Words You Might Encouter Concerning Prostate Cancer (5)

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Words You Might Encouter Concerning Prostate Cancer (5)

HEMATOSPERMIA: the occurrence of blood in the semen

HEMATURIA: the occurrence of blood in the urine

HEREDITY: the historical distribution of biological characteristics
through a group of related individuals via their DNA

HEREDITARY: inherited from one's parents and earlier generations

HISTOLOGY: the study of the appearance and behavior of tissue, usually
carried out under a microscope by a pathologist (who is a physician)
or a histologist (who is not necessarily a physician)

HORMONE: biologically active chemicals that are responsible for the
development of secondary sexual characteristics

HORMONE THERAPY: the use of hormones, hormone analogs, and certain
surgical techniques to treat disease (in this case advanced prostate
cancer) either on their own or in combination with other hormones or
in combination with other methods of treatment; because prostate
cancer is usually dependent on male hormones to grow, hormonal therapy
can be an effective means of alleviating symptoms and retarding the
development of the disease

HOT FLASH: the sudden sensation of warmth in the face, neck and upper
body; a side effect of many forms of hormone therapy

HYPERCALCEMIA: abnormally high concentrations of calcium in the blood,
indicating leeching of calcium from bone (tumors raise serum calcium
levels by destroying bone or by releasing PTH or a PTH-like substance,
osteoclast-activating factor, prostaglandins, and perhaps, a vitamin
D-like sterol). Symptoms of hypercalcemia may include drowsiness,
lethargy, headaches, depression or apathy, irritability, confusion;
weakness, muscle flaccidity, bone pain, pathologic fractures; signs of
heart block, cardiac arrest in systole, hypertension; anorexia,
nausea, vomiting, constipation, dehydration, polydipsia; renal
polyuria, flank pain, and eventually, azotemia (excess of urea or
other nitrogenous substances in the blood).

HYPERPLASIA: enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an increase
in the number of cells in that organ or tissue; see also BPH

HYPERTHERMIA: treatment that uses heat; for example heat produced by
microwave radiation
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