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  2. Human body temperature - Wikipedia

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    The temperature reading depends on which part of the body is being measured. The typical daytime temperatures among healthy adults are as follows: Temperature in the rectum (rectal), vagina, or in the ear (tympanic) is about 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) [20] [medical citation needed] Temperature in the mouth (oral) is about 36.8 °C (98.2 °F) [12]

  3. Aminoglutethimide - Wikipedia

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    AG is used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of petit mal epilepsy and as a steroidogenesis inhibitor in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome, postmenopausal breast cancer, and prostate cancer. [ 15 ] [ 6 ] [ 12 ] [ 7 ] It is also used to treat secondary hyperaldosteronism , edema , adrenocortical carcinoma , and ectopic adrenocorticotropic ...

  4. Cancer - Wikipedia

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    The most common as of 2018 are lung cancer (1.76 million deaths), colorectal cancer (860,000) stomach cancer (780,000), liver cancer (780,000), and breast cancer (620,000). [2] This makes invasive cancer the leading cause of death in the developed world and the second leading in the developing world . [ 25 ]

  5. Fever - Wikipedia

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    Hyperthermia requires treatment. [2] Fever is one of the most common medical signs. [2] It is part of about 30% of healthcare visits by children [2] and occurs in up to 75% of adults who are seriously sick. [11] While fever evolved as a defense mechanism, treating a fever does not appear to improve or worsen outcomes.

  6. Hodgkin lymphoma - Wikipedia

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    The choice of treatment often depends on how advanced the cancer has become and whether or not it has favorable features. [4] If the disease is detected early, a cure is often possible. [ 9 ] In the United States, 88% of people diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma survive for five years or longer . [ 5 ]

  7. Dostarlimab - Wikipedia

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    Dostarlimab, sold under the brand name Jemperli, is a monoclonal antibody used as an anti-cancer medication for the treatment of endometrial cancer. [5] [6] [10] Dostarlimab is a programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1)–blocking monoclonal antibody.

  8. Chronic condition - Wikipedia

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    Chronic diseases constitute a major cause of mortality, and the World Health Organization (WHO) attributes 38 million deaths a year to non-communicable diseases. [5] In the United States approximately 40% of adults have at least two chronic conditions. [6] [7] Having more than one chronic condition is referred to as multimorbidity. [8]

  9. Thermoregulation - Wikipedia

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    Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature ... cause the internal body temperature ... temperature for healthy adults had been ...