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Western medicine
A system in which medical doctors and other health care professionals use evidence-based conventional treatments to treat symptoms and disease.
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Squamous cells
Flat, thin cells found in the outer layer of skin.
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Electrosurgery
The use of electrodes, which are devices (like wires) that conduct electricity, to remove diseased tissue, like tumours.
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endocrinologist
A doctor specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of hormone disorders.
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vaginal cancer
Cancer of the vagina. It is uncommon, but is sometimes found in women whose mothers took the drug diethylstilboestrol (DES) during pregnancy.
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VATS
A a form of ‘keyhole' surgery that allows a thoracic surgeon to take biopsies, remove fluid, or in some cases remove the whole lobe containing the lung cancer (called a VATS lobectomy).
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Vein
A blood vessel that takes blood towards the heart.
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venous access device
A catheter placed into a vein for the duration of treatment. Drugs can be delivered through the VAD, and blood withdrawn.
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Videofluoroscopy
A moving X-ray of swallowing, recorded on video.
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VOCAL CORDS
See larynx.
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