Subclasses RD-RG
Subclass RD - Surgery
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Ports (Medi-port, portacath)
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- RD598.A118.1 - An Oncology Nurse's Perspective on Ports
Kathleen Allen, RN - Think of this item as your lifeline. It has a job...to give blood and to accept fluids.
http://www.cancerlynx.com/nurseport.html
Link added 2006-05-21; - RD598.A118.2 - Ports (Medi-ports)
Kathleen Allen, RN - What do you think of your port? Has it made life easier or more difficult? Where is the port and how big is it? - Fashion still counts - are low necked or close fitting tops out?
http://www.cancerlynx.com/ports.html
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RD598.G294.1 - Portacath Helpful Advice
Velvet Girling -
Get a port. In the main you can forget them. They don't hurt. The newer ones are flatter and not noticeable, they mean less time at the clinic and ease of treatment.
http://www.cancerlynx.com/portacath.html
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RD598.M250.1 - About Ports: A Little Q & A
with the Masked Patient - I LOVE my port. I can't imagine how I could have gone through all these years of chemo without it. Besides avoiding pain and stress, I never have to worry about drugs that are toxic to the veins, which is a great reduction in stress after my adjuvant chemo.
http://www.cancerlynx.com/aboutports.html
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RD598.M250.2 - More Helpful Port Information
Masked Patient -
This 3rd port is wonderful. I have it over 3 years and it has never failed to give instant blood return. I use it at least once a week. I use it for chemo infusion, blood draws, contrast for CAT Scans, etc.
http://www.cancerlynx.com/moreports.html
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RD598.R187.1 - How I Got an Arm Port
Rita Riley -
While I was deciding between an arm port and a chest port, I received arm port recommendations from women around the country.
http://www.cancerlynx.com/armport.html
Link added 2006-05-21;
Surgery - Lumpectomy, Mastectomy (MRM) Entre Mujeres
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RD667.5.B429.1 - Entre mujeres
Rosalind Delores Benedet, RN, MSN, NP -
Su recuperacion fisica y emocional despues de la mastectomi.
http://www.cancerlinks.com/Mujeres/index.html
Link added 2006-06-12; updated 2007-01-14
Subclass RG - Gynecology and obstetrics
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RG134 - Reproduction Issues and Sperm Banking
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- RG134.M214.1 - Sperm Banking: Keeping Fatherhood as an Option
Sherron Mills -
Urge physicians to encourage men to bank their sperm
for possible future use as far in advance of cancer treatment as
possible - the best way to ensure that fatherhood remains an option
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/spermbank.html
Link added 2006-05-21;
RG186 - Hot Flashes (Menopause-like Symptoms, Flushing)
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- RG186.S354.1 - Hot Flashes (Menopause-like Symptoms, Flushing)
Julie Schwenka, PharmD, UCSF - Hot flashes can be a troubling symptom in women who
have undergone antiestrogen therapy or in men who have been given
androgen deprivation therapies. Hot flashes are an increase in body
temperature and can also be accompanied by flushing, sweating,
palpitations, anxiety and/or irritability
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/hotflashes.html
Link added 2006-05-21;
RG491-493 - Breast Health and Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy
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- RG491.B1- Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities (BHAWD)
Cleo Berkun -
Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities (BHAWD), is a community partnership of women with disabilities, breast cancer survivors, medical professionals and disability rights organizations.
http://www.cancerlynx.com/bhawd.html
Link added 2006-05-21; - RG493.L320.1 - Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy
Britt-Marie Ljung, MD, Deborah Hamolsky, RN, MS, Elizabeth Tioupine - You have been referred for a Fine Needle Aspiration
biopsy (FNA) by your health care provider. This is because a lump was
discovered and your physician wants to determine what that lump is.
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/fna.html
Link added 2006-05-21;
RG661 - Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth
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- RG661.R167.1 - Acupuncture Treatment During Pregnancy
Nancy Rakela, OMD, LAc -
Acupuncture can be used safely during all stages of pregnancy. It is beneficial for physical and emotional changes pregnant women experience from the first weeks of pregnancy through labor and delivery and also for postpartum care.
http://www.nancyrakela.com/pregnancy.html Link added 2007-12-09; - RG661.R167.2 - Acupuncture Treatment During Pregnancy
Nancy Rakela, OMD, LAc -
Acupuncture can be used safely during all stages of pregnancy. It is beneficial for physical and emotional changes pregnant women experience from the first weeks of pregnancy through labor and delivery and also for postpartum care.
http://www.cancerlynx.com/pregnancy.html Link added 2007-12-09;
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First appeared May 21, 2006; updated December 9, 2007
First appeared May 21, 2006; updated December 9, 2007