Episode List
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Lung Cancer With so much money going into cancer research and the success rate of cancer treatment increasing every year, why is a diagnosis of lung cancer still a death sentence? Experts who diagnose and treat the disease talk openly about the challenges of finding good diagnostics and a cure. |
303 |
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Longevity As our average life expectancy increases, we ask is living longer better? Our panel discusses genetics, modifiable factors and medical technology that may dictate how long we live. |
311 |
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Long QT Syndrome Long QT Syndrome is a cardiac rhythm disorder that can be genetic or caused by drugs. Unfortunately death takes many people before they know they have the disorder, while people living with the disease can greatly benefit from advanced therapies. |
610 |
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Living With Alzheimer's According to a recent study released by the Alzheimer’s Association, five million people in the US have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Approximately one-half are at the early stages of the disease, struggling to pass for normal. |
808 |
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Life After Breast Cancer The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer is a traumatic time for the patient and their loved ones. Yet life after the cancer treatment is often just as challenging. Experts, patients and laypeople discuss life after breast cancer - what it means to a woman personally, medically, socially and sexually. |
309 |
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Leukemia Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is a type of leukemia that mainly affects people over the age of 50. The use of biologic markers has greatly increased the ability to diagnose, stage, choose treatments and give prognosis of this disease, making it a disease that many people can live with for many years. |
607 |
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Late Effects of Cancer Treatment Treatment of cancer involves the use of strong drugs that target the cancer with the goal of curing it, but these often life saving treatments can leave a wake of long-term physical and mental effects that patients are often not prepared for. Once cancer treatment is over, it is important to continue follow-up care and to understand the late effects of cancer treatment. |
705 |
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Kidney Stones Some say passing a kidney stone is more painful than childbirth. People have been suffering from kidney stones since the beginning of time, and the incidents continue to rise. What are kidney stones, how are they treated, and more importantly, can they be prevented? |
310 |
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Kidney Disease: Caring for a Chronic Illness While chronic kidney disease continues to rise in the U.S., Second Opinion explores the many issues faced when caring for a loved one with a chronic disease. |
506 |
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Joint Replacement Many Americans are living longer and more active lives. In doing so, they face the possibility that, over time, their major joints – hip, knee, shoulder – will wear out, become painful or cease to function properly. This episode of Second Opinion brings together a panel of orthopaedic experts and health care providers. Together they explore the causes and symptoms of deterioration of major joints, as well as a wide range of treatments including joint replacement. |
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