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54.В Is there an effective cure for cancer?
Is there an effectivecure for cancer?
Not yet, but cancer research continues. The latestfindings are likely toВ make aВ difference.
What can terminallyill people hope for today? Nothing but magic?
The only real hope is dramaticimprovements inВ drugtherapy and surgery.
Is it true that this illness is caused byВ viruses?
Yes, some types ofВ cancer might be caused byВ infection.
What is the maindifficulty inВ cancer treatment?
The disease starts without symptoms. Some people find out they are ill when it is too late.
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55.В My eighty-year-old grandma has aВ fever
My eighty-year-oldgrandma has aВ fever. How do we identifyits causes?
AВ fever is aВ common symptom ofВ the flu virus.
So, she caught the flu from my ninety-year-oldgrandpa.
Do they have equallyhigh temperature?
He had aВ fever last week. His temperature decreased toВ normal recently.
Did he take tablets for fever?
Yes, but she does not want toВ take them. Her temperature remains high forВ now.
She must take the medicine toВ get better. Tell her they are vitamins!
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56.В Are patients put toВ sleep during surgical operations?
Are patients put toВ sleep duringsurgicaloperations?
InВ some cases, they must be unconscious. InВ other cases, conscious.
When must aВ patient be awake? Can you give aВ fairly common example?
Laser eye surgery. It’s a complex operation to improvevision.
Is it crucial for patients toВ stay motionless?
No, the complex surgical equipmentcontrolseverymotion ofВ their eyes.
Is there risk that the vision becomesworse as aВ result?
The risk is minimal. InВ most cases, the vision recovers quickly after the operation.
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