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  2. Insulinoma - Wikipedia

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    During the test, the patient may have calorie-free and caffeine-free liquids. Capillary blood glucose is measured every 4 hours using a reflectance meter, until values < 60 mg/dL (3.3 mmol/L) are obtained. Then, the frequency of blood glucose measurement is increased to every hour until values are < 49 mg/dL (2.7 mmol/L).

  3. Tumor marker - Wikipedia

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    Mainly pancreatic cancer, but also colorectal cancer and other types of gastrointestinal cancer. [12] CA-125: Mainly ovarian cancer, [13] but may also be elevated in for example endometrial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and gastrointestinal cancer. [14] Calcitonin: medullary thyroid carcinoma [15] Calretinin

  4. List of countries by cancer rate - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries by cancer frequency, as measured by the number of new cancer cases per 100,000 population among countries, based on the 2018 GLOBOCAN statistics and including all cancer types (some earlier statistics excluded non-melanoma skin cancer). The numbers are age standardized and data is only available for 50 countries and ...

  5. Blood sugar level - Wikipedia

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    But following meals, capillary and arterial blood glucose levels can be significantly higher than venous levels. Although these differences vary widely, one study found that following the consumption of 50 grams of glucose, "the mean capillary blood glucose concentration is higher than the mean venous blood glucose concentration by 35%." [33] [34]

  6. Whipple's triad - Wikipedia

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    Whipple's triad is a collection of three signs (called Whipple's criteria) that suggests that a patient's symptoms result from hypoglycaemia that may indicate insulinoma.The essential conditions are symptoms of hypoglycaemia, low blood plasma glucose concentration, and relief of symptoms when plasma glucose concentration is increased.

  7. Med student, 27, found a breast lump. Her surgeon neglected ...

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    The type of cancer Ellis had, triple-negative breast cancer, can be more aggressive. It doesn't have any hormone or protein receptors attached, and there are fewer treatment options.

  8. Circulating tumor cell - Wikipedia

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    [2] [1] This is known as metastasis, responsible for most cancer-related deaths. [3] The detection and analysis of CTCs can assist early patient prognoses and determine appropriate tailored treatments. [4] Currently, there is one FDA-approved method for CTC detection, CellSearch, which is used to diagnose breast, colorectal and prostate cancer. [5]

  9. The Ideal Glucose Numbers to Aim For - AOL

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    Most of the time, a fasting goal of less than 120 in patients with type 2 diabetes and two-hour post-meal blood glucose close to 140s would be ideal,” Dr. Makhija says. Dr. Shenoy adds to this ...