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… Squamous Cell Skin Cancer On this page: … Treatment Overview Self-Care What is squamous cell skin cancer? Squamous cell skin cancer is a … cancer one layer at a time, checking each layer for cancer cells right after it is removed. Curettage and …
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… Diabetic Atypical Neuropathies On this page: Overview Overview Atypical neuropathies are types of nerve damage caused by … It often affects the nerves in the back and chest. Atypical neuropathies are far less common than other types …
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… Preterm Labour and Short Cervix On this page: Overview Overview During pregnancy, the cervix is a closed and sealed tunnel between the uterus and the vagina. Before or during labour and delivery, the cervix stretches and flattens ( effacement ). At 24 weeks of …
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… Infertility: Problems With the Uterus and Cervix On this page: Overview Overview Problems with a woman's uterus and/or cervix may be caused by many things. Causes include: … may decrease fertility if the procedures have damaged the cervix or uterine lining. (This is rare.) Exposure to …
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… CD4+ Cells On this page: Overview Overview CD4+ cells are part of the immune system and are a type of white blood cell . White blood cells protect the body against infection. CD4+ cells are …
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… Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test of the Cervix On this page: Test Overview Health Tools Why It Is … Like a Pap test , an HPV test is done on a sample of cells collected from the cervix . HPV is a sexually … HPV is present. High-risk types of HPV cause changes in the cells of the cervix that can be seen as abnormal changes on …
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… decisions are guided by the kinds of changes seen in the cells. Minor cell changes Minor cell changes may go away … serious cell changes. Types of minor cell changes include: Atypical squamous cells (ASC). These are changes for which the cause …
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… 16 who have severe complications from the disease. Stem cells can be found in bone marrow . Bone marrow is the … in the centre of your bones that produces red blood cells. A person with sickle cell disease has bone marrow that produces red blood cells with defective hemoglobin S. But if that bone marrow …
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… disease is an inherited blood disease that causes red blood cells to be deformed ( sickle-shaped ). The red blood cells deform because they contain an abnormal type of … the normal hemoglobin, called hemoglobin A. Sickled blood cells are destroyed by the body faster than normal blood …
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… red blood cell disorder. It changes normal, round red blood cells into cells shaped like crescent moons. Sickled cells can get stuck in blood vessels and block them, which …
