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de·vel·op (d-vlp)

v.

1. To progress from earlier to later stages of a life cycle.

2. To progress from earlier to later or from simpler to more complex stages of evolution.

3. To aid in the growth of; strengthen.

4. To grow by degrees into a more advanced or mature state.

5. To become affected with a disease; contract.

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Patient discussion about developing.

Q. What Are the Risk Factors for Developing Breast Cancer? I am 35 years old. My mother had breast cancer when she was 60 and my aunt had it when she was 52. Am I at increased risk for developing the disease? Are there other risk factors?

A. Here are some risk factors :
- Age. your chances of developing breast cancer increase with age
- Personal history of breast cancer. if you had cancer in one breast, you have increased risk in developing cancer in your other breast
- Family history. Yes, it is genetically related, so you're at risk..
- Radiation exposure
- Early onset of menstrual cycle
- Late menopause
- First pregnancy in older age
- Race
- Hormone therapy
- Some birth control pills
- Smoking and excessive consumption of alcohol

Q. Is it common for teenagers with arthritis to develope depression?

A. yes, I guess it is. having to deal with such a thing at such age- which is difficult without having arthritis as well, can really get you down. I think meeting other teenagers who suffer from it as well as conversations with a psycologist would be the best to do here.

Q. What Are the Risk Factors for Developing Stroke? My father had a stroke recently, at the age of 73. What are the risk factors for developing this?

A. Primary risk factors include:

1) smoking
2) excessive alcohol intake
3) uncontrolled high blood pressure
4) high cholesterol
5) overweight/unhealthy diet
6) illegal drugs/abuse of Rx drugs
7) known or unknown heart problems
8) diabetes
9) known or unknown vascular brain defects - aneurysm, etc.
10)family history of stroke