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What is Surgical debulking?

Category: Surgeries

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Surgical debulking is a procedure in which a cancerous tumor is partially removed in order to increase the effect of other treatments, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Growths or tumors (dysplasia) 4 0
Ovarian cancer 2 0
Brain tumor 1 1
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 1

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Surgical debulking

Side effect Patients Percentage

Duration

Stopped having Surgical debulking

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 4
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 1
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 0
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1 patient evaluation for Surgical debulking

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Nov 4, 2014 (Started Nov 04, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for brain tumor)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: One time
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