Epidemiology
7th m/c cancer in woman, 5th m/c for death (US)
The peak incidence : about 60 yrs old
Postmenopausal >80%
30% Malignancy of ovarian neoplasms in postmenopausal women Cf) 7% in premenopausal
Risk factor: low parity and infertility, (*Oral contraceptive use reduces the risk)
Laboratory Monitoring of Patients with HIV Infection
Patients with CD4+ T cell counts <200/L are at high risk of disease from P. jiroveci, while patients with CD4+ T cell counts <50/L are at high risk of disease from CMV, mycobacteria of the M. avium complex (MAC), and/or T. gondii. Patients with HIV infection should have CD4+ T cell measurements performed at the time of diagnosis and every 3&
diagnosis
The most costly gastrointestinal disease in 2000 (the largest component was drugs)
As a chronic disease, significantly impairs quality of life
comparable to arthritis, myocardial infarction, heart failure, or hypertension
The second tier against reflux damage
Volume clearance
: actual removal of the reflux material from esophagus
Acid clearance
: restoration of no