In the terminal stage of lung cancer, 99% of the patients had at least one or more symptoms of pain, dyspnea, nausea, cough, hemoptysis, and psychological and neurologic difficulties. The most frequent symptoms were pain, psychological manifestations, and/or dyspnea. One fourth of patients had nausea, cough, and/or neurologic symptoms, and only one tenth displayed hemoptysis….
Demography There were 271 incident lung cancer patients from 1990 to 1997. Eighteen patients (6.6%) were alive by December 1, 2003. The diagnosis was confirmed by histology in 218 patients (89%). Information on symptoms and treatment in the terminal 8 weeks were collected from 247 of the 253 patients (98%) who died within this period…
The mortality rate of lung cancer is high, and there has been little improvement in the long-term survival over the last 40 years. In addition, information is lacking whether sex, age, initial stage and performance status, and histology may predict the presence of serious symptoms in the terminal stage. In previous community studies of patients…
The person who got sick, feels all negative consequences of the illness. However they can be absolutely different in severity. Just a cold which is only perceived by children as an occasion to pass school, is incomparable with the heavy diagnosis of elderly person. The young man who spent some days in bed, easily is…
Itch is an infectious parasitic skin disease. It is known since antique times, but long time doctors couldn’t reveal a parasite causing this disease and therefore denied the its pathogenic nature, and emergence of skin defects claimed to be connected with an patients emotional condition. Today it is known that itch at children and adults…
Studying of cytologic preparations of bone marrow doesn’t yield decisive results for diagnosis of hypoplastic anemia. Even at considerable devastation of bone marrow the needle can get to the center of the remained myelogenesis. It creates wrong idea of sufficient blood formation. At suspicion on bone marrow hypoplasia in connection with panhematopenia in peripheral blood…
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Description MicroDermAbrasion is a new technology in skin refinement that is a mild alternative to harsh chemical and laser peels. The process involves the use of inert, diamond shaped crystals to abrade the surface of the skin. Exfoliating crystals are introduced to the skin with low pressure, gently massaging away fine lines and wrinkles, acne…
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