Cancer

X-Ray (General Radiology and Fluoroscopy)
Blood 30 Aug 2005

X-Ray (General Radiology and Fluoroscopy)

X-rays are the most common radiology procedure. It is used to produce images of internal body structures, to diagnose health conditions.
Headache: An Introduction
Blood 25 Aug 2005

Headache: An Introduction

Headaches like migraine, tension and cluster headaches require treatment and may be symptoms of another health condition, such as depression or infection.
Tumour lysis syndrome
Cancer 25 Aug 2005

Tumour lysis syndrome

Tumour lysis syndrome occurs as a result of chemotherapy for cancer. The toxic effects of the chemotherapy medicines cause kidney failure.
Follicular lymphoma (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
Blood 25 Aug 2005

Follicular lymphoma (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)

Follicular lymphoma is the most common types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a lymphatic system cancer. Cancerous cell grow in follicular (circle) patterns.
Blood Transfusion
Blood 24 Aug 2005

Blood Transfusion

Medical centre information for blood donation and health of blood transfusion rhesus factor blood group information Australia
Spinal Cord Compression
Cancer 18 Aug 2005

Spinal Cord Compression

Spinal cord compression is a common neurological complication of cancer metastasis, often associated with breast and lung cancer and lymphoma.
Neutropaenic sepsis
Blood 18 Aug 2005

Neutropaenic sepsis

Neutropaenic sepsis is a systemic infection which affects 1 in 5 neutropaenic cancers patients. It is often fatal.
Hyponatraemia (low sodium levels)
Blood 18 Aug 2005

Hyponatraemia (low sodium levels)

Hyponatraemia refers to a condition in which sodium (salt) levels in the blood are too low. It usually occurs because the body retains too much…
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Blood 18 Aug 2005

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a blood disorder in which abnormal blood clotting leads to severe bleeding. It may cause gangrene.