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  2. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 - Wikipedia

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    Optimal timing for this operation has not yet been established but it should be performed by an experienced endocrine surgeon. The treatment discovered by Joseph Shepherd in 1997-2001 does not provide a cure, rather extends life expectancy. The treatment requires frequent monitoring to the 1 in 30,000 that suffer from MEN-1. [3]

  3. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B - Wikipedia

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    MEN 2B typically manifests before a child is 10 years old. Affected individuals tend to be tall and lanky, with an elongated face and protruding, blubbery lips. Benign tumors develop in the mouth, eyes, and submucosa of almost all organs in the first decade of life. [6] Medullary thyroid cancer almost always occurs, sometimes in infancy. It is ...

  4. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 - Wikipedia

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    The table in the multiple endocrine neoplasia article lists the genes involved in the various MEN syndromes. Most cases of MEN2 derive from a variation in the RET proto-oncogene, and are specific for cells of neural crest origin. A database of MEN-implicated RET mutations is maintained by the University of Utah Department of Physiology. [4]

  5. 10 Warning Signs of Prostate Cancer, According to Doctors - AOL

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    Men without prostate cancer typically have PSA levels of under 4 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL), according to the American Cancer Society. PSA levels between 4 and 10 suggest you could have ...

  6. Signs and symptoms of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [3] [4] Cancer can be difficult to diagnose because its signs and symptoms are often nonspecific, meaning they may be general phenomena that do not point directly to a specific disease process. [5]

  7. The reality of breast cancer in men - AOL

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    Men make up about 1% of all breast cancer cases, which means 1 in 726 men will be diagnosed in their lifetimes. The diagnosis is rare in men, but that is still a lot of men getting breast cancer.

  8. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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    When hormonal treatment is appropriate, doctors may choose to start treatment early, right after the diagnosis is made, or wait until the cancer has begun to grow. For men with advanced prostate cancer early hormonal treatment probably lowers the risk of dying from any cause, including dying from prostate cancer without severely affecting ...

  9. Cancer rates in men will increase by a whopping 84% ... - AOL

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    Cancer rates in men are projected to jump by 84 percent from 2022 to 2050, while cancer deaths are expected to increase by 93.2 percent over the same time frame, according to the peer-reviewed study.