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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for life after cancer treatments
  1. Prostate cancer 
    ... cause health problems during their lifetime, even without treatment. In other men, however, the cancer is much more aggressive; in these cases, prostate cancer can be life-threatening.Some cancerous tumors can invade surrounding tissue ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/prostate-cancer - Genetics
  2. Systemic mastocytosis 
    ... both involve blood cell disorders or blood cell cancer (leukemia). Mast cell leukemia is ... Systemic mastocytosis is estimated to occur in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/systemic-mastocytosis - Genetics
  3. Ovarian cancer 
    ... produced. In about 90 percent of cases, ovarian cancer occurs after age 40, and most cases occur after age ... ovarian cancer in its origin, symptoms, progression, and treatment. Primary peritoneal cancer often spreads to the ovaries. It can also ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/ovarian-cancer - Genetics
  4. Familial acute myeloid leukemia with mutated CEBPA 
    ... having a new primary occurrence of this disorder after successful treatment of the initial occurrence. Acute myeloid leukemia occurs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...acute-myeloid-leukemia-with-mutated-cebpa - Genetics
  5. Nijmegen breakage syndrome 
    ... recurrent respiratory tract infections, an increased risk of cancer, intellectual disability, and other health problems.People with this condition typically grow slowly during infancy and early childhood. After this period of slow growth, affected individuals grow ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/nijmegen-breakage-syndrome - Genetics
  6. Shingles 
    ... body and usually occurs in childhood or adolescence. After the body fights the initial infection, the varicella zoster virus remains in nerve cells for the rest of a person's life. Because the virus is controlled by immune system ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/shingles - Genetics
  7. X-linked lymphoproliferative disease 
    ... Individuals with dysgammaglobulinemia are prone to recurrent infections.Cancers of immune system cells (lymphomas) occur in about one-third of people with XLP.Without treatment, most people with XLP survive only into childhood. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../x-linked-lymphoproliferative-disease - Genetics
  8. Chronic myeloid leukemia 
    ... loss. Serious infections and uncontrolled bleeding can be life-threatening. Chronic myeloid leukemia occurs in about 1 in 555 individuals. It accounts for about 10 percent of all blood cell cancers (leukemias). Chronic myeloid leukemia is caused by a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/chronic-myeloid-leukemia - Genetics