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Managing Your Chronic Neurological Pain
Chronic pain can affect every area of your life and keep you from the things you enjoy. In severe cases, it can be so disruptive that it makes it impossible to go about your daily life. Chronic pain takes a toll on your mind and body, and this is especially true if you suffer from chronic neurological pain.
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Should I See a Cardiologist if I Have High Blood Pressure?
Throughout the day, your blood pressure can rise and fall based on your activities. But when it stays abnormally high for too long — a condition called hypertension — it can cause health problems, including heart damage.
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BE FAST Stroke Slogan Includes More Symptoms
Nearly 2 million brain cells die every minute that passes after having a stroke. Caused by decreased blood flow to the brain, a stroke can lead to serious consequences or even death without a quick response. Given that this common brain injury affects almost 800,000 Americans each year, it’s important we all learn the stroke symptoms to look for.
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New Monarch Technology Brings Benefits for Lung Cancer Patients
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for men and women. In its early stages, the disease shows few symptoms, making it difficult to detect. Once symptoms appear, the disease is often in an advanced stage and has spread beyond the initial site. For that reason, upwards of 90 percent of those diagnosed with advanced or metastatic lung cancer do not survive.
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When to See a Neurologist
Your head hurts, but is the pain from a common tension headache or could it be a migraine? Migraines are fairly common, with 12 percent of adults in the U.S. experiencing them.
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When to See a Urologist
It's not always very easy to decide if you need to see a urologist, a gynecologist or a family physician. Finding out which doctor to see for your needs often proves difficult, particularly when there is some overlap between the different care they provide.
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How Oncologists Stage Cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, there will be nearly 1.7 million new cancer cases this year. Millions of patients and their families will be affected by cancer, and many questions come after a diagnosis. One that I hear most often involves how we stage cancer and how this impacts treatment options. It involves several things, so here’s some background about how we gather all the relevant information.
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Why Your Car’s Technology Could Increase Distracted Driving
Every day, nine people are killed and more than 1,000 people are injured because of distracted driving.
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When it Comes to Head and Neck Cancer, Your Oncologist’s Experience May Make the Difference
The experience of a patient’s head and neck radiation oncologist may have a significant impact on their health outcome, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Dr. Akash Nanda, Radiation Oncologist, Discusses Proton Therapy Center
At the Orlando Health Cancer Institute, we are committed to providing unparalleled care to patients with cancer. Our multidisciplinary approach sets us apart from other local centers in Florida. Our breadth of expertise from subspecialty-trained oncologists results in an evidence-based, consensus-driven approach to cancer care for our patients.
