“Could the lump in my neck be cancer? Are all thyroid nodules cancerous?”
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland in the lower front portion of the neck, below the Adam’s apple. Its function is to make thyroid hormones, …
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It can affect major organ systems such as those for the kidneys, brain, joints, heart and skin.
It affects women 10 times more than men, and is more common in African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians ages 15 to 40.
Yet it’s …
Read More »We all have melanin, which gives our skin pigmentation. But some of us — because of genetics and ethnicity — have more than others.
In the past, it was believed the more melanin a person had, the less likely he …
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