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| hormone replacement therapy (HRT) |
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| when a person is going through a specific physiological change where hormone deficiency leads to health problems- menopause leads to lowered estrogen production. |
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| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
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| federal agency whose jurisdiction includes most foods other than meats. they can ban food additives or contamination. set guidelines for food prep, etc. |
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| if substance is found to cause cancer in animals, the substance is banned |
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| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
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| creates regulatory standards for carcinogens that contaminate the environment (arsenic levels in drinking water). |
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| inhibitors of oxidation reactions. |
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| indigestible portion of plant foods that is composed mainly of complex polysaccharides that human bodies can't break down. |
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| specific chemical substances used for protection against cancers. |
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| enzyme that catalyzes the production of chemical messengers called prostaglandins. these act on blood vessels, nerve and immune system cells to trigger tissue inflammation. |
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| redness, pain, swelling and heat. |
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| selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) |
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| blocks hormone action in some tissues but act like the hormones in other tissues- tamoxifen. |
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| enzyme inhibitor that blocks the production of dihydrotestosterone. inhibiting androgen activity, blocks cancer cell growth. |
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