Sentences with phrase «on precancerous»

Mohammed said the focus of the study was not on the tumor but on the precancerous, or preneoplasia, lesions in tissue around the tumor.

Researchers showed that those at high risk for colon cancer could reverse the progression of their disease by taking curcumin, the yellow pigment in the spice turmeric and curry powder — cutting down on precancerous lesions, and even pre-precancerous lesions.

Not exact matches

Effectiveness assessments included looking for genital warts, precancerous and cancerous growths on the cervix and genitals as well as persistent HPV infections.

A Michigan State University study is shedding more light on the topic and has shown that elevated leptin — a fat hormone — higher body mass index and a larger waistline in men is associated with a greater likelihood of having colorectal polyps, precancerous growths linked to colon cancer.

According to the new theory, the telomeres are short in precancerous cells because telomerase is turned on just enough to maintain but not lengthen the telomeres.

Morrison cautions, however, that the studies on papilloma and adenoma looked at precancerous tumors.

Many countries are currently considering switching from classic Pap tests to primary HPV tests for cervical cancer screening, based on the strong evidence linking cervical abnormalities and infection with certain HPV types, and data suggesting that HPV tests detect more high - grade precancerous lesions.

Screening colonoscopy reduces colorectal cancer death risk through detection and treatment of early cancerous or precancerous lesions (adenomas) but its effectiveness depends on examination quality, which is measured by adenoma detection rates (ADRs).

The images, when read, are designed to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), which is the potentially precancerous change and abnormal growth of squamous cells on the surface of the cervix.

Beverly Emerson studies how different genes are turned on and off through the course of a cancer — from the time cells become precancerous until the time they develop into a mature cancer and spread to new organs.

When Amy turns 40, she begins colorectal cancer screening based on her higher - than - average risk factors, and at age 45 a precancerous polyp is detected in her colon and is successfully removed.

I would hope to have the colonoscopy on August 3rd if possible to remove the precancerous flat polyps, tricky place to get at.

Next, we will explore how some forms of benign breast disease can represent a precancerous condition by examining research on iodine and the breast from 1954 to the present.

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There hasn't been much research on this kind of precancerous prostatic hyperplasia, with only four epidemiologic studies reported at the time.

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Depending on those results, the next step might be surgery to remove the growth, especially if the growth is considered precancerous.