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Although skin cancer is not usually fatal, Oregon residents might be surprised that 74,000 people will receive a melanoma diagnosis in 2015, according to estimates from the National Cancer Institute. Additionally, it estimates that melanoma will take the lives of over...
Pneumonia can occur in anyone, particularly if they have a respiratory infection such as the flu and laryngitis. However, there are over 30 causes of pneumonia, and some people are more at risk than others of coming down with it. This is why it could help some Oregon...
Some patients in Oregon and throughout the United States may at some point have been subject to faulty diagnostic tests. This is a issue that may be more common than many people realize. One problem is that many tests are unregulated by the Food and Drug...
At some point in their lives, it is likely that Oregon patients will be misdiagnosed with a condition. The problem with a misdiagnosis is that the patient will begin to receive unneeded care from a condition that they do not actually have while the search for the real...
Although Oregon residents may demonstrate signs of hypersensitivity to medications such as aspirin, these reactions do not necessarily constitute allergies. Unfortunately, a misdiagnosis of allergic reaction could lead to halting a cardiac treatment that is typically...
Oregon residents may not know that groin hernias are frequently not diagnosed correctly, especially when they occur in women. Although this problem has been known for 40 years, many doctors still do not know what to look for when they are reviewing CT scans of the...
When Oregon patients go into surgery, they expect their doctors to make no mistakes when they are under the knife. A study found, however that mistakes were made during nearly half of the surgeries researchers analyzed. Researchers analyzed 277 surgeries during which...
Many people living in Oregon may suffer from hemorrhoids. While the condition may be uncomfortable and can be embarrassing to talk about, it is not a serious matter in most cases. What can be a problem, however, is that blood in the stool, which is a common symptom of...
Oregon women may be interested in the results of a new study that shows early breast cancer detection still matters. The large-scale analysis was recently published in a leading medical journal. Researchers at Erasmus University Medical Center, the Netherlands...
As many Oregon women know, screening for breast cancer may help detect anomalies at an early stage. With proper and timely diagnosis, breast cancer treatment may have greater efficacy. There are several methods used to detect breast cancer, but recent reports indicate...