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Chlortalidone is considered a first-line medication for treatment of high blood pressure. [2] Some recommend chlortalidone over hydrochlorothiazide. [1] [15] A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials found that chlortalidone is more effective than hydrochlorothiazide for lowering blood pressure, while the two drugs have similar toxicity.
Woman experiencing breast pain. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women besides skin cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, the disease accounts for about 30 percent of new ...
Breast pain that is not linked to a menstrual cycle is called noncyclic breast pain. Noncyclical breast pain has various causes and is harder to diagnose and frequently the root cause is outside the breast. Some degree of non-cyclical breast tenderness can normally be present due to hormonal changes in puberty (both in girls and boys), in ...
For breast pain, rates were around 75% in the first 3 months, 25% between 3 and 6 months, and less than 5% after more than 6 months. [33] In the EPC programme, 85% who developed breast pain did so in the first 6 months and 80% who developed gynecomastia did so in the first 9 months. [34]
It can cause chest pain when you take a breath or cough. “It can be from any number of reasons—an infection, immune reaction, a virus, or physical activity that caused a little irritation in ...
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a chronic neuropathic pain that usually manifests as continuous pain in the arm, axilla, chest wall, and breast region. [3] Pain is most likely to start after surgery, [3] although adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, may sometimes cause new symptoms to appear. [4]
Pain in cancer can be produced by mechanical (e.g. pinching) or chemical (e.g. inflammation) stimulation of specialized pain-signalling nerve endings found in most parts of the body (called nociceptive pain), or it may be caused by diseased, damaged or compressed nerves, in which case it is called neuropathic pain.
Higher levels of omega-6 fatty acids often found in ultraprocessed foods may interfere with the immune system’s fight against cancer cells, a new study says.