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What is the connection between breast cancer and ovarian cancer?
We can link only 10 to 13 percent of ovarian cancers to hereditary causes. Talking with your doctor... Full Answer12/31/1969
What is ventricular tachycardia (VT)?
Ventricular tachycardia occurs when the ventricles of the heart beat more than 100 beats per... Full Answer12/31/1969
What are the symptoms of peripheral artery disease (PAD)?
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) may cause intermittent claudication of the legs, which is... Full Answer12/31/1969
What causes peripheral arterial disease (PAD)?
Factors that raise the risk of PAD include: - Smoking (the most common cause of PAD) - High... Full Answer12/31/1969
When is a liver transplant needed?
Cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver, is the most common reason for liver transplantation. Cirrhosis... Full Answer12/31/1969
What is a liver transplant?
Liver transplantation involves the removal of a diseased or injured liver and replacing it with... Full Answer12/31/1969
How does a ventricular assist device (VAD) work?
Ventricular assist devices (VADs) help heart failure patients by taking on the workload of the left... Full Answer12/31/1969
How is congestive heart failure treated?
Congestive heart failure may be treated with drugs, ventricular assist devices (VADs), or heart... Full Answer12/31/1969
What conditions cause congestive heart failure?
Causes of heart failure include: Coronary artery disease, including prior heart attack... Full Answer12/31/1969
What is congestive heart failure?
Congestive heart failure is a chronic, long-term condition that occurs when the heart is not strong... Full Answer12/31/1969
How is ovarian cancer treated?
Ovarian cancer is treated with a combination of chemotherapy and surgery. Typically, surgery is... Full Answer12/31/1969
What is ovarian cancer?
Ovarian cancer is an abnormal cancer condition that develops in the ovaries. The ovaries are organs... Full Answer12/31/1969
What are the risk factors for ovarian cancer?
The average woman’s risk for ovarian cancer is low — less than 2% — in the... Full Answer12/31/1969
Can ovarian cancer be prevented?
Birth control pills have been shown to decrease a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer. For... Full Answer12/31/1969
Who should be screened for an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
Risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm include: - a history of vascular disease, particularly... Full Answer12/31/1969
