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What Is Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery? Coronary artery bypass surgery or Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) is an open heart surgical procedure to improve the supply of oxygenated blood to the heart muscle. Why Is CABG Performed? CABG aims at replacing blocked or...
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The last few decades have witnessed a sharp rise in the cases of sexually transmitted diseases and infections. Amongst them, Human papillomavirus or HPV is considered as the most commonly transmitted infection. The disease may affect a person through:...
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Uterine fibroids (or leiomyoma/myomata) are benign tumours that usually grow in the womb (uterus), or in rare cases, the ovaries. They are firm, compact tumours made of smooth muscle cells and fibrous connective tissue, and resemble to meatball-like protrusions....
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A colonoscopy is a medical exam that enables doctors to get a detailed view of an individual’s colon (large intestines). This procedure is commonly used by a gastroenterologist to assess the patient’s gastrointestinal health, usually due to symptoms like abdominal...
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It is sad that the incidences of breast cancers in Singapore as well as in many developing countries are on the rise. So much so that it has become the highest overall female cancers in Singapore with about 1,600 new cases each year. In the past, breast was deemed as...
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Stomach cancer is also known as gastric cancer. It is a disease that is caused by an abnormal growth of cells in the stomach. The cancer cells can develop throughout the stomach wall and can spread and affect the other organs in the body. Like other forms of cancer,...
