Choosing a Blood Cancer Specialist or Treatment Center
... It is very important to make sure you have the right diagnosis before you begin or continue with treatment. Some people want to get a second or third medical opinion after receiving a diagnosis and before beginning or continuing treatment. However, for patients with acute illnesses (such as certain ...
... It is very important to make sure you have the right diagnosis before you begin or continue with treatment. Some people want to get a second or third medical opinion after receiving a diagnosis and before beginning or continuing treatment. However, for patients with acute illnesses (such as certain ...
This document aims to inform, raise awareness and assist
... common chronic disease in children and is more severe in children in non-affluent countries. In these settings, underdiagnosis and under-treatment are common, and effective medicines may not be available or affordable. The burden of asthma is also greater in urban settings. It is one of the most fre ...
... common chronic disease in children and is more severe in children in non-affluent countries. In these settings, underdiagnosis and under-treatment are common, and effective medicines may not be available or affordable. The burden of asthma is also greater in urban settings. It is one of the most fre ...
Prostate Cancer Screening - UROLOGY HEALTH SPECIALISTS
... one that a man should make with his doctor following a careful discussion of the benefits and risks of screening. In men who wish to be screened, the AUA recommends getting a baseline PSA, along with a physical exam of the prostate known as a digital rectal exam (DRE) at age 40. ...
... one that a man should make with his doctor following a careful discussion of the benefits and risks of screening. In men who wish to be screened, the AUA recommends getting a baseline PSA, along with a physical exam of the prostate known as a digital rectal exam (DRE) at age 40. ...
gynaecology suspected cancer referral form
... experience of the multidisciplinary team and latest NICE guidelines. It is intended to help GPs navigate the referral criteria so that resources can be concentrated on those patients most at risk, thereby reducing delays to diagnosis and avoiding unnecessary anxiety to women who do not merit a two w ...
... experience of the multidisciplinary team and latest NICE guidelines. It is intended to help GPs navigate the referral criteria so that resources can be concentrated on those patients most at risk, thereby reducing delays to diagnosis and avoiding unnecessary anxiety to women who do not merit a two w ...
Decreasing Re-hospitalization Rates by Improving
... •Partner with & support federal, state, and local public health improvement efforts •Improve access within communities to best practices of healthy living ...
... •Partner with & support federal, state, and local public health improvement efforts •Improve access within communities to best practices of healthy living ...
Hillsborough County Program Services
... Services: (1) Funded with a grant provided by the CDC via the State Department of Health. The goal of the program is prevention of death from breast and cervical cancer by screening and early detection targeting low income, minority women, age 50-64 years. Any woman, however, with a personal or fami ...
... Services: (1) Funded with a grant provided by the CDC via the State Department of Health. The goal of the program is prevention of death from breast and cervical cancer by screening and early detection targeting low income, minority women, age 50-64 years. Any woman, however, with a personal or fami ...
(CAP) Guidebook - ACHIEVE Healthy Communities
... Part 3A is an optional exercise that your CHART may find useful to help review assessment data (CHANGE and other) and consider how the following issues impact your community. By developing your plan based on assessment data as well as these criteria, you will increase likelihood of success. For each ...
... Part 3A is an optional exercise that your CHART may find useful to help review assessment data (CHANGE and other) and consider how the following issues impact your community. By developing your plan based on assessment data as well as these criteria, you will increase likelihood of success. For each ...
Effectiveness Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular
... – Women should be advised to accumulate at least 150 min/wk of moderate exercise, 75 min/wk of vigorous exercise, or an equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity. Aerobic activity should be performed in episodes of at least 10 min, preferably spread througho ...
... – Women should be advised to accumulate at least 150 min/wk of moderate exercise, 75 min/wk of vigorous exercise, or an equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity. Aerobic activity should be performed in episodes of at least 10 min, preferably spread througho ...
Manual for the fall prevention classification system
... [1] To characterise and classify existing fall prevention interventions – such as those published in the literature as well as clinical services. It is being used by the Cochrane collaboration and other groups to characterise interventions, map research activity to date and identify areas which need ...
... [1] To characterise and classify existing fall prevention interventions – such as those published in the literature as well as clinical services. It is being used by the Cochrane collaboration and other groups to characterise interventions, map research activity to date and identify areas which need ...
Mental Health Bulletin, July 2008
... PAEDIATRIC AND YOUNG ADULT March 2010 This bulletin is produced every two months and relates to both cancer and the young adult and paediatric oncology, and should be of interest to staff working in this area. Topics covered include symptom management, screening/pathology/staging, psychological and ...
... PAEDIATRIC AND YOUNG ADULT March 2010 This bulletin is produced every two months and relates to both cancer and the young adult and paediatric oncology, and should be of interest to staff working in this area. Topics covered include symptom management, screening/pathology/staging, psychological and ...
EU Oncology - Epigenomics AG
... that population-based screening can reduce mortality from crc. four independent studies in the us and europe have demonstrated that even screening with guaiac-based faecal occult blood tests (foBTs), which have a comparatively low sensitivity, could reduce mortality by 13–21% (biannual testing) or 3 ...
... that population-based screening can reduce mortality from crc. four independent studies in the us and europe have demonstrated that even screening with guaiac-based faecal occult blood tests (foBTs), which have a comparatively low sensitivity, could reduce mortality by 13–21% (biannual testing) or 3 ...
Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology small cell Lung cancer
... time, SCLC may present as an acute syndrome that has a decent potential of being misdiagnosed as an infectious or inflammatory condition. Whether this clinical scenario has a significant impact on patient outcomes is yet to be determined, but will probably delay the prompt administration of chemothe ...
... time, SCLC may present as an acute syndrome that has a decent potential of being misdiagnosed as an infectious or inflammatory condition. Whether this clinical scenario has a significant impact on patient outcomes is yet to be determined, but will probably delay the prompt administration of chemothe ...
Complementary and Alternative Medicine A guide for people affected by cancer
... feel their doctor may react negatively. Doctors now recognise that patients want to explore other options and are willing to discuss this with you. Doctors can only prescribe medicines that have been well-tried and tested. They sometimes have concerns that people spend a lot of money on treatments t ...
... feel their doctor may react negatively. Doctors now recognise that patients want to explore other options and are willing to discuss this with you. Doctors can only prescribe medicines that have been well-tried and tested. They sometimes have concerns that people spend a lot of money on treatments t ...
Erbitux - Empowered
... Doctors have several methods of treating cancer such as surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy. Along with the beneficial effects, all medicines may cause sideeffects (for any disease, including cancer). Most side effects of cancer therapy are temporary, reversible and manageable. ...
... Doctors have several methods of treating cancer such as surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy. Along with the beneficial effects, all medicines may cause sideeffects (for any disease, including cancer). Most side effects of cancer therapy are temporary, reversible and manageable. ...
Eating sensibly, eating well Even in high tech world, common sense
... in the worst hit areas of Africa still depends on use of bed nets and drainage of malarial swamps: common sense practices that have remained unchanged for centuries. While the role of sound public health practice in prevention of infectious diseases has long been understood, the link between healthy ...
... in the worst hit areas of Africa still depends on use of bed nets and drainage of malarial swamps: common sense practices that have remained unchanged for centuries. While the role of sound public health practice in prevention of infectious diseases has long been understood, the link between healthy ...
Data collection tool for `Lung cancer – treatment for small-cell
... (LUCADA) and enable services to carry out local audit in more detail as needed in this area of lung cancer care. Audit support contains criteria and a data collection tool. The data collection tool can be used or adapted for the data collection part of the clinical audit cycle by the trust, service ...
... (LUCADA) and enable services to carry out local audit in more detail as needed in this area of lung cancer care. Audit support contains criteria and a data collection tool. The data collection tool can be used or adapted for the data collection part of the clinical audit cycle by the trust, service ...
Lung Cancer (Large Cell Carcinoma of the Lung)
... Risk Factors for Lung Cancer (Large Cell Carcinoma of the Lung) Cigarette smoking is the main predisposing factor. In recent years, it has been recognised that passive smoking (e.g. from a first degree relative in a house of smokers) can also put people at risk. Generally, the risk increases with th ...
... Risk Factors for Lung Cancer (Large Cell Carcinoma of the Lung) Cigarette smoking is the main predisposing factor. In recent years, it has been recognised that passive smoking (e.g. from a first degree relative in a house of smokers) can also put people at risk. Generally, the risk increases with th ...
Appendix A: Disease-Specific Chapters
... Not completely understood. Initial studies suggest that transmission does not occur before onset of clinical signs and symptoms, and that maximum period of communicability is less than 21 days. During the 2003 outbreak, health workers were at great risk of disease acquisition, especially when expose ...
... Not completely understood. Initial studies suggest that transmission does not occur before onset of clinical signs and symptoms, and that maximum period of communicability is less than 21 days. During the 2003 outbreak, health workers were at great risk of disease acquisition, especially when expose ...
Progastrin-releasing peptide – a useful and reliable
... tumour (limited disease). Very high ProGRP concentrations have also been reported in the blood of patients with very rare medullary thyroid cancer. By contrast, it is not released to an appreciable extent in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), other cancers or benign lung disease. These properties m ...
... tumour (limited disease). Very high ProGRP concentrations have also been reported in the blood of patients with very rare medullary thyroid cancer. By contrast, it is not released to an appreciable extent in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), other cancers or benign lung disease. These properties m ...
Paediatric respiratory disease: past, present and future EDITORIAL: PAEDIATRIC ASSEMBLY
... light on the different patterns of wheezing, their risk factors and their evolution through childhood. Who would have thought it was good to be born in a barn! It is becoming increasingly clear that even for ‘‘adult’’ diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), antenatal and earl ...
... light on the different patterns of wheezing, their risk factors and their evolution through childhood. Who would have thought it was good to be born in a barn! It is becoming increasingly clear that even for ‘‘adult’’ diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), antenatal and earl ...
look closely at who we are
... Social responsibility is a priority for us and takes many forms. Our most unique initiative, which truly sets sanofi-aventis apart within the industry, is our Group’s Access to Medicines division. This business group produces high-quality medicines and vaccines for underprivileged populations based ...
... Social responsibility is a priority for us and takes many forms. Our most unique initiative, which truly sets sanofi-aventis apart within the industry, is our Group’s Access to Medicines division. This business group produces high-quality medicines and vaccines for underprivileged populations based ...
Subcutaneous formulation of Roche`s Herceptin approved in
... Herceptin (trastuzumab) is a humanised monoclonal antibody designed to target and block the function of HER2, a protein on the cell surface with cancer-causing potential when it is overexpressed. The mode of action of Herceptin activates the body’s immune system and suppresses HER2 signalling to tar ...
... Herceptin (trastuzumab) is a humanised monoclonal antibody designed to target and block the function of HER2, a protein on the cell surface with cancer-causing potential when it is overexpressed. The mode of action of Herceptin activates the body’s immune system and suppresses HER2 signalling to tar ...
SENIORS: Living Long And Healthy Lives In
... Preventive Health Behaviors Chronic conditions and diseases, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer and diabetes, are among the most prevalent, costly and preventable of all health problems. To a certain extent, the major chronic disease killers are attributable to lifestyle and environm ...
... Preventive Health Behaviors Chronic conditions and diseases, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer and diabetes, are among the most prevalent, costly and preventable of all health problems. To a certain extent, the major chronic disease killers are attributable to lifestyle and environm ...
Registered Nurse - Illinois AHEC - University of Illinois at Chicago
... medications. Some nurses have jobs that require little or no direct patient care, but still require an active RN license. Forensics nurses participate in the scientific investigation and treatment of abuse victims, violence, criminal activity, and traumatic accident. Infection control nurses identif ...
... medications. Some nurses have jobs that require little or no direct patient care, but still require an active RN license. Forensics nurses participate in the scientific investigation and treatment of abuse victims, violence, criminal activity, and traumatic accident. Infection control nurses identif ...
The management of the woman with metastatic breast cancer The
... patients with cancer. Strong opioids are safe and effective for moderate to severe pain. Level I (p. 116)* Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have a role in the treatment of inflammatory or bone pain. Level II (p. 116)* The regular use of laxatives should be considered in conjunction with the adm ...
... patients with cancer. Strong opioids are safe and effective for moderate to severe pain. Level I (p. 116)* Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have a role in the treatment of inflammatory or bone pain. Level II (p. 116)* The regular use of laxatives should be considered in conjunction with the adm ...