After your prostate cancer diagnosis, your doctor will recommend a suitable treatment depending on the extent of the illness. For instance, they could recommend radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy or targeted therapy. Prostate surgery, in particular, is one of the most preferred prostate cancer treatments. Read the article below to learn more about prostate cancer surgery. Why Prostate Cancer Surgery? Prostate surgery, also known as a prostatectomy, is considered when the patient has an enlarged prostate gland that cannot be removed through other methods.
20 April 2021
Vascular ultrasound or duplex study is a versatile, non-invasive procedure used in the medical field to evaluate blood vessels and circulation. For decades, ultrasound has been used as a highly reliable imaging modality to offer doctors more understanding of the human vascular system. Today, doctors can now make quicker diagnoses and informed decisions in both routine and complex vascular exams. Read on to learn why investing in vascular ultrasound is a sound investment for your medical practice.
1 December 2020
When it comes to birth choices, c-sections aren't always at the top of everyone's list. However, you may choose to have one because of health reasons, personal preference or because you've already had an emergency c-section. Although you will discuss what lies ahead with your obstetrician, it doesn't hurt to refresh your knowledge. Here's what to expect when you have an elective c-section. Your Preoperative Appointment Your preoperative appointment is an opportunity for you to discuss the procedure with your obstetrician.
25 June 2020
Memorials are never easy; after all, goodbyes are hard, especially for those we love. But memorials provide an important opportunity for you to make peace with a few things. That can be something as minor as reminiscing over an old memory with a few friends, or it can be something far more difficult, like forgiving wrongs that have torn large rifts in your family for decades. Whatever the case may be, you need to be ready for what the day presents to you, and there are a few key attitudes you should walk into the memorial with that will help you be prepared.
27 February 2020
Christmas can be the most wonderful time of the year for you and your children—as long as you take precautions to keep everyone safe. Here are three tips related to risk reduction and first aid that will help keep your child out of the ho-ho-hospital this festive season. Buy Age-Appropriate Gifts Watching your children open all their toys is one of the biggest joys of Christmas for any parent. However, when buying those toys, it's crucial that you make sure they're age-appropriate.
5 December 2019
More and more people are now treating themselves to a procedure that is commonly referred to as 'eyebrow feathering'; this involves using tattoo-like equipment to draw lines that look like brow hairs in order to make a person's eyebrows look fuller and tidier. Here are two of the mistakes that are made by the people who decide to have this cosmetic procedure done. Not taking their future hair colouring plans into consideration
11 October 2019
If you're worried about a growth on your skin, then your skin cancer clinic may have recommended that you have a biopsy to check the growth out. Depending on the growth itself, the clinic may book you in for an incisional or an excisional procedure. What's the difference between the two? What Is an Incisional Skin Biopsy? If you have an incisional biopsy, then your doctor only needs to remove part of the growth for testing.
30 August 2019
