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2. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a type of hyperthermia therapy used in combination with surgery in the treatment of advanced abdominal cancers. [1] In this procedure, warmed anti-cancer medications are infused and circulated in the peritoneal cavity (abdomen) for a short period of time.

3. Paul Sugarbaker - Wikipedia

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   Paul Hendrick Sugarbaker (born November 28, 1941, in Baltimore) is an American surgeon at the Washington Cancer Institute.He is known for developments in surgical oncology of the abdomen, including cytoreductive surgery followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, [1] or HIPEC, a treatment alternately referred to as the Sugarbaker Procedure.

4. Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITOC) is part of a surgical strategy employed in the treatment of various pleural malignancies.The pleura in this situation could be considered to include the surface linings of the chest wall, lungs, mediastinum, and diaphragm.

5. Hospice, Inc. - The Huffington Post

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   The government is only now starting to collect basic data to gauge the quality of care, more than 30 years after the benefit was introduced. New measures, ushered in under the Affordable Care Act, require hospice operators to submit data that measure seven different conditions for hospice patients, such as pain or shortness of breath.

6. Cytoreductive surgery - Wikipedia

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   Among colorectal cancer patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis cytoreductive surgery, with the addition of HIPEC can be used to prolong overall survival in patients. [5] In a typical case an incision is made from the sternum down to the pelvis, and cancerous cells are removed. Then heated chemotherapy liquid is poured in to destroy remaining ...

7. Hospice Check - The Huffington Post

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   Even so, compared to other health systems, such as hospitals and nursing homes, hospices remain infrequently and unevenly policed. HuffPost published this information about hospice inspections as a resource for consumers making decisions about end-of-life care. The indicators do not necessarily reflect quality of care.