After surgery: what your doctor's not telling you

Article Abstract:

Swelling that makes a leg twice its normal size after cancer surgery, is a disabling painful condition which few doctors recognized as treatable. Causes and prevention of the condition is discussed. One treatment for lymphedema is simples decongestive physiotherapy, a massage technique.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Management, Lymphedema, Cancer survivors, Postoperative period

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Ypu've got 15 minutes with your doctor: here are 12 ways to get the care you need

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Time between a doctor and patient is precious. A patient can prepare specific questions before an appointment. It is helpful to approach the office visit with a positive attitude and to question an medical advice that is not understood.

Methods, Planning, Practice, Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Physicians, Medical professions, Patients

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Take this letter to your doctor

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The director of the Framington Heart Study for 16 years writes an open letter to doctors to oppose the American College of Physicians' new guidelines that do not recommend testing cholesterol levels in people 65 or older.

Standards, Testing, Medical screening, Health screening, Blood cholesterol, Geriatrics, American College of Physicians

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