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Oncotype Dx – Predicts how likely6 cancer comes back or not.

The test gives a score, known as a Recurrence Score, from 0 to 100.

The higher the score, the more likely breast cancer is to come back and the more likely you are to benefit from having chemotherapy as well as hormone therapy.

Your specialist will use the score, along with other information about your breast cancer, to help decide whether chemotherapy would benefit you.5

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XIVth National Conference of the Society of Surgeons of Nepal in Collaboration with SAARC Surgical Care Society

Medical Conferences / medico

About the conference The Society of Surgeons of Nepal (SSN) is an esteemed, professional, and non-profit organization dedicated to the community of surgeons in Nepal. Established in June 1992, SSN operates as a Non-Government Organization (NGO) and is officially registered with the Kathmandu district administration office. The primary mission of SSN is to create

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MediCoSpace: Visual Decision-Support for Doctor-Patient Consultations using Medical Concept Spaces from EHRs

Communications / Recent Advance

Abstract Healthcare systems are under pressure from an aging population, rising costs, and increasingly complex conditions and treatments. Although data are determined to play a bigger role in how doctors diagnose and prescribe treatments, they struggle due to a lack of time and an abundance of structured and unstructured information. To address this challenge, we

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postpartum psychosis

Gyne & Obs Slides / medicare nepal

Some women will experience a particularly severe form of postpartum mental illness called postpartum psychosis, which typically starts suddenly and very soon after childbirth, usually within the first few days or weeks. This is much rarer than postpartum depression, affecting around 1-2 of every 1000 new mothers (0.1-0.2%). The symptoms of postpartum psychosis are varied

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HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatment

Cancer / Oncology / medicare nepal

The FDA has approved a number of targeted therapies to treat HER2-positive breast cancer, including: Trastuzumab (Herceptin) has been approved to be used to prevent a relapse in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer. Pertuzumab (Perjeta) is used to treat metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, and also both before surgery (neoadjuvant) and after surgery (adjuvant therapy). Trastuzumab and pertuzumab together can be used

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Gall Stone Disease – Cholelithiasis

Research Study / medicare nepal

Cholelithiasis; Gallbladder attack; Biliary colic; Gallstone attack; Biliary calculus: gallstones chenodeoxycholic acids (CDCA); Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA, ursodiol); Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) – gallstones Many people with gallstones do not have any symptoms. These are often found during a routine x-ray, abdominal surgery, or other medical procedure. However, if a large stone blocks a tube or

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