| Imo Distributes Health Equipment to Communities
The manager of the State's Health System Development Project (11), Dr Johnny Iheberem, announced this in Owerri weekend at a ceremony organised to distribute the equipment to the communities. He said that the equipment would take care of some emergency obstetric cases that were common in the rural communities of the state. .
Edward Cancer Center Treats Lung Cancer With Novel Adaptive
Naperville, IL - Clinicians at Edward Hospital here are using Trilogy technology from Varian Medical Systems to offer some cancer patients a novel treatment that adapts to changes in the tumor so that more healthy tissue can be preserved. This is particularly promising in the treatment of lung cancer, when breathing is already compromised and the doctor must spare as much healthy lung tissue as possible. In one case, doctors discovered a very large, fast growing tumor in a 69-year-old former smoker who had developed a persistent cough and wheezing. Tests revealed that she had small cell lung cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. "We needed to use radiation right away to shrink the tumor quickly, because it was collapsing her lung and making it difficult for her to breathe," said Vasudha Lingareddy, MD, medical director of the Edward Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology.
Health notes
The Harford County Chapter of the Autism Society of America will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the McFaul Center, 525 West MacPhail Road, Bel Air. Parents, teachers and others affected by autism are welcome. Information: 410-836-7177, Ext. 617, or www.harfordcountyautismsociety.com. .
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