Only one in 10 cancer deaths is caused by the primary tumor. The vast majority of cancer mortality is caused by cells breaking away from the main tumor and metastasizing to other parts of the body, such as the brain, bones, or liver.
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Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.
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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
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Complications of influenza include: bacterial pneumonia, ear and sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic conditions such as asthma, congestive heart failure, or diabetes.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
Longer regions have more crossovers and thus higher recombinant frequencies
Adapoids and omomyoids had longer snouts and are the first “true” primates.
J. M. W. Turner, The Upper Falls of the Reichenbach.
The Hazardous Materials Identification System is used to label containers that hold hazardous ...
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Animated The one-way flow of energy and cycling of materials in the world of life