risk. Radon...
Energy efficient light bulbs have many environmental benefits. According to MSNBC, they last a lot longer than the typical incandescent bulbs, and on average, they use about half the energy. However, most people are not aware that the compact...
The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in the lower front of the neck, regulates the body's energy level, including heart rate, blood pressure and temperature, reports MayoClinic.com. There are many causes for a nonfunctioning thyroid. Because it...
According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 68,720 people in the United States will be diagnosed with skin cancer in 2009. That same year an estimated 8,650 will die from the disease. The largest determining factor in the development of...
Skin is a body organ and is composed of three main layers. The epidermis is the top layer and includes the surface of the skin. The dermis is the middle layer, and the lower layer is called the subcutaneous layer or hypodermis. Skin performs...
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