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Finding a Home Away from Home: Where to Stay During Cancer Treatment

… home to get the care that's best for you. You may need to visit your cancer care center often. So it might make sense … during treatment. That can be less stressful and more comfortable than traveling to and from your home. Once you … American Cancer Society (ACS) Hope Lodge . The ACS offers free, temporary housing at more than 30 Hope Lodge …
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Overview

… What is soft tissue sarcoma? Cancer is made of changed cells that grow out of … nerves, and deep skin tissues. There are more than 50 different types of soft tissue sarcomas. Most start in the arms … weekends and holidays. Next steps Know the reason for your visit and what you want to happen. Before your visit, write …
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Chorionic Villus Sampling

… results of CVS are often available earlier in pregnancy, compared with some other genetic tests, such as … needle to get samples of amniotic fluid. But CVS is not as accurate as amniocentesis. Other first trimester screening … destroying fetal blood. This problem is called Rh factor incompatibility. Pregnant people are given a medicine called …
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Sugar Addiction: Is It Real?

… goes on. The foods we call "junk foods" also happen to be comfort foods for a lot of people because they remind us of … in a society where unhealthy, processed foods are way too accessible and cheap, and a lot are marketed to children. I … altogether (until they break down).  What explains these differences? Is the problem the sugar itself? Or is there …
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Free and Bound T4

… up in T4 first. T3 and T4 help to control how your body stores and uses energy to do its work (metabolism). The … or bulging eyes (these are symptoms of Graves disease, a common cause of hyperthyroidism). Menstrual irregularity. … history, and other things. Your test results may be different depending on the lab used. They may not mean you have …
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When Your Child Has a Food Allergy: Egg

… your child eats daily may contain eggs. Some of the most common are: Many baked goods, such as brownies, cakes, … foods Common substitutes for egg products Most natural food stores and some grocery and specialty stores carry egg-free … using. Talk with your child’s healthcare provider about vaccines Experts now advise all people with an egg allergy to …
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