Rare disease
| Rare disease | |
|---|---|
| Term | Rare disease |
| Short definition | rare disease - (pronounced) (rayr dih-ZEEZ) A disease that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. There are about 7,000 rare diseases. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
rare disease - (pronounced) (rayr dih-ZEEZ) A disease that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. There are about 7,000 rare diseases. An estimated 25 to 30 million Americans are living with a rare disease. The cause of many rare diseases is unknown, but they are often caused by changes in a person's genes or chromosomes. Rare diseases are often more difficult to diagnose and treat than the more common diseases. Also known as a rare disorder
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Rare disease
- Wikipedia's article - Rare disease
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