Tip Sheets

Edition 2 - 2004 2/1/2004

Shorter incision, quicker recovery, and less pain.  Anyone who has arthritis of the knee knows how painful it can be.  But now, a revolutionary new procedure at Florida Hospital Celebration Health has some patients back on their feet in no time.  Find out more about the new minimally invasive total knee replacement.  Video and interviews shot by Florida Hospital will be available.

The “male lumpectomy” puts the freeze on prostate cancer.  Early evidence shows focal cryosurgery, a freezing of the portion of the prostate affected with cancer, kills cancer cells with no postoperative complications and low rates of impotence.  Find out why the director of surgical imaging at Florida Hospital Celebration Health, who pioneered the “male-lumpectomy,” is now being nationally recognized by the Society of Uroradiology for this new approach to treating prostate cancer.   

What’s the real reason for all that sneezin’?  Allergy season is in full bloom, but how do you really know if you are suffering from allergies or sinusitis?  While the symptoms are similar, the necessary medical treatment is different.  Find out how to get a proper diagnosis and why over-the-counter medications do not always get to the root of the problem.  

Hi-tech help for patients who can’t get around on their own.  Florida Hospital Celebration Health is now offering electric scooters to help patients move around inside the hospital.  The custom mobility equipment, donated by a local company, is ideal for elderly and obese patients who do not want to use a wheelchair. 

Major breast cancer prevention study nears completion.  The end is in sight for the largest North American breast cancer prevention trial ever undertaken, the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR).  Eighteen thousand women are now participating at 500 sites including Florida Hospital.  The study will help determine which drug, tamoxifen or raloxifene, prevents breast cancer better and with fewer side effects.