Many hospitals and cancer treatment centers offer cancer support groups and counseling services to help manage the trying emotional side effects of cancer and its treatment. There are also a number of valuable online resources for both patients and families. For example, the American Cancer Society ...
In fact, prevention and control of recurrence and metastasis after tumor treatment are equally important. Jiangsu will officially launch a cancer patient management program that integrates patients, hospitals, and disease control centers in a management system, using information technology to guide ...
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For those who prefer a more organized form of support, patient and family support groups are offered by cancer treatment centers, hospitals and clinics, and national advocacy organizations. Your place of worship may also provide cancer support groups. There are even online support groups for those...
Surgery is the cornerstone of treatment for bowel cancer. Sometimes only a polyp is found to be cancerous, and removal (polypectomy) of the polyp may be all that is necessary. You will usually only need to have a portion of your colon removed for colon cancer. In rare circumstances such ...
We performed a retrospective cohort study of a consecutive series of patients with ILC who presented in one of two dedicated tertiary cancer centers between 1993 and 2005. We assessed the initial type of surgery (BCS or mastectomy), the re-excision rate and the final type of surgery. Patients...
7. Why is HDR less well known than other forms of cancer treatment? HDR Brachytherapy is a relatively new form of advance radiation technology. Fewer physicians have been trained to perform HDR procedures compared to seed implants or external beam radiation. Few centers, other than CET have been...
Screening recommendations have undergone some recent changes as regards this significant health problem. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has further agreed with the following recommendation: ...
For those who prefer a more organized form of support, patient and family support groups are offered by cancer treatment centers, hospitals and clinics, and national advocacy organizations. Your place of worship may also provide cancer support groups. There are even online support groups for those...
For those who prefer a more organized form of support, patient and family support groups are offered by cancer treatment centers, hospitals and clinics, and national advocacy organizations. Your place of worship may also provide cancer support groups. There are even online support groups for those...