| • | Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the bladder, the balloonlike organ that stores urine. |
| • | Chronic Laryngitis
Chronic laryngitis is a persistent disorder that produces lingering hoarseness and other voice changes. |
| • | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of disorders that damage the lungs and make breathing increasingly more difficult over time. |
| • | Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease is the term commonly used to describe the buildup of fatty deposits and fibrous tissue (plaques) inside the arteries that supply blood to the heart (the coronary arteries). |
| • | Emphysema
Emphysema is a progressive respiratory disease in which millions of the lungs' tiny air sacs (alveoli) stretch out of shape or rupture. |
| • | Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the esophagus, the tube that carries food and drink from your throat to your stomach. |
| • | Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer
The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped pouch that lies beneath the liver, in the upper abdomen. It stores bile. This fluid, produced by the liver, helps digest fat. The gallbladder releases bile into the small intestine through the bile duct. This thin t |
| • | Head and Neck Cancer
Head and neck cancer begins with the abnormal growth of cells. These cells multiply out of control, eventually forming a tumor in part of the head or neck. |
| • | High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
If you have high blood pressure that has not been diagnosed, or that is not being treated adequately, you are at greater risk of having a heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and blindness. |
| • | Lung Cancer
Lung cancer usually occurs because some outside factor, called a carcinogen, has triggered the growth of abnormal, cancerous cells in the lung. |
| • | Pancreatic Cancer
Cancer of the pancreas is abnormal cell growth in the tissue of the pancreas. |
| • | Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the prostate gland. This gland is located below the bladder and in front of the rectum, near the base of the penis. |
| • | Stomach Cancer
Stomach cancer (gastric cancer) is any malignant tumor that arises in the lining of the stomach. |
| • | Stroke Overview
A stroke is an illness that suddenly disrupts the brain's function by interfering with part of its blood supply. |
