Facts About Breast Lumps Nodules in the breasts are common in women because of hormonal fluctuations of the menstrual and breastfeeding Emerging nodules that persist during menstruation, should always be examined for breast cancer What are breast lumps? Mammary consist of mammary glands and milk ducts. Additionally, there are plenty of fat and connective tissue between the glands. Tumors and nodes can be both in glands and kirtelgange and in fatty tissue and connective tissue. Furthermore, also nodules or lumps in the skin of the mammary glands could be perceived as breast lumps. Of the nodes that are discovered, the vast majority thankfully benign. In 85% of cases it is women themselves who discover the knot. Why addressing patient care? […]
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Benign Breast Lumps
Facts Benign Breast Lumps Nodules in the breasts are common in women because of hormonal fluctuations of menstruation and while nursing. Emerging nodules that persist during menstruation, should always be investigated. Generally Breast lumps in women is a frequent cause of contact with the doctor. The breast is composed of mammary glands, in glands that after birth developed to produce milk. In addition, there are varying amounts of fatty tissue and connective tissue. There may be both nodes in the glandular tissue and fat or connective tissue. Like other places on / in the body, there may also be lumps in the skin, both in the superficial and the deeper skin layers. How common is benign lump in her breast? […]
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Facts About Ovarian Cancer It’s about. 600 new cases of ovarian cancer each year in South Africa Most cases occur in the 70-80 age The most frequent symptoms are increased levels of stomach heaviness and pain Symptoms often come late and thus discovered many cases in a late stage The treatment for ovarian cancer is often surgery followed by chemotherapy There are no good options for screening for the development of ovarian cancer Ovarian Cancer Ovarian cancer occurs in approximately 570 women in South Africa per year and is thus the second most common form of abdominal cancer in South Africa ( cancer of the uterusis the most frequent). Approximately eight times more sheep breast cancer. Ovarian cancer can occur from […]
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Facts About Uterine Cancer Cancer of the uterus is the term for cancer of the uterine lining (endometrium), or connective tissue (sarcoma) It’s about. 750 new cases of cervical cancer a year in South Africa, and 85% of cases occur in women after menopause The risk is increased in obese, diabetic patients, and women receiving estrogen therapy without also getting treatment, securing regular bleeding at the rejection of the mucosa The most frequent symptom is bleeding after menopause Treatment consists of removal of the uterus, and in many cases they then recovered. Some must have finishing in the form of chemotherapy and / or radiotherapy The prognosis is good, since most cases are discovered at an early stage About this information […]
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Facts About Cancer Of The Cervix Cervical cancer is cancer of the part of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina In South Africa, about 400 women diagnosed with cervical cancer each year The disease caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) which is transmitted sexually Will the disease detected in an early stage, it can be operated away. In later stages, chemo and possibly. radiotherapy necessary 88% of women will be alive one year after diagnosis, 67% will be alive after five years Survival depends on the stage of the disease Abdominal cancer Those who are diagnosed with abdominal cancer, whether it is cancer of the uterus, ovaries or cervix, gets many considerations: Why was I sick? How will it go […]
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Facts About Cancer and Fertility 4% of women under 45 years was in 2012 a cancer diagnosis Some cancers can be cured, but treatment may affect your ability to have children There are sometimes options to preserve fertility: By chemo- or radiation therapy affecting the ovaries, may be carried out taking of eggs before starting treatment In some cases of cervical cancer uterus may be maintained and only the cervix is removed In some cases of ovarian cancer can only remove one ovary and thereby maintain the uterus and the other ovary In some cases of cancer of the uterus can only remove the tumor and leave the uterus Cancer and pregnancy in the future Cancer hits of all ages […]
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Facts About Genital Herpes Genital herpes does genital herpes Cold sores on lips can be through oral sex cause genital herpes Symptoms of genital herpes are small blisters that sit in groups and are small painful sores on the genitals The initial outbreak of genital herpes can cause: general malaise fever swollen lymph nodes in lyskerne possibly. difficulty to urinate The infection usually goes over after a few days but the virus will remain dormant in nerve roots for life and can cause new outbreaks What is genital herpes? Genital herpes is an infection with genital herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are two types of viruses: HSV-1 HSV-2 The infection results in blisters and sores on the genitals. How common is […]
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Basic data Definition Epididymitis occurrence Less than 1 case per 1,000 patients per year, but exact figures are not available Rare before sexually mature age Etiology and pathogenesis In younger men are sexually transmitted infection most frequently Chlamydia trachomatis, less often Neisseria gonorrhoeae In men over 35 years most gram-negative rods Can also be a complication of underlying urological disease, or recent instrumentation A non-infectious variant can occur 2-3 days after trauma At the same time swelling in the testicle due to edema predisposing factors Recurrent epididymit in younger boys may be due to reflux of urine to the seminal vesicles Testicular cancer can in rare cases cause ICPC 2 Y74 Inflammation of the testis / epididymis ICD-10 N45 Inflammation […]
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Facts about Cervical Samples Women between 23-65 years offered cervical cancer screening The study consists in a cell sample from the cervix taken by gynecological examination The study offered every 3 or 5 years, depending on the woman’s age The sample may show normal cells or cell changes By cellular changes or suspected cell changes will necessitate a closer examination of the gynecologist Cell changes does not mean cancer. Cell changes may be harmless and disappear on their own, but they can also be precursors to cancer of the cervix Severe degree of cell changes can be removed by a cone biopsy Cell changes In South Africa, women between 23 and 65 cervical cancer screening. From 23 to 49 years it […]
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