by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I have been diagnosed with bowel cancer. I’ve heard it said that once you operate and the air gets to cancer it is more likely to spread. Is this true or an old wives tale?” I hope that your condition has been...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I have recently been diagnosed with cancer. The doctors were very good and explained the treatments and the likely outcomes to me. But what is cancer?” Normally, cells are produced by a very controlled process called cell...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I often wake up in the morning with my thumb, index and middle fingers being numb or tingling. MY GP says I have carpal tunnel syndrome. What is this?” The wrist is a very crowed place. It consists of a canal which has...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “I have noticed some deterioration in my vision. My optician tells me I have a cataract. What is this?” The eye is designed to focus light onto a very small area on the back of the eye. To do this, the eye has 2 structures...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My legs have been very red and painful for several months and my local pharmacist tells me that I have ‘cellulitis’. What is cellulitis?” When you are well, you have several barriers to stop the ‘outside world’ getting...
by Ketan Dhatariya | Sep 25, 2020 | Eastern Daily Press
EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My husband recently had a stroke that left him unable to speak properly. I always thought that having a stroke meant you were paralysed. Was I wrong?” Cerebral palsy occurs in about 1 in 500 people in the UK. It is not a...
