Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer and treatment consists of surgery to remove the tumor, radiation, cryosurgery (freezing the tumor), photodynamic therapy and topical medications (for superficial BCCs only.) Recently, however, the FDA approved the first medication to treat advanced basal cell carcinomas - those that have spread or come back after surgery and those which are not treatable through radiation and surgery.
Erivedge is a capsule which is taken...
In short, rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease which attacks joints in the body. It can affect the alignment and positioning... Read more »
For those of us enduring the wide variety of challenges and pain with osteoarthritis, it can be very hard to keep a positive outlook! For... Read more »
Before Christmas, I mentioned that I had fallen (again) and fractured my fibula. Of course many friends asked how, or why I fell. Like... Read more »
I awakened this morning to yet another cold and dreary, rainy Fall day and, of course, the "bonus" of my extra pain from arthritis. Early... Read more »
In the beginning insulin was discovered and developed by Banting and Best (and McLeod). During the next nine decades, various permutations... Read more »
French researchers say the quality of care patients receive right after having orthopedic surgery may have a major impact on their long-term ... Read more »
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More and more Americans are benefiting from knee joint replacements for severe arthritis. Problems sometimes occur after the operation to reduce knee... Read more »
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Doctors have the option of using acrylic cement when replacing joints. The cement binds the implant to the surrounding bone. The implant has to be... Read more »
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Debate continues over a new way of doing total hip replacements (THRs). Minimally invasive THR uses two small incisions instead of one long cut.... Read more »
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Cartilage defects in the knee joint that go clear to the bone can be treated these days. The technique developed to repair this problem is called... Read more »
Planning ahead The prospect of having surgery is worrying for everyone, but approaching a procedure that will affect your mobility can be particularly stressful. If you're one of the many people getting ready for hip or knee replacement surgery,...
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