into one area allowing space for Same Day Surgery, which was needed to accommodate the increase in outpatient surgery. They offer some many other services like 15-bed psychiatric unit, pediatric unit, Cancer Center for cancer patients with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. They also offer Breast Health Center, Dialysis Access Institute, Radiology Department, Vascular Center, 20-bed Rehabilitation Unit, and Health Plex for outpatient rehabilitation and wellness, endoscopy, community outreach, EKG
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Colon cancer develops in the large intestine (colon), the lower part of your digestive system. Rectal cancer develops in the rectum, which makes up the last several inches of your intestinal tract. Together, they're referred to as colorectal cancers. Rectal cancer begins as small clumps of cells called polyps. Although most polyps are noncancerous (benign), some become cancerous over time. Regular screening to find and remove precancerous polyps can prevent rectal cancer from developing. Changes
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Cholesterol Alcohol/Drug Abuse Have you been sexually active in the past 6 months? No Do you use birth control? No Yes Method: When was your last tetanus shot? High Blood Pressure No Cancer Mental/Emotional Problems Heart attack before age 55 Breast, Colon or Prostate Cancer Yes If yes, how many partners? No Yes No If over 65, have you had a pneumovax vaccine? Have you ever smoked? No Yes Do you smoke or use smokeless tobacco? No Yes Do you use alcoholic
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Memories of Me 1. When I was twelve years old, my mother came home from the Doctor’s and told the family that she had breast cancer. A. Never let your worst day, remain your worst day. a. 12 years old, I didn’t know what breast cancer really meant, it wasn’t something really spoken of in 1983. b. Was my mother going to leave me, what if something went wrong? c. No one would tell me anything, I asked questions, but was told that I didn’t need to know. 2. November 11, 1992…
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stroke and cancer. One of the great ironies of advances in medical technology is that deaths due to heart attacks, stroke, and cancer, which have rapidly declined in the past, are now leveling off and in some cases increasing due to obesity-related conditions. For example, diabetes, which is directly related to being overweight, is increasing rapidly, and deaths due to heart disease in diabetics are also increasing. Similarly, cancers linked to obesity, such as colon, prostate, and breast, are also
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Diagnosis and treatment of cancer requires a team of experts called a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). The team is made up of people with different skills and training but who are all cancer experts. The team includes specialists who understand cancers, what they look like, how they behave, what cancer cells look like under the microscope, how and when to test for cancer, how to treat it and how it may affect your life. There are lots of people in the MDT. All of them play a part in supporting you
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Cancer is a tumor found to have abnormal blood cells at an uncontrollable growth. Cancer is diagnosed when a tumor is found to be malignant because it may later spread to other areas of the body. There are four different types of cancer which are able to be screened cervical cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer. All are effective health screenings which can give you an advantage into talking over the probable diseases with your doctor to eliminate many of the risks as possible
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anti-inflammatory properties which renders it as an effective painkiller. Just try it while you have a back ache, it immediately soothes you down. Cancer treatment: Research proves that continuous use of ginger which has 5-LO enzymes which is useful in treatment of colon and ovarian cancer's. It is proven to reduce the motility and activities of breast carcinoma cells. It also causes death or apostasis
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Community Health Needs Assessment During the past year, a focused community health needs assessment was conducted by Trinity Community Hospital. The assessment targeted cancer, orthopedic, and cardiovascular services within the hospital’s primary service region. It utilized information from multiple sources, including epidemiological surveys, state healthcare facilities’ planning guidelines, interviews with physicians and other healthcare professionals, and community focus groups. Following are
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suppress immune response are suppression immunotherapies. Active immunotherapy has been effective against agents that normally cause acute self-limiting infectious disease. However, a more effective immunotherapy for chronic infectious diseases or cancer requires the use of appropriate target antigens; the optimization of the interaction between the antigenic peptide, the antigen-presenting cells (APC) and the T cell; and the simultaneous blockage of the negative regulatory mechanisms that impede
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