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A friend was diagnosed to have breast cancer last year. She had an operation followed by chemotherapy. Since her operation she has had a couple of follow-ups during which she underwent ultrasound and X-ray studies and a blood exam for CA 15-3. So far, all her exams are normal. My question is: What is this blood exam for CA 15-3 all about? — Gina P., Makati City.
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Increase in oxygenation or oxygen uptake, helps improve mental and physical performance, this is according to Dr. Edgar Tolentino, executive assistant of the National Program for Mental Health of the Department of Health during a health forum held recently at My Cinema in Greenbelt 3, Makati. One of the substances that help promote oxygenation, he said, is ginseng.
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Cervical cancer ranks second behind breast cancer among the common types of ailment that affect Filipinas.
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The Philippines intensifies its fight against three important public health problems through the Philippine Partnership to Fight TB, Malaria, and AIDS which will be launched at the 1st Forum at the Philippine International Convention Center on June 4 in collaboration with the 24th International Congress of Chemotherapy (ICC).
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