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I am an obstetrician gynecologist and gynecologic oncologist. I perform prenatal check up, normal delivery, caesarian section, D and C, hysterectomy, oophorocystectomy, radical hysterectomy and lymph dissection. I do colposcopy, hysteroscopy, radiation oncology, and chemotherapy. I treat patient with infertility. And treat other women’s diseases.
It discusses the state of cancer care in the Philippines — the problems and advancements of cancer care in the country. It details the cost of cancer care and its benefits to Filipinos, the actions of the Philippine Government to improve its access, and the assistance given by local cancer support groups to people with cancer.
February 4 is World Cancer Day. Its goal is to raise awareness as well as to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. Sharing with you AVEGA’s February 2019 Medical Bulletin. Stay healthy!
Transplant and Vascular Surgeon Specializes in: 1. Kidney transplantation 2. Vascular access surgery (acute and chronic hemodialysis access, central lines for parental nutrition, monitoring, IV chemotherapy, etc.) 3. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (for acute and chronic peripheral arterial and venous diseases) 4. Vascular Ultrasound 5. General Surgery Fellowship Training in Transplant and Vascular Surgery at National Kidney and Transplant Institute Residency in General Surgery at Philippine General Hospital Graduated Doctor of Medicine at the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center Graduated Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines-Diliman Specialty: General Surgery Subspecialty: Vascular » » » [Read more]
This is a case of a 59 year-old female was seen due to pain and purulentdischarge on the right mandible. Patient is a diagnosed case of multiple myeloma three years prior to admission who was treated with melphalan, prednisone, zolendronic acid, and has undergone radiotherapy for 25 sessions. Panoramic radiograph of the mandibles showed radioluscency at the body of mandible suggestive of an osteonecrotic process. After discovering this, zolendronic acid was discontinued and sequestrectomy and hyperbaric oxygen was done as advised by the maxillofacial surgeon.
Leukemia is a dreaded cancer of the blood or bone marrow. An individual suffering from this disease has abnormal production of blood cells called leucocytes (white blood cells). The DNA of immature blood cells (typically white blood cells) gets damaged and causes cells to grow and divide abnormally. Under normal circumstances, blood cells do their work and die, and are replaced by new blood cells which are produced in the bone marrow. In abnormal situations, blood cells do not die easily and get accumulated, occupying more and more space. Consequently, there is less space for healthy blood cells which brings » » » [Read more]
In honor of the end of breast cancer awareness month, I found it an appropriate time to discuss life AFTER cancer. For anyone who has been through the process, or knows someone who has, you know that breast cancer is not only physically taxing, but also an emotionally draining disease as well. The legacy of treatment and its side effects for a person can be huge. Treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone drugs can leave a woman with many physical and emotional changes to deal with. In a recent poll of more than 600 women conducted by Breast » » » [Read more]