…all age groups; and rates were significantly higher in remote areas. “Exposure to passive smoke raises a person’s risk of heart disease, lung cancer and respiratory conditions, and can cause asthma, SIDS and allergic respiratory diseases in children,” Ms Clift…

A benign bowel disease that may increase the risk of bowel cancer….

The prevention or treatment of disease using substances that alter the immune system’s response. This is a type of biological therapy.

The identification and naming of a disease.

…the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that can grow into (invade) surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body. The disease occurs almost entirely in women, but men can get it, too….

A type of laparotomy surgery in which the surgeon looks in the body for evidence of disease or by taking a tissue sample.

The removal of a small sample of tissue from the body for examination under a microscope to help diagnose a disease.

A disease that increases the risk of developing bowel cancer. Previously called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)….

The likely outcome of a person’s disease….

A substance given to stimulate the body’s production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease….