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Medical tests
… thyroid scan, may be done for people who have had thyroid cancer that has been treated. The whole-body scan can check … given 5 to 30 minutes before the scan is done. If you are breastfeeding, you may want to pump enough breast milk before the test to get through 1 to 2 days of …
Medical tests
… bone scan is a test that can find damage to the bones, find cancer that has spread to the bones, and watch problems such … or determine whether cancer from another area, such as the breast, lung, kidney, thyroid gland , or prostate gland , … such as Paget's disease. How To Prepare If you are breastfeeding, you may want to pump enough breast milk …
Health topics
… Many health professionals recommend having a routine screening test for certain STIs if you have a high risk for … example: Certain high-risk types of HPV can cause cervical cancer , penile cancer, and rectal and oral cancer. Some STIs can be passed …
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… delays in these key areas of development. Newborn hearing screening may be offered in hospitals, or through public … health offices. All babies born in B.C. are eligible for screening as part of the BC Early Hearing Program. For more information about this screening, visit the Provincial Health Services Authority …
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Medications
… disease or dementia. Estrogens can increase the risk of cancer of the uterus (endometrial cancer). Taking a … legs. Estrogens alone do not appear to increase the risk of breast cancer when used for up to 7 years. Estrogen, when … blood clots in the lungs/legs, dementia, and cancer of the breast/ovaries. The risk for serious side effects may depend …
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… Cold Therapy Osteoporosis Osteoporosis in Men Osteoporosis Screening Overactive Bladder Overflow Incontinence Pain … Falls: Exercises for Strength and Balance Prostate Cancer, Advanced or Metastatic Provincial and Territorial … Keeping a Daily Record Urinary Problems and Prostate Cancer Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs): Risks for Older …
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… had lymph nodes removed or have had radiation as part of cancer treatment, you can take steps to avoid lymphedema . … about lymphedema in this topic: Lymphedema Return to topic: Breast Cancer Testicular Cancer How to manage lymphedema … ankle. Heaviness and swelling of the chest area where the breast was removed. Keep lymph fluid moving Do all you can …
Medications
… disease or dementia. Estrogens can increase the risk of cancer of the uterus (endometrial cancer). Taking a … or without a progestin, increase the risk of cancer of the breast/ovaries, stroke, dementia, and serious blood clots. … women to treat cancers (certain types of prostate cancer, breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body) …
Health topics
… a rash, or a life-threatening problem like melanoma (skin cancer). Our topics are here to help you deal with skin, … Safe Jewellery Choices Boils Botulinum Toxin (Botox) Breastfeeding: Sore Nipples Breathing Smoke or Fumes Brown … Syndrome Skin Adhesives (Liquid Stitches) Skin Cancer Screening Skin Cancer, Melanoma Skin Cancer, Non-Melanoma …
