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What is the best way to get an accurate diagnosis for cancer?

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  Cancer is one of the deadliest medical conditions that proves fatal, when not treated promptly. However, the right diagnosis of cancer on time can have a crucial role in curing it in early stages. One must not ignore the initial signs of cancer and visit the doctor immediately to get precise treatment. The doctor may suggest certain tests and examinations like PET CT Scan in Mohali that simplify the screening of cancer. Undergoing screening examinations can prove life-saving in many cases where the condition has just started.   Noticing the signs The signs and symptoms vary for different cancers but one must take things lightly and ignore any of them. These signs and symptoms highlight the urgent need to undergo screening. ●      Difficulty in breathing & fatigue ●      Unexpected weight gain or loss ●      Difficulty in swallowing ●      Indigestion problems ●      Fever and sweating ●      Lumps in the skin ●      Changes in the skin color ●      Hoarse

Everything You Want to Know Before Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery

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  Knee pain can affect your quality of life, where simple activities become difficult tasks. Many people experience an unsatisfactory result from given treatment and therapies. If you are planning for knee replacement surgery , robotic surgery will be a great choice for you. Let’s walk you through everything you need to know about robotic knee replacement surgery , and why Sohana Hospital is just the right place for this procedure. What is Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery? Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery relies on advanced technology to assist the surgeon in delivering highly accurate knee replacement procedures. Use of a surgical robot assists in supplementing established techniques of surgeries and to assist in better precision and personalized treatments. Advantages of Robotic Knee Replacement 1. Precision: The robotic surgical system also enables the surgeon to be highly precise in his or her bone cuts as well as placements. This should also result in better alignment of the knee

Future trends in gallbladder surgery: Exploring the era of robotics

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  Small stones forming due to a mixture of calcium salts, bile pigments and crystallisation of excess cholesterol within the gallbladder are termed gallstones. Usually affecting people of more than 50 years of age, this is a digestive system-related disorder. These stones may cause pancreatic infection and other complications such as duct blockage. A person experiencing problems due to the presence of gallstones may visit a doctor who might suggest undergoing gallstones surgery or robotic surgery .   When is surgery required? Not all gallstones cause problems in the body and require treatment as they might be silent gallstones. However, a majority of people diagnosed with gallstones and with visible symptoms require prompt treatment which is usually surgery. The symptoms indicating gallstones and highlighting the need for surgery or Da Vinci robotic surgery include:   ●      Sudden abdominal pain on the right side ●      Right shoulder pain ●      Diarrhoea and dark urin

Kidney stones: Prevention strategies and treatment options

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  Kidney stones are one of the most common medical conditions that people of any age suffer from. As solid masses formed due to salts or acids present in the kidney, these stones can be of any size ranging from a small grain to that of a ball. Also termed nephrolithiasis, these kidney stones are not easy to detect as the smaller ones may pass out from the urinary tract. However, the larger ones cannot pass out of the urinary tract and may impact kidney function. While you might be wondering about a reliable treatment, laser treatment for kidney stones could be a possible answer.   Risk factors for kidney stones   There are umpteen factors that may put people at an elevated risk of developing kidney stones and these factors are: ●      Sugar or sodium-rich foods ●      Family history ●      People on diuretics or anti-seizure medications ●      Inadequate fluid intake ●      Urinary tract blockage ●      Presence of cystic fibrosis or gout ●      People with high

Is Radiation Therapy successful for Breast Cancer? A detailed treatment analysis

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  1. Understanding radiation therapy for breast cancer What is Radiation Therapy? This is a form of medical treatment that has the application of high-energy rays, for instance X-rays, in targeting and killing off the cancer cells. This method is meant to eliminate cancer that forms in the breast area without spreading out thereby helping to control the disease. It can be applied independently or together with other treatments such as surgery and chemotherapy according to the case at hand.  In the case of breast cancer, how does radiotherapy treatment work?  The procedure needs the emission of the  radiation beams at the targeted tissue affected by cancer. The DNA of the cancer cells is damaged by a beam that penetrates them, preventing the diseased cells from multiplying further. With this non-invasive method of targeting whatever disease-based tissue comes to be targeted, the nearby healthy tissues are left undamaged. In this regard, radiation therapy treatment forms a much-needed o