Dealing with chemotherapy and radiation
Wilma van der Bijl shares her secrets on getting through chemo and radiation.
Your check-up – prostate exam
The prostate exam is a routine check-up – here’s what you need to know about it.
Moles: what to look out for
‘Mole mapping is a simple procedure and an invaluable aid,’ Dr Asmal explains. ‘It’s also an effective image-storage system so any change in lesions can be followed up.’
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Mediclinic aboard the PinkDrive
One in 29 South African women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime*… This figure is frightening. Yet with early detection and effective treatment, the prognosis is very good.
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To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
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Our nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
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Our hospitals are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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Mediclinic Cape Town is accredited as a mother and baby friendly institution, having scored 100% at a recent external review.
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Our radio-translucent theatre beds enable X-rays to be taken on the spot, without having to move the patient or disturb the procedure.
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We use the internationally recognised Oxford Vermont Network to keep our neonatal critical care units at the forefront of paediatric medicine.
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We place oxygen-releasing, toxin-absorbing plants, like Sanseviera Trifasciata, around our hospitals.
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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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Understanding prostate cancer
‘Urology is a wonderful discipline of medical care. I get to see a wide spectrum of patients, from newborns to the very elderly,’ he says. ‘I find it rewarding to treat and often cure conditions of parts of the body that patients feel uncomfortable discussing.’
The low-down on cancer
Some causes of cancer include genetics. Some people are born with the lack of a cancer suppressor gene, or with genetic material that leads to an increased division of cells.
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The triage admission system in our emergency centres has been able to reduce mortality by up to 50%.
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We place oxygen-releasing, toxin-absorbing plants, like Sanseviera Trifasciata, around our hospitals.
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An orange has over 170 different phytonutrients and more than 60 flavonoids, providing anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and blood clot-inhibiting effects.
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Mediclinic trains more than a thousand nurses annually at training centres throughout Southern Africa.
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Nurses can observe patients at all times as critical care units are designed like a beehive with the nurses’ station in the middle.
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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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Our radio-translucent theatre beds enable X-rays to be taken on the spot, without having to move the patient or disturb the procedure.
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Scrub areas in theatre are a minimum of 2.1m wide to accommodate at least two people at a time.
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To prevent harmful bacteria being absorbed by mattresses we use protective under sheets made from polypropylene.
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We use a yacht-mast design for our cabling and keep it safely wound up in our trauma pedestals to avoid any accidents.
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Breast health
Our expert, Dr Phillip Nel, is a general surgeon at Mediclinic Kloof in Pretoria.
Head, neck and oral cancers
Doctors would look for suspicious lesions, such as red or white patchy or pigmented areas, ulcers, swellings or nodules, as well as places where you may have lost sensation. If cancer is suspected, a biopsy is performed for definite diagnosis and treatment is decided from there.
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