One big difference between osmosis and diffusion is that both solvent and solute particles are free to move in diffusion, but when we talk about osmosis, only the solvent molecules (water molecules) cross the membrane.
Familial Cancer Program. The Familial Cancer Program at Norris Cotton Cancer Center provides counseling for people who may have an increased risk of cancer because of their personal and/or family history. The issues surrounding inherited risk and genetic testing are complicated.
Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP) is a subtype of a condition known as familial adenomatous polyposis, called FAP or classic FAP. People with FAP or AFAP will have an increased number of adenomatous colon polyps during their lifetime and an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer.An adenomatous polyp is a lump filled with the cells that make mucous and line the inside of a personâs colon.Normally these cells are in flat sheets, but in FAP and AFAP they build up into polyps inside the intestinal tract. In AFAP, the total number of colon polyps is fewer than 100, with 30 being average.eople with FAP or AFAP will have an increased number of adenomatous colon polyps during their lifetime and an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. An adenomatous polyp is a lump filled with the cells that make mucous and line the inside of a personâs colon.