Sentences with phrase «surgery diagnosis of cancer»

Diagnosing Dog Tumours: Biopsy and Surgery Diagnosis of cancer in dogs usually begins with a physical exam and x-rays.

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Adding to Cuomo's burden this year was the breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent surgery endured by his longtime live - in girlfriend, Sandra Lee, though Duffy made no mention of that.

Glioblastoma is one of the most difficult cancers to treat — even after surgery and other therapies, it usually kills people within a year of diagnosis.

A long - standing and fervent supporter of biomedical research — and a veteran of recurrent cancer, open heart surgery, and a mistaken diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease — Specter engineered, with Senator Tom Harkin (D — IA), the original 1998 to 2003 doubling of NIH funding.

By the time of diagnosis the majority of women with ovarian cancer already have extensive spread of the disease which makes it difficult to treat by surgery or chemotherapy.

This allows doctors to «rule - in» a specific cancer diagnosis with a high degree of certainty, without a biopsy to remove a large portion of the thyroid, which would then have to be followed with a second surgery if cancer is detected to remove the entire gland.

In the case of a postoperative cancer diagnosis, a second surgery is required to remove the rest of the thyroid.

Because ovarian cancer is relatively rare, occurring in approximately one out of every 2,500 women, a test with only 99 percent specificity would result in false - positive diagnoses for 25 women, leading to unnecessary and risky surgeries and procedures.

In the group of patients with aggressive, or high risk, prostate cancer, the average number of days from diagnosis to surgery or radiation treatment was 96 days for Caucasian patients, and 105 days for African American patients.

Professor Tom Bourne, from the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London, said: «It's very important to get the preoperative diagnosis right.

Unfortunately, approximately 85 percent of cancer patients are ineligible for surgery at the time of diagnosis, either because the tumor is entwined in critical vasculature or the disease has progressed too far.

Many technological innovations for diagnosis and treatment are expected to reach the clinic following validation, such as video - assisted thoracic surgery, sensitive imaging techniques, use of tracer gases, regenerative medicine (e.g. in lung transplantation), nanoparticle - based carriers of inhalational drugs or bioactive compounds, personalised medicine (especially for lung cancer), bronchoplasty, laser energy as a surgical tool, and metabolic imaging techniques.

Patients are treated by a multi-disciplinary team that may include medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, neuro oncologists, internal medicine, family practice and radiology; board certified surgeons who are specialists in reconstructive, gynecologic, urologic and neurologic surgery; nurses specially trained in cancer treatment and certified to administer chemotherapy, counselors, who address a full range of psychosocial needs from diagnosis through bereavement; clergy to support all faiths; physical, occupational, speech and nutritional therapists.

This includes predictive factors, validation of diagnosis specific tools for functional assessment as well as the impact of different surgical techniques and type of chemotherapy used on the incidence of chronic pain after surgery and adjunctive cancer treatment.

Each June since his Stage IV head and neck cancer diagnosis in 2001, Jeff Warren sets off on a journey via his Litespeed Siena from his hometown of Reno, Nevada, to the steps of Huntsman Cancer Institute, where he endured the rigors of what he calls «slash, burn, and poison» (clinically known as surgery, radiation, and chemothecancer diagnosis in 2001, Jeff Warren sets off on a journey via his Litespeed Siena from his hometown of Reno, Nevada, to the steps of Huntsman Cancer Institute, where he endured the rigors of what he calls «slash, burn, and poison» (clinically known as surgery, radiation, and chemotheCancer Institute, where he endured the rigors of what he calls «slash, burn, and poison» (clinically known as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy).

By 2014, researchers had identified about 700 patients with the cancer who had a 20 - year survival rate of 69 percent due to early diagnoses and aggressive surgery.

«Detection of early - stage cancers is the real holy grail in bowel cancer diagnosis because surgery can cure up to 90 % of patients who present with early - stage disease,» Trevor Lockett, a bowel cancer researcher with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Australia, told Bloomberg News.

Spaying removes the ovaries and uterus, and the infrequent diagnosis of ovarian and uterine cancer in dogs is a direct result of this frequently performed surgery.

Diagnosis of bladder and prostate cancer can be challenging, and may involve a variety of tests, including X-rays, abdominal ultrasound, urinalysis, cytology, biopsy with histopathology, and sometimes even surgery.

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Along with dealing with the absolute devastation of a cancer diagnosis I was scrambling trying to figure out how I could afford surgery.

In general surgery, a common case I deal with in professional negligence are complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, delaying diagnosis of appendicitis, complications of appendicitis, delay of the diagnosis of bowel cancer, complications following surgery of bowel cancer and delaying the diagnosis of these complications.

In the majority of cancer cases early diagnosis can lead to quicker and more effective treatment and in some cases entirely prevent the need for invasive or debilitating surgery.

Usually, a cancer specific policy may cover a number of expenses related to the treatment or diagnosis, covering hospitalization, chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, nursing, antitheses, blood transfusions & medications.

As a CoverMe Critical Illness plan policyholder, you are eligible to receive a $ 25,000, $ 50,000 or $ 75,000 lump sum benefit, 30 days following the diagnosis of Cancer, Heart Attack or Stroke, or the undergoing of Coronary Bypass or Aortic surgery.

Charges for Treatment (s) of the following Illness (es) or Surgery (ies), which Manifest (ed) themselves or are recommended, or symptoms occur during the first one hundred and eighty (180) days of Coverage hereunder beginning on the initial Effective Date: any condition of the breast; any Treatment of all forms of cancer / neoplasm; any condition of the prostate; disorders of the reproductive system; hysterectomy; gall stones or urologic stones (kidney, ureteral, bladder or urethral stones) and any associated complications; any acne diagnosis or acne related condition; asthma; allergies; tonsillectomy; back conditions; adenoidectomy; hemorrhoids; hemorrhoidectomy; hernia, or any Surgery (ies) that is (are) not Emergency in nature, as Emergency is defined hereunder.

Generally, a cancer - specific insurance policy provides substantial cover for a whole range of costs associated with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, including hospitalisation, chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, etc..

As a supplemental insurance policy, it reduces the out - of - pocket cost associated with cancer diagnosis and treatments that includes hospitalization, radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, nursing care, blood transfusions and the cost of the prescribed drugs.

The policy will cover all costs associated with diagnosis and treatment of cancer, including hospitalization, radiation, chemotherapy and surgery, among others.

While «Adventure» might be an understatement when you look at the past year months which has not only consisted of my own wedding, but brain surgery, a cancer diagnosis, and treatment plans starting with radiation in Boston Massachusetts, it certainly has been a journey!