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Oral Cancer by Brittany Blumer
By CPR Nashville, TN at November 5, 2012 | 7:40 am | 0 Comment
Oral cancer is a very serious health condition that your dentist or hygienist should look for signs of at every visit. Your dentist should make sure that any changes in your oral health are recorded at every visit to insure that oral cancer will be easily detected during a routine cleaning. Oral cancer can be found in the lining of the cheeks, gums, lips, roof, and floor more...
Bladder Cancer by Cameron Dielmann
By CPR Nashville, TN at November 1, 2012 | 8:51 am | 1 Comments
In the United States, one of the most commonly occurring forms of cancer is bladder cancer. It can be caused by a variety of factors and when it comes to distinguishing the severity and kind of bladder cancer, there are 3 main divisions and they are named by the type of cells that become cancerous. The first type of cancer, which occurs in the transitional cells of the more...
Overview of the Prostate
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 27, 2012 | 7:22 am | 1 Comments
The prostate is a walnut sized gland found on a male between the bladder and the penis. The urethra runs through the center of the prostate from the bladder and allows urine to be removed from the body. The prostate secretes fluid that feeds and protects sperm so when a man ejaculates the prostate squeezes this fluid into the urethra and it is expelled with sperm from more...
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) by Kateryna Petrakova
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 23, 2012 | 7:51 am | 2 Comments
The Human Papilloma Virus is a sexually transmitted disease and mostly associated with genital infections. HPV is a type of infection that causes the appearance of warts on different parts of the body. There are over a hundred types of HPV. Approximately one-third causes genital infections that appear as a bundle of abnormal cells, also called papillomas. HPV can live more...
Breast Cancer by Laura Puckett
By CPR Nashville, TN at September 28, 2012 | 9:29 am | 4 Comments
Breast Cancer is caused by abnormal cells forming in and around the breast tissue. It is the second most common type of cancer, after skin cancer. It is most commonly found in women, but occasionally it is seen in men. There are many symptoms that are involved in detecting breast cancer. The most common symptom is a lump found in or around the breast tissue. Other signs more...