Sentences with phrase «other parts of lungs»

Cancerous cells can spread to other parts of lungs, surrounding lymph nodes, bones and even the brain.

Not exact matches

Panoskaltsis - Mortari's team has been working on rebuilding lungs and other parts of the respiratory system using human stem cells.

Real health care reform would be for the millions of «on the dolers» to shut up and take an active part in their own health... a good start... eliminate diabetes, cancer, lung and other diseases for a good part.

The lung delivers oxygen for all other parts of the body and the counter performance of the heart is that it delivers blood to the lung.

Tom Stutz, 74, of Sherman Oaks, California, was diagnosed in June 2011 with melanoma that had spread to his lung, liver and other parts of his body.

However, recent research demonstrated that cells in other parts of the body — including the lungs and liver — keep their own time.

As with other parts of the body, such as the ears or the lungs, it can be difficult in orthopedics to separate the effects of pure aging from the effects of long - term wear and tear, Matzkin notes.

Next, the team used other mouse models in which part of the lung was removed and single cell culture to study the plasticity of cell types during lung regrowth.

New research by British and Dutch scientists has found that Aspergillus — a common fungus that attacks the lungs and is found in soil and other organic matter — has become resistant to life — saving drugs in parts of rural Yorkshire.

The research also may help explain, in part, why the success of lung transplants in people lags far behind other solid organ transplants.

«These impressive results have yet to be confirmed in other trials; nonetheless immune checkpoint inhibitors will most likely become part of daily practice for non-small-cell lung cancer in the near future.»

Moreover, when the specialist listens to lung and heart sounds for signs of decreased function and observes the motions of the chest, throat and other relevant body parts, the inhalations and exhalations resemble frequent deep sighing breaths rather than the wheezes common in asthmatics.

Scientists at the Universities of York and Texas have found that a component of cancer cells, which acts like a «cellular post office», could be the key to preventing the spread of lung cancer to other parts of the body.

The cells in turn move from lungs to other parts or organs of the body and spread cancer.

RA can also affect larger joints, the skin, lungs, kidneys and the heart and blood vessels, among other parts of the body.

Researchers from the Universities of York and Texas have discovered that the Golgi apparatus, commonly referred as the «Cellular Post Office» plays an important role in spreading cancer from lungs to other parts of the body.

It can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body, most often the lungs, other bones, and other soft tissue.

Havet added: «Our research reinforces the fact that air pollution levels found in Europe are still too high to preserve lung health, and the impact on health is likely to be even greater in other parts of the world with higher levels of pollution.

However, some testicular tumors can grow aggressively and metastasize (spread) to other parts of the body, most commonly to the lymph nodes, lungs, liver and central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.

Metastatic melanoma refers to a cancer that has spread from the skin to other parts of the body, most frequently the lungs, muscle and liver.

Diamond - Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare blood disorder that occurs when the bone marrow fails to make red blood cells, which are essential for carrying oxygen from the lungs to all the other parts of the body.

Certain particle compounds may directly generate ROS in vivo because of their surface chemistry (eg, metals, organic compounds, and semiquinones) or after bioactivation by cytochrome P450 systems (eg, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon conversion to quinones).6, 290 a, 290 b A particle surface or anions present on otherwise more inert particles may disrupt iron homeostasis in the lung and thereby also generate ROS via Fenton reactions.291 Other PM constituents may do so indirectly by the upregulation of endogenous cellular sources (eg, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate [NADPH]-RRB- oxidase) 292,293 or by perturbing organelle function (eg, mitochondria) by taken - up PM components.261 Particle stimulation of irritant and afferent ANS fibers may also play a role in local and systemic oxidative stress formation.294 Given the rich antioxidant defenses in the lung fluid, secondarily generated oxidization products of endogenous molecules (eg, oxidized phospholipids, proteins) or a reduction in endogenous antioxidants per se may be responsible at least in part for the state of oxidative stress in the lungs (along with instigating the subsequent cellular responses) rather than ROS derived directly from PM and its constituents.

Over time, rheumatoid arthritis can affect other parts of the body, such as the lungs (scarring can cause shortness of breath) and blood vessels (inflammation can reduce blood flow).

These particles can lead to inflammatory reactions in the lungs and other parts of the body.

«Metastatic» breast cancer means it has spread to other parts of your body, such as the lungs, bones, liver, or brain.

Strong evidence however shows that this doesn't mean that cells are actually «destroyed» or «lost», but instead they are moved to other parts of the body such as the lungs which have more of a chance of becoming infected.

Lupus, for example, can cause damage to many different parts of the body, including joints, blood, heart, lungs skin, kidneys and other organs.

It's the cause of 90 % of all lung cancer deaths, and can even cause cancer in many other parts of the body.

Players will travel through veins, bones, lungs, and every other part of the human body to eradicate the enemies.

The whole episode affectionately lampoons New York brashness: the degree to which New Yorkers express all their emotions, friendly as well as hostile, by yelling at the top of their lungs at each other is part of the comic point (Mueller - Stahl, a relative newcomer to the city, usually just gapes in admiration at the other two).

Relish the remixed soundtrack that comes courtesy of the free - flow exhaust that boasts four tailpipes and two unequal - size lungs, one for part - throttle preludes and the other one for high - rev quadraphonic arias.

If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue or other parts of the body.

Chronic oral disease can spread bacteria to other parts of the body such as the lungs, heart, liver, and kidneys.

This type of cancer rarely spreads (metastasizes) to other parts of the body such as lymph nodes and the lungs.

This results in retention of fluid in the lungs or other parts of the body.

We can sometimes see cancer on a radiograph as it has spread from its primary location to other parts of the body, particularly the lungs and lymph nodes.

Malignant histiocytosis sometimes appears in the spleen, lungs, bone marrow, and other obscure parts of the body.

This cancer is characterized by a high rate of spread to other parts of the body, especially the lungs and other bones.

Once in the lung, the organism can spread to other parts of the body including the skin, CNS, and eyes.

Coccidioidomycosis commonly spreads from the lungs to other parts of the body, including bones, eyes, heart, testicles, skin, brain, spinal cord, and spleen, liver or kidney.

Even worse, chronic oral infection can spread harmful bacteria to other parts of the body, including the lungs, heart, liver and kidneys.

Chronic oral infection can spread harmful bacteria to other parts of the body, including the lungs, heart, liver and kineys.

The tumor is typically found in the long bones of the legs, but given its aggressive nature it will quickly metastasize (spread) to other parts of the body, most commonly the lungs.

These dead worms can form an embolus and get lodged in the lungs, in the heart vessels or other parts of the blood stream causing a vascular event, a stroke and even death.

The larger the breast tumor, the greater the risk that it has spread to the lymph nodes, lungs, or other parts of the body.

Therefore, blood tests and frequently x-rays of the lungs or other parts of the body will be run to determine the dog's overall health and to determine if the cancer has spread.

The fungal infection may remain localized in the lungs or the intestines, or it may spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream or lymphatic system, causing a generalized or systemic infection.

Chemodectomas have historically been thought of as being relatively benign (i.e., not very aggressive cancers that typically grow slowly and do not spread), but some of these cancers will spread to other parts of the body (e.g., lungs and lymph nodes) through a process called metastasis.

They then lodge in the heart, lungs and surrounding blood vessels, begin reproducing and move to other parts of the body.

Your vet will then take x-rays of the chest area to see if tumors have spread to the lungs or if other parts of the body are affected.