Do you have a Facebook page for your work or business? Well, #metoo. And I thought it was a good idea till recently. Then it happened! About two months (September 2021) my Facebook clinic page got hacked and thus I lost control over it. The page had good number of following as we used to…
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Violence against health worker is increasing over the years. Recently, there was an incident that occurred in my close circles. This article is a fact check on that.
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Minimally invasive surgery refers to any surgical procedure that is performed through tiny incisions instead of a large opening. In traditional surgical procedures, also called open surgery, one large is cut is made to the body. But, in minimally invasive surgery, the surgeon uses smaller tools, cameras, and lights to perform the surgery through a…
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Depending on the type, location, and stage of cancer that they have been diagnosed with, surgery can be a promising option for some lung cancer patients. This form of treatment is most effective when the disease has been detected in an early stage (between stage 1 and stage 3). It is capable of being curative…
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Lung cancer is a matter of growing concern in today’s world. When a person is affected with this disease, cells in the lung divide uncontrollably and reduce their ability to breathe.If left untreated, the cancer could also spread to other parts of the body. Hence, early detection and treatment is crucial. There are two forms…
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Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer.Patients diagnosed with this disease can be divided into four groups: Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, and Stage IV. Stage I refers to the early stage of the disease, when the cancer is small and remains confinedto one area. In Stage II, the tumor…
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“Stage 1” is used to describe the early stage of lung cancer, where the tumor is confined to the lung, is less than 3cms in size, does not involve any adjacent structures such as the diaphragm, pericardium, or chest wall, and has not spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the page.In this…
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Lung cancer has progressed from an obscure disease to one of the most common cancer in the world. Lung cancer is divided into various stages; Early cancer is a stage 1 and 2 lung cancer; regional cancer is stage 3 lung cancer and advanced cancer is stage 4 cancer. Patients with stage 1 and 2…
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“Ignorance is bliss, but knowledge is power”-Thomas Gray and Sir Francis Bacon Diagnosis of a disease usually occurs when the body begins to show symptoms of an abnormality or deviation from normal metabolism. From the common cold to COVID and cancer – specific diagnostic tools are developed to identify specific diseases. In the case of…
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“Prevention is better than cure”- Desiderius Erasmus A disease can be fatal if it is ignored. Therefore, it is important for doctors and clinicians to diagnose it at an early stage to be able to treat it effectively. In the case of lung cancer, which is an aggressive form of cancer, the disease needs to be identified before the…
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