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Infographic Summary Sheets
Short, concise 2-page infographic summary sheets on a specific topic in medicine.
Summary Sheet for Patients
What is IBD?
Inammatory bowel disease (IBD) is two different disorders with overlapping features: ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
(PDF 4,8 MB)
(PDF 4,8 MB)
Skin Cancer: Self-Examination and Prevention
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. It is also the most preventable cancer.
(PDF 275 KB)
(PDF 275 KB)
Asthma
Asthma is a long-term (chronic) condition in which your airways become inflamed and swollen, often with too much mucus production.
(PDF 607 KB)
(PDF 607 KB)
Asma
El asma es un trastorno crónico (de duración prolongada) en que sus vías respiratorias se inflaman e hinchan, a menudo con una producción excesiva de moco.
(PDF 2,8 MB)
(PDF 2,8 MB)
Supporting Patients to Use a Vacuum Erection Device
This leaflet aims to help nurses answer patients’ questions so that they can support patients using a vacuum erection device (VED)...
(PDF 7,5 MB)
(PDF 7,5 MB)
Alpha Thalassemia
You or a family member have been diagnosed with alpha thalassemia (AT). This leaflet will give you some...
(PDF 3 MB)
(PDF 3 MB)
Beta Thalassemia
You or a family member have been diagnosed with beta thalassemia (BT). This leaflet will give you some basic...
(PDF 3 MB)
(PDF 3 MB)
Thalassemia Screening
This leaflet informs you about thalassemia screening. Screening means doing laboratory tests to look for...
(PDF 2,6 MB)
(PDF 2,6 MB)
KRAS G12C in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
There are three main types of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In any of these types, cancer cells can...
(PDF 7 MB)
(PDF 7 MB)
When Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Stops Working
This is a type of immunotherapy, using the body’s immune system to fight cancer. It’s sometimes called...
(PDF 5,8 MB)
(PDF 5,8 MB)
Biomarkers in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Cancers are named after the type of cell that becomes cancerous. There are many different cell types in the lungs, so...
(PDF 6,6 MB)
(PDF 6,6 MB)
What is Acute Myeloid Leukemia?
Acute myeloid leukemia, also known as AML, is a cancer of myeloid blood stem cells. ‘Myelo’ means bone marrow and ‘acute’ means that...
(PDF 7,5 MB)
(PDF 7,5 MB)
What is Cholangiocarcinoma?
Cholangiocarcinoma is a bile duct cancer. It starts in the lining of the ducts inside and leaving the liver. The hepatic ducts...
(PDF 34,6 MB)
(PDF 34,6 MB)
What is Myelodysplastic Syndrome?
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a rare blood condition. It is most often diagnosed in people over 65 and more often in men than women. There are...
(PDF 6,2 MB)
(PDF 6,2 MB)
Understanding Menopause
50% of women go through the menopause transition without consulting a health professional, yet 4 out of 5 women have...
(PDF 3,4 MB)
(PDF 3,4 MB)
Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Metastatic prostate cancer is advanced disease that has spread beyond the prostate gland. Prostate cancer starts in the...
(PDF 1,7 MB)
(PDF 1,7 MB)
Myeloma: Cancer of the Immune System
Myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that resides in the...
(PDF 4,8 MB)
(PDF 4,8 MB)
Understanding Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency is a rare genetic disease that affects red blood cells.
(PDF 8 MB)
(PDF 8 MB)
Staging of Prostate Cancer
The prostate gland is below the bladder. It surrounds the urethra – the tube that carries urine from the bladder to...
(PDF 7,3 MB)
(PDF 7,3 MB)
Summary Sheets for Healthcare Professionals
Colorectal Cancer Highlights – 2022 ESMO Annual Meeting
A total of 1,912 abstracts presenting the latest advances in cancer treatment were presented at the congress.
(PDF 119 KB)
(PDF 119 KB)
Breast Cancer Highlights - 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting
Advances in breast cancer research and therapeutics were the conference topics attracting broadest interest.
(PDF 93 KB)
(PDF 93 KB)
Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cardiac imaging, most commonly echocardiography, is used to aid the diagnosis of HCM and to monitor patients...
(PDF 5,6 MB)
(PDF 5,6 MB)
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a myocardial disorder defined by ventricular hypertrophy that cannot be explained by...
(PDF 6,5 MB)
(PDF 6,5 MB)
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