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2. Cancer rehabilitation - Wikipedia

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   Cancer rehabilitation. Cancer rehabilitation has been defined in the scientific literature as a distinct field of medicine [1] that focuses on reducing or eliminating side-effects of cancer treatment and improving survivors' strength, ability to function and quality of life. This field is a subspecialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ...

3. Neurogenic bladder dysfunction - Wikipedia

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   Neurogenic bladder dysfunction, often called by the shortened term neurogenic bladder, refers to urinary bladder problems due to disease or injury of the central nervous system or peripheral nerves involved in the control of urination. [1] [2] There are multiple types of neurogenic bladder depending on the underlying cause and the symptoms.

4. Urinary retention - Wikipedia

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   6 per 1,000 per year (males > 40 years old) [1] Urinary retention is an inability to completely empty the bladder. [1] Onset can be sudden or gradual. [1] When of sudden onset, symptoms include an inability to urinate and lower abdominal pain. [1] When of gradual onset, symptoms may include loss of bladder control, mild lower abdominal pain ...

5. Metronomic therapy - Wikipedia

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   Metronomic therapy. Metronomic therapy is a new type of chemotherapy in which anti-cancer drugs are administered in a lower dose than the maximum tolerated dose repetitively over a long period to treat cancers with fewer side effects. Metronomic therapy is shown to affect both tumor microenvironment and tumor cells to achieve its therapeutic ...

6. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - Wikipedia

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   12 per 100,000 people per year [4] Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ( IPF ), or (formerly [5]) fibrosing alveolitis, is a rare, progressive illness of the respiratory system, characterized by the thickening and stiffening of lung tissue, associated with the formation of scar tissue. It is a type of chronic scarring lung disease characterized by a ...

7. Bladder stone - Wikipedia

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   More serious side effects include bladder infection, a prolonged need of catheter use, and infection in the surgical incision. Rare side effects may include delayed bleeding requiring removal of clots or further surgery, injury to the urethra causing scar formation, fever and more serious infection requiring a longer hospital stay, and delayed ...