is rheumatoid arthritis considered a form of cancer?
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No. It is an auto-immune disese. In this disease body's defence mechanism gets deranged and attacks the self. It mainly and initially affects the joints. Later on it may involve the heart, kidney, spleen etc. This disease does not lead to cancer.
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Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by painful, inflamed joints with morning stiffness (in the morning, the affected joints are difficult to move, and gradually gets a little more flexible through the day).  There is a type that effects children, called juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.\n\nIt could be a number of things, including an injury, but if you have inflammation that hasn't gone away (especially if it's worse in the morning - and RA symptoms sometimes get worse in the cold) you should visit your doctor and have them check it out.  They can run some blood tests and evaluate your symptoms to be sure.  Visit a doctor regardless.\n\nIf you do have RA, its best to get treatment ASAP - it can do permanent joint damage.  Good news is that there are some great new meds - I have had excellent luck with Enbrel.\n\nThere are lots of young people with JRA and young adults with RA - I am 23 and was just diagnosed a year ago. But most of os still live very full lives. For more info, please visit http://www.arthritis.org - there are lots of great resources there, including info on symptoms and treatments.  If you do end up having RA, be sure to visit their discussion board for support and more info.\n\nGo visit your doctor ASAP... I hope it's just an injury, but you are wise to think of arthritis!!  Make sure they run the necessary tests.  If it is, God forbid, it is best to catch it early.
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Yes.  With RA chronic pain is an expected outcome. RSD usually follows an injury to a nerve pathway.  Many, many people have multiple co-existing conditions.
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Yes, you spelled wrongly-it's DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE. Just another term for Osteoarthritis, arthritis due to normal wear and tear of your joints, specially in the lower extremities. There should be a web site for arthritis.
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No... not at all... it has nothing to do with TB or cancer\n\nUnderarm lumps mostly develop in the armpit of that side of your body where there is any painful wound or boil etc.
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Inflammation and degenerative rheumatism of the intervertebral articulations.(Joining areas between the vertebra of the spine).
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If you haven't had a clinical diagnosis, don't give up on the possibility that your pain might not be arthritis. My husband had a variety of symptoms, one of which was joint and bone pain. The doctors tested him for rhumatoid, but the results came back negative. It turned out that he had celiac disease. Celiac primarily impacts the digestive system, but advanced cases of the disease get all sorts of autoimmune problems and nutrient deficiencies - one of which is bone and joint pain. Once he quit getting gluten in his diet his pain completely went away. \n\nIf he gets a gluten infraction the pain will return. We had that last summer when they had cookouts at work pretty regularly for several weeks in a row. He was careful to select foods that were gluten free, but he kept getting a reaction each time. Since he could find no initial cause, he figured he just had a mild viral infection. By the end of two weeks he had terrible bone and joint pain. We finally discovered that Kingsford charcoal uses gluten as a binding agent in their bricketts. The cookouts were with Kingsford. Kingsford stated that the gluten would burn up completely and couldn't contaminate the food; however, my husband's body showed them to be wrong. He quite eating the grilled foods and his symptoms subsided in just a few days. We have come arcross several other celiacs since then who said they had the same problem with Kingsford.\n\nSo, if your doctor hasn't difinitively gotten test results that prove arthritis, do a bit of research to see what conditions have this pain as a symptom.\n\nGood luck.
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Hi, \nYou should go to Safdarjung hospital or AIIMS, when the strike over.\nThese two are the specialist hospital.\nBut as I am medico i can tell that rheumatoid arthritis never cure properly. There is no treatment to cure it.The patient should be on medicines lifelong.\nBut we can minimize the pain and can prevent deformities.\n\nGood Luck for her/him
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CANCER - Yes I can give lot of information but without knowing details from you it is difficult. I can only give general inforamtion. read -\n\nCancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. Metastasis is defined as the stage in which cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Cancer may affect people at all ages, but risk tends to increase with age, due to the fact that DNA damage becomes more apparent in aging DNA. It is one of the principal causes of death in developed countries.\n\nThere are many types of cancer. Severity of symptoms depends on the site and character of the malignancy and whether there is metastasis. A definitive diagnosis usually requires the histologic examination of tissue by a pathologist. This tissue is obtained by biopsy or surgery. Most cancers can be treated and some cured, depending on the specific type, location, and stage. Once diagnosed, cancer is usually treated with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. As research develops, treatments are becoming more specific for the type of cancer pathology. Drugs that target specific cancers already exist for several cancers. If untreated, cancers may eventually cause illness and death, though this is not always the case.\n\nThe unregulated growth that characterizes cancer is caused by damage to DNA, resulting in mutations to genes that encode for proteins controlling cell division. Many mutation events may be required to transform a normal cell into a malignant cell. These mutations can be caused by chemicals or physical agents called carcinogens, by close exposure to radioactive materials, or by certain viruses that can insert their DNA into the human genome. Mutations occur spontaneously, and may be passed down from one generation to the next as a result of mutations within germ lines.\n\nMany forms of cancer are associated with exposure to environmental factors such as tobacco smoke, radiation, alcohol and certain viruses. While some of these risk factors can be avoided or reduced, there is no known way to entirely avoid the disease.\n\nif you require any specific information please post your question accoringly and there are persons like me to answer your qurries in details-.
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american cancer society
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No, Cancer is generally a painless lump.  burning during intercourse usually indicates an STD.
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Never heard of that!  Check out http://curezone.com/diseases/cancer/ \nfor some answers
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When I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and couldn't get out of bed in the morning, my husband was there every step to help me.  Now I am better and forever grateful. :))
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There are many different forms of cancer and many different causes. Cancer develops from mutations in the genes that regulate cell division. The mutations silence the genes that ordinarily monitor replicating DNA for chemical errors. The affected cells have no built in brakes to halt cell division. As the abnormal mass of clees,called malignant tumor, grows, blood bessel form to supply the tumor with the nutrients it needs to support its growth.Eventually, the tumor invades healthy tissue and may metastasize.\n\nBladder cancer is associated with smoking cigs and alcohol.So is mouth, throat and esophagus cancers. Lung-smoking.Liver-infection with hepatitis virus,alcohol,iron overload,toxicity.Kidney and Pancreatic and lung cancer-high intakes of red meat(pan), cig smoking and air pollution.Prostate-high intakes of fats,esp.saturated fats from red meats and possibly milk products.Ovarian-high lactose intake from milk products and oral contraceptive use. Stomach-high intakes of smoke or salt preserved foods, smoking, infection with ulcer causing bacteria or refined flour or starch.Colorectal-high intakes of fat(saturated), red meat, alcohol, and supplemental iron.Low intakes of fiber, folate,viatmin D and veggies.
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Sweetheart, yours is falling but mine is gone!  I have rheumatoid arthritis too and my hair is in bald patches and spots and I wear wigs now. I have Systemic Lupus and hair loss is a symptom of the illness. Have you been screened for the anti body? If not you should be. There is no cure for the disease and it is terminal but not deadly, necessarily. Discuss this with your rhuematologist as it is a strong possibility that it's what's going on with you. There is no baldness in my family either, not even the males.
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Most forms of arthritis are non-infections.
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Arthritis refers to the more than 100 distinct diseases that cause pain and swelling, and limit movement in joints and connective tissue. Arthritis is the number one cause of severe pain and disability which limits physical activity. In the United States 40 million Americans have arthritis. Three million of these people are severely affected. It is usually chronic, meaning that it lasts a lifetime. The specific causes are not known for most types of the disease. But much is known about the symptoms, and how to treat them.\n\nPhysicians diagnose arthritis based upon the pattern of symptoms, medical history, physical exam, X-rays and lab tests. The main symptoms of arthritis are:\n* joint pain,\n* joint stiffness, \n* inability to move the joint freely, and\n* joint swelling.\n\nOther symptoms can include fever, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, lower extremity rash, and nodules. The key to effective treatment of symptoms is a personal plan devised by you and your health care provider. Symptom treatment usually includes:\n* medicine,\n* exercise,\n* rest,\n* use of heat and cold,\n* joint protection techniques, and \n* sometimes surgery.\n\nMany things can be done to reduce the impact of arthritis on everyday life. With proper diagnosis and design of a treatment plan, arthritis symptoms can be controlled. To learn more, call the Arthritis Foundation at (800) 283-7800.