Malnutrition in patients with gynaecological cancer
Malnutrition in cancer patients is very common can arise through the patient’s inability to ingest or absorb food.
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Posted 7 years ago by Andreas Obermair
Reducing surgical site infections in gynaecological surgery
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are infections that occur in the wound made from a surgical procedure.
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Tagged surgery; Posted 7 years ago by Andreas Obermair
Retaining and understanding medical information
A doctor’s visit can sometimes be stressful. Patients receive large amounts of information at a single medical consultation and even if patients would be medical professionals (which most aren’t) it...
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Posted 7 years ago by Andreas Obermair
Kinder and gentler treatment for endometrial cancer
In 2000, when I was a young gynaecological oncology trainee, all our endometrial cancer patients who required surgery at the Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer had a laparotomy.
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Tagged surgery, endometrial cancer; Posted 7 years ago by Andreas Obermair
NEW procedure Uterine Transposition
From 10 to 14 March, I attended the Society of Gynecologic Oncology 2017 Annual Meeting in Washington D.C.
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Tagged fertility, cancer, surgical techniques, uterine transposition; Posted 7 years ago by Andreas Obermair
Women who participate in clinical trials have better health outcomes
A systematic review has found that women who participated in clinical trials in obstetrics and gynaecology had better health outcomes than women who did not.
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Tagged clinical trials, cancer; Posted 7 years ago by Andreas Obermair
Dealing with anxiety during a cancer prognosis
Anxiety is a common feeling that patients sometimes have when coping with upcoming surgery or even the possibility of a cancer diagnosis.
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Posted in cancer, anxiety, diagnosis; Posted 7 years ago by Andreas Obermair
Does smoking cause gynaecological cancer?
Modifiable lifestyle factors, such as obesity, lack of physical activity, and smoking, are known to increase your chance of developing some cancers.
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Posted 7 years ago by Andreas Obermair
Team Way ObermairHead is back for The Battle
Yes, it's that time of year again and my preparations have begun for The Battle 2017 - a fun beach volleyball competition raising funds for the 1000 Queensland women diagnosed...
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Posted 7 years ago by Andreas Obermair
Why am I not losing weight?
As doctors we commonly see and treat patients who struggle with weight issues. Commonly I hear: “Doctor I hardly eat anything and I still can’t lose weight.
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Posted 7 years ago by Andreas Obermair
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