In September 2009 actor Patrick Swayze passed away due to pancreatic cancer. This week Steve Jobs has lost the battle to the disease.
You can read about this horrible cancer in our original post.
Here are some updated statistics …[More]
Surgery
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On Thursday’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy, a patient woke up during her own surgery. She was able to smell her own flesh burning during the procedure (heat is used during surgery to burn down bleeding blood vessels), able to …[More]
Tags: Danger-High, Grey's Anatomy, Surgery
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Danger level: High
What is it?
Diverticulitis is an inflammation of pouches (called diverticula) in the wall of your intestines.
Who gets it?
You are more likely to get diverticula (pouches in the wall of your intestines) as …[More]
Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Surgery
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Danger level: High
What is it?
Pancreatitis is a disease in which the pancreas gets inflamed.
Who gets it?
In the US, it happens to about 40 people out of 100,000 people. Over the world, acute pancreatitis is most common …[More]
Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Surgery
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Danger level: High
What is it?
Carcinoid tumor is a type of slow-growing cancer which can grow in several places in the body. It usually forms in the intestines, but can also appear in the lungs, in other places …[More]
Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Oncology, Surgery
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Danger level: Medium
What is it?
Crohn’s disease is a condition in which there is a chronic inflammation in the intestines (you might also hear the name inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when Crohn’s is mentioned).
Who gets it?
About …[More]
Tags: Adults, Danger-Medium, Gastroenterology, Internal-Medicine, Surgery
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Danger level: High
What is it?
Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix (a part of the intestine).
Who gets it?
In the US, appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain which requires surgery.
It occurs in …[More]
Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Surgery
