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  2. Sextilis - Wikipedia

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    August panel from a Roman mosaic of the months (from El Djem, Tunisia, first half of 3rd century AD) Sextilis (lit. ' sixth ') or mensis Sextilis was the Latin name for what was originally the sixth month in the Roman calendar, when March (Martius, "Mars' month") was the first of ten months in the year. After the calendar reform that produced a ...

  3. Warburg hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The hypothesis was postulated by the Nobel laureate Otto Heinrich Warburg in 1924. [3] He hypothesized that cancer, malignant growth, and tumor growth are caused by the fact that tumor cells mainly generate energy (as e.g., adenosine triphosphate / ATP) by non-oxidative breakdown of glucose (a process called glycolysis).

  4. Human embryonic development - Wikipedia

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    The normal period of gestation (pregnancy) is about nine months or 40 weeks. The germinal stage refers to the time from fertilization through the development of the early embryo until implantation is completed in the uterus. The germinal stage takes around 10 days. [1] During this stage, the zygote divides in a process called cleavage.

  5. Causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Generally, it is believed that the cancer arises, or a pre-existing cancer is encouraged, during the process of repairing the trauma, rather than the cancer being caused directly by the trauma. [83] However, repeated injuries to the same tissues might promote excessive cell proliferation, which could then increase the odds of a cancerous mutation.

  6. How is the treatment different for cancer patients? - AOL

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    The 44-year-old actress — who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer called luminal B in February following a risk-assessment test — told the magazine that she has undergone a ...

  7. When life gives you cancer: Upper Arlington teen publishes ...

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    An Upper Arlington high school senior published a book about her battle with cancer as a middle school girl as she fights an eighth diagnosis. When life gives you cancer: Upper Arlington teen ...

  8. August - Wikipedia

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    The month was originally named Sextilis in Latin because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days.

  9. October was once the 8th month of the year - AOL

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    Many know that the prefix oct- means eight, as in octopus or octagon. But why does October, the 10th month of the year, have this prefix?