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Tribute to Teachers: Dr. Kathy Kerstetter of Sheridan Park Elementary inspires with music
Read full article: Tribute to Teachers: Dr. Kathy Kerstetter of Sheridan Park Elementary inspires with musicDr. Kathy Kerstetter's students at Sheridan Park Elementary in Hollywood sing the praises of their music teacher.
Man grateful that surgical procedure available for advanced abdominal cancer
Read full article: Man grateful that surgical procedure available for advanced abdominal cancerHOLLYWOOD, Fla. – An estimated 1.8 million Americans were diagnosed with cancer in 2020, many facing the disease in an advanced stage. Adding to his anguish was hearing that the disease had spread to his abdominal lining. After evaluating Thorton’s case, Llaguna felt he would bea good candidate for surgery to remove the tumors along with a procedure called Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion or HIPEC. Recovery time from the HIPEC procedure depends on how many tumors are found at the time of surgery. Some of the most common cancers with a risk of spreading to the abdominal lining are primary tumors that start in the colon, ovaries, appendix and gastrointestinal tract.