“A risk factor is anything that increases your chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Different cancers have different risk factors. Some risk factors, like smoking, can be changed. Others, like a person’s age or family history, can’t be changed. In some cases, there is unknown etiology why the person got pancreatic cancer.

“Many wonder if they’ll ever lead a “normal” life again. Well, a “normal” life is still possible. That is to say, someone diagnosed with seizures can still do the same daily functions as someone without epilepsy.Several Advanced Neurosurgery Associates (ANA) children and adults are illustrative of the potential to live a normal life with epilepsy.  It’s all in controlling the seizures.”

Advanced Neurosurgery Associates (ana-neurosurgery.com)

“Epilepsy is a chronic disorder, the hallmark of which is recurrent, unprovoked seizures. A person is diagnosed with epilepsy if they have two unprovoked seizures (or one unprovoked seizure with the likelihood of more) that were not caused by some known and reversible medical condition like alcohol withdrawal or extremely low blood sugar.

The seizures in epilepsy may be related to a brain injury or a family tendency, but often the cause is completely unknown. The word “epilepsy” does not indicate anything about the cause of the person’s seizures or their severity.  Many people with epilepsy have more than one type of seizure and may have other symptoms of neurological problems as well.”

Epilepsy Foundation (www.epilepsy.com)

“How lung cancer is diagnosed differs from person to person. Your medical team chooses tests based on a number of factors:

• Your medical history
• Your symptoms
• Findings from your physical exam”

American Lung Association

“Oct 1, 2019 — After someone is diagnosed with non–small cell lung cancer  (NSCLC) and  small cell lung cancer (SCLC), doctors will try to figure out if it has spread, and if so, how far. This process is called staging. The stage of a cancer describes how much cancer is in the body. It helps determine how serious the cancer is and how best to treat it.”

Cancer.org

“Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and the second most common cancer among both men and women in the United States. Each year, about 221,000 people in the United States are told they have lung cancer and about 146,000 people die from this disease.”

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

“Thanksgiving only comes around once a year, so why not go ahead and splurge? Because gaining weight during the holiday season is a national pastime. Year after year, most of us pack on at least a pound (some gain more) during the holidays — and keep the extra weight permanently.

But Thanksgiving does not have to sabotage your weight, experts say. With a little know-how, you can satisfy your desire for traditional favorites and still enjoy a guilt-free Thanksgiving feast.”

Web M.D.

“Orthopedic surgeons or neurosurgeons are often consulted if surgery is needed. The prognosis for an individual with scoliosis ranges from mainly good to fair, depending on how early the problem is diagnosed and treated. There is no cure for scoliosis, but the symptoms can be reduced.”

MAYO Clinic

Happy Veteran’s Day!