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It’s no secret that cancer can be a wholly traumatic experience not only in the sense of grappling with an intimidating diagnosis, but also due to treatment effects. As many as three out of every four people with cancer experience symptoms of psychological distress or cognitive concerns, the CDC says. As chemo treatments in particular can have cognitive impacts, complications such as mental fogginess, difficulty focusing, staying organized or multitasking and compromised mental clarity in gene...
Although there are some differences between those assigned male and those assigned female at birth, treatment is very similar for all genders. How breast cancer spreads Cancer cells don’t...
and for the control of some kinds of cancer. The lowering of body temperature in these cases... appropriate treatment. Accidental hypothermia is treated by a slow, gradual rewarming of the...
Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is considered to be an important treatment option in the acute setting for neurological injuries that may improve survival with a favorable neurological outcome...
048 A Staged Surgical Treatment for Aortoesophageal Fistula in Esophageal Cancer Chang Woo... therapeutic hypothermia for spinal cord protection, and other long and complex procedures with...
The true impact for cancer patients remains unclear. This review summarizes the often... transfusions, hypothermia, and postoperative complications, as probable deleterious factors...
Controlling cancer pain should always be part of a cancer treatment plan. Pain management should be implemented as soon as possible following diagnosis to address existing pain and prevent onset of new pain. Even if the patient has no outward, objective clinical signs of pain, the practitioner should assume that any tumor has the potential to cause subclinical pain, and pain management should be considered as part of the therapeutic plan. This is an important concept in the veterinary profession...
on for months or longer after you stop the treatment. Radiation therapy. It uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells.... A possible treatment is scalp hypothermia. The scalp is cooled...