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Wei-Hua Lee
She's an Indianapolis medical researcher, a newspaper editor and now, a huge fan of Reid Hospital's heart program. Wei-Hua Lee, associate professor of...
Rita Settle - Richmond, IN
Born with hydrocephalus and holes on the top and bottom of her heart, Rita spent the first years of her life in and out of surgery.
A Richm...
John Dooley
My name is John P. Dooley, and I live in Pershing, Indiana. Through the past five years I've had many occasions to stay overnight at Reid Hos...
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February Wellness on Wednesday at Reid Hospital
Giant walk-through heart, doctor presentations highlight February Wellness on Wednesday at Reid Hospital
Tightened teamwork pays dividends
Reid Hospital & Health Care Services has noted an exercise last summer by its hospitalist physicians and nurse-hospitalist case manager reduced the cost of a hospital stay by $1,500 and the length by nearly a day.
MBCC award
Brenda Mason (left), Annette Saylor and Rupert Arceo (right) pose with an award recently presented by the Indiana Board of Health to Reid Hospital & Health Care Services’ Mother-Baby Care Center. Arceo said the award recognized that Reid had attained Silver Level for best practices in the prevention of hepatitis B.
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Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
ChemotherapyChemotherapy is a cancer-fighting medicine taken intravenously (administered by vein) or by mouth. The medication travels through the bloodstream and attacks the cancer cells throughout the entire body with the goal of killing the cancer cells or preventing the growth of more cancer cells.
Your medical oncologist will determine which medication is required to treat your specific cancer. Sometimes the physician may prescribe a single medication or a combination of drugs for a chemotherapy regime. Chemotherapy is usually given in cycles, and is administered over a period of time - sometimes days or weeks between doses. A typical chemotherapy cycle usually lasts three to six months, but depending on the stage and type of cancer you have, this can be adjusted.
The following Reid physicians specialize in cancer care and treatment:
- Dr. Bharat Agrawal
- Dr. Jagadeesh Gaddipati
- Dr. Vani Manyam
For more information, please go to Find A Physician or contact us with any questions you may have.
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