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• Spine surgery in elder patients

  Mar 18, 2020 by Anadolu Medical Center / 26 Views

   

   

  If spine surgeries are discussed, we believe that advanced age will create a problem. However, age factor does not mean that the result will be so bad.  We may say that this is a good news for thousands of elder patients who complain for low back pain and have restricted daily movements because of low back pain. In fact, risk of complications may be higher in the patients over 65 years of age when compared with younger patients.  However, it is not a significant risk factor solely.  In other words, a 83-year old individual who have minor health problems recovers from an important surgery better than a 67-year old patient with heart disease. 

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• Sarcoma Treatment

  Feb 20, 2020 by Anadolu Medical Center / 19 Views

  

  In compliance with the good clinical practice norms and guidelines, sarcomas need to be treated in specialists centers by doctors, who are well trained to make a diagnosis and treat this disease. Researches unequivocally show that patients who are treated by such teams have a better disease outcome and increased life expectancy.

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• Sarcoma is not a single disease

  Jan 20, 2020 by Anadolu Medical Center / 29 Views

  Sarcoma is not a single disease; it comprises a significant group of separate malignant diseases. The type of cells sarcomas originate from, namely the connective tissue cells, e.g. bones, muscles, tendons, etc., is the common between them. Sarcomas constitute about 11% of the cancer diseases affecting children and approximately 14% of those affecting teenagers. In about 2/3 of the cases, the disease is diagnosed in individuals aged over 50.

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