时间:2019-01-06 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(九月)


英语课

By Melinda Smith
Washington, DC
27 September 2006
 
watch Colon 1 Cancer report


 
Growth(s) discovered in a colon
Colon cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the world.  But with early detection, colon cancer is highly treatable.  If you have a family history of colon cancer, you may be interested in a new questionnaire that helps decide whether genetic 2 testing is for you.


If you're not familiar with where your colon is...and what it does...take a look:  It is the last section of the digestive tract 3, and its primary function is to store food waste, water and other fluids before they leave your body as waste. 


At least 940,000 cases of colon cancer are diagnosed each year. Almost 500,000 people die of the bowel 4 disease yearly. The World Health Organization lists the major cause of colon cancer as a diet rich in fat, refined carbohydrates 5 and animal protein.  Lack of exercise is a contributing factor. 


 
Dr. Sapna Syngal
Those are the disturbing facts that affect most people.  Fewer than the five percent of new colon cancers are traced to genetic makeup 6.   But for those who do have a family history of the disease, Dr. Sapna Syngal of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute says genetic testing may make sense:


"The risks of developing cancer if you carry a mutation 7 in one of these genes 8 are extraordinarily 9 high.  The risk of developing colon cancer is 60 to 80 percent."


The Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts has put together a Web-based questionnaire that is designed to help decide whether a blood test to confirm your genetic risk is for you. 


Dr. Syngal continues, "The genetic test doesn't mean that you're going to get cancer.  It just means that you're at risk for cancer and hopefully with this information we'll be able to prevent cancer from ever happening."


The questions deal with personal and family history.  The final score will confirm whether it's advisable to take the blood test.  Taking the test under the guidance of your physician is strongly recommended. The questions are in English, but there are plans to make them available eventually in other languages. 


A colonoscopy procedure, which allows the doctor to look inside the colon for signs of abnormalities, is still considered the most effective means of detection. 


Early diagnosis 10 and treatment now mean there is a 50 percent survival rate of at least five years.


So, if you and your family members are among those with the inherited trait, the web address is www.dfci.org/premm or contact the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts for more information.



n.冒号,结肠,直肠
  • Here,too,the colon must be followed by a dash.这里也是一样,应当在冒号后加破折号。
  • The colon is the locus of a large concentration of bacteria.结肠是大浓度的细菌所在地。
adj.遗传的,遗传学的
  • It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
  • Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。
n.传单,小册子,大片(土地或森林)
  • He owns a large tract of forest.他拥有一大片森林。
  • He wrote a tract on this subject.他曾对此写了一篇短文。
n.肠(尤指人肠);内部,深处
  • Irritable bowel syndrome seems to affect more women than men.女性比男性更易患肠易激综合征。
  • Have you had a bowel movement today?你今天有排便吗?
n.碳水化合物,糖类( carbohydrate的名词复数 );淀粉质或糖类食物
  • The plant uses the carbohydrates to make cellulose. 植物用碳水化合物制造纤维素。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • All carbohydrates originate from plants. 所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。 来自辞典例句
n.组织;性格;化装品
  • Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
  • Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗?
n.变化,变异,转变
  • People who have this mutation need less sleep than others.有这种突变的人需要的睡眠比其他人少。
  • So far the discussion has centered entirely around mutation in the strict sense.到目前为止,严格来讲,讨论完全集中于围绕突变问题上。
n.基因( gene的名词复数 )
  • You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因,所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪
adv.格外地;极端地
  • She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
  • The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨,大海出奇地宁静。
n.诊断,诊断结果,调查分析,判断
  • His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。
学英语单词
abnormal termination abort
Acomatacarus major
allantoicase
amoureuse
antifoundational
banausic
bathurst
Blerick
bracket light
car mirror
centre of dispersal
cepheid variables
ceramic DIP
chamazulenogene
chloranilate
circuit tester
coeruleum thymolis
coordiator
copyright infringement
cortex granati
cosyntropin
counter-clockwise angle
court trusts
cover type map
cupressus arizonicas
cylinder band
declaimeth
deener
dense-graded asphalt concrete
Deutzia nanchuanensis
diesel reduction drive
different diameter roll type husker
distribution account of national income
double-occupancy
draw beam
dustbathing
enprisoning
fitted value
fractional digit
gastricisin
georg ohm
goatburger
guinea keets
Herzegowina
high muckety-muck
Hopf mapping
hypoventilating
Ijesa-Tedo
infrahepatic
kerin
macphersonite
matrimony vines
memorialis hirta (bl.) wedd.
metallic hydrogen
milk tanker transporter
miniseriess
misrepresentation of health information
mother-fuckers
mountain-making movement
neon filledtube
Ness, River
objective analysis value
Oosterdijk
opening of the telescope
overall logic
pearl knitting
periaqueduct
policy credibility
polychromatic light
potassium cobalto-nitrite
Potentilla nervosa
powdered vulcanized rubber
Przysucha
recovery process
red flower
rediverted
relapseth
retroarcs
rexman
Ruhinda
saddle friction-plates
second-string
single-speeds
stealings
stop valve spindle
structural component
supmmeatai triangle
thermal initiation
thermal underwears
topographic interpretation
trapezium segment
trial-for-ignition period
UKBA
umbworld
unbind
uniquely defining class
vehide currency
veiniest
wasn't
witnessest
xenogenesis
Yagi-Uda array