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  2. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    "abdominal pain, diarrhea, potentially carcinogenic, with others can potentiate cardiac glycosides and antiarrhythmic agents" [3] Areca nut: betel nut Areca catechu "deterioration of psychosis in patients with preexisting psychiatric disorders"; [5] known carcinogen contributing to cancer of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus and stomach when chewed ...

  3. Gastrointestinal cancer - Wikipedia

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    Pancreatic cancer is the fifth most-common cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, [8] and the seventh most-common in Europe. [9] In 2008, globally there were 280,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer reported and 265,000 deaths. [10] These cancers are classified as endocrine or nonendocrine tumors. The most common is ductal ...

  4. Bladder cancer - Wikipedia

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    There they can cause damage to the DNA of bladder cells, eventually leading to cancer. [48] Bladder cancer risk rises both with number of cigarettes smoked per day, and with duration of smoking habit. [47] Those who smoke also tend to have an increased risk of treatment failure, metastasis, and death. [49]

  5. Chewing gum linked to stomach problems - AOL

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    By Sean Dowling, Buzz60 If you get a lot of stomach aches, the culprit is likely right in your purse or front pocket. A food additive found in chewing gum may mess up your digestive cell structure ...

  6. Carcinogenic parasite - Wikipedia

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    S. haematobium is a digenetic trematode found in Africa and the Middle East. It is the major agent of schistosomiasis, the most prevalent parasitic infection in humans. [10] It is the only blood fluke that infects the urinary tract, causing urinary schistosomiasis, and is the leading cause of bladder cancer (only next to tobacco smoking).

  7. Signs and symptoms of cancer - Wikipedia

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    [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] In medicine, a sign is an objective piece of data that can be measured or observed, as in a high body temperature (fever), a rash, or a bruise. [6]

  8. Transitional cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    It accounts for 95% of bladder cancer cases and bladder cancer is in the top 10 most common malignancy disease in the world and is associated with approximately 200,000 deaths per year in the US. [2] [3] It is the second most common type of kidney cancer, but accounts for only five to 10 percent of all primary renal malignant tumors. [4]

  9. Phenazopyridine - Wikipedia

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    Phenazopyridine can cause headaches, upset stomach (especially when not taken with food), or dizziness. Less frequently it can cause a noticeable yellowish pigment change in the skin or eyes. This is due to a depressed excretion via the kidneys causing a buildup of the medication in the skin, and normally indicates a need to discontinue usage. [4]