Patients diagnosed with early -
stage disease face a choice between monitoring with treatment if relapse does occur or upfront chemotherapy with its associated long - term side - effects.
Not exact matches
Years ago, when Mass Design was in the early
stages of planning and designing Butaro Hospital in the Burera District of Rwanda, it
faced a serious design challenge: To reduce the transmission of airborne
diseases like TB.
«Patients diagnosed with early -
stage prostate cancer — and that's the vast majority of patients with this
disease —
face many treatment options that are thought to be similarly efficacious,» said Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH, UNC Lineberger member and associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology.
The researchers reported that patients with end -
stage renal
disease face a greater risk of cardiovascular
disease than healthy patients.
«Patients diagnosed with early -
stage prostate cancer — and that's the vast majority of patients with this
disease —
face many treatment options that are thought to be similarly efficacious,» said Ronald C. Chen, MD, MPH, associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology.
In the early
stages, most patients still have a good understanding of their
disease process and what's going on, and they understand the decisions they
face going forward.
In the final
stages of the
disease, people may lose the ability to recognize
faces and communicate; they normally can not control bodily functions and require constant care.
Butcher shares the most important things she's learned in her 27 years, especially while
facing the final
stages of her
disease.
After performing together for decades, the group is now
faced with losing Peter who is in the early
stages of Parkinson's
disease and wants to retire.