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… Pregnancy: Should I Have Amniocentesis? Decision Point You may want to have a … the amniotic fluid that surrounds your baby. This fluid has cells and other substances in it that can give clues about …
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… Cryosurgery for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect … often is successful in treating small lesions of squamous cell carcinoma in situ . footnote 1 If cryosurgery is used … Edinburgh: Mosby Elsevier. Carucci JA, et al. (2012). Basal cell carcinoma. In LA Goldman et al., eds., …
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… Lung Surgery for Lung Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It … chest cavity and extend out through your chest wall and skin through small cuts between your ribs on the same side … It Works Surgery is more effective in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer when the lung cancer can be completely …
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… Whipple Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It … of the tissue around it. Before your surgery, you may also have a laparoscopy so the doctor can look at the pancreas … examined under a microscope to see if it is free of cancer cells. This is known as getting "clear margins." Having …
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… Curettage and Electrosurgery for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect … to control bleeding and destroy any remaining cancer cells. The wound is then covered with an antibiotic … an area where appearance is not a concern. Remove a small basal cell carcinoma . Remove a squamous cell carcinoma in …
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… Cancer Support: Finding Out That You Have Cancer On this … that the people around you want to support you, and asking for help isn't a sign of weakness. Tell them how they … individual counselling. Your health care team. Your team should be supportive. Be open and honest about your fears …
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… Endometriosis: Should I Have a Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy? Decision Point You may … have an increased risk of stroke, blood clots, and breast cancer. The pain could come back. Don't have this surgery …
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… Radiation Therapy for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect … Overview Radiation therapy is used to destroy cancer cells. This procedure may require 15 to 30 visits to a … Citations National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2012). Basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers. NCCN Clinical …
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… Breast Cancer: Lymph Node Surgery for Staging Cancer On this page: … The doctor removes the first lymph nodes that cancer may have spread to (sentinel nodes). If cancer is found in only … nodes removed. Axillary node dissection. If enough cancer cells are found in the sentinel lymph nodes, the doctor will …
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… Hemorrhoids: Which Treatment Should I Use? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this decision, or you may simply want to … hemorrhoids. This works only for internal hemorrhoids. Have surgery to remove the hemorrhoid. This works for both …
