Cytoskeleton and Cell Inclusions - Dr Muhammad Ali Rabbani - Medicose Academics
Comm insure health update
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2. There have been 72 melanoma trials around the world in the last 30 years, but they have failed to make significant improvement in treatment for those with advanced melanoma.
3. But in 2010 that drought was broken. A new line of drugs has been shown to help those people with late stage melanoma.
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6. In 2005, the quoted out-of-pocket cost to an individual after diagnosis of cancer ranged from $10,000 to $203,600, with an average amount of $47,200
7. Australia is actively screening people over 50 for bowel cancer and as a consequence more people are being diagnosed when their cancer is at an earlier stage
10. The disease seems to be a combination of genetic factors, environmental factors and the immune system of the person
11. There has been fantastic progress in reducing and attenuating the damage to the myelin around nerves through newer disease modifying agents. The future is moving these treatments from injections to oral tablets.
12. The next stage is neural damage repairThis entry was written by riskinfo, posted on February 8, 2011 at 11:20 pm, filed under Underwriting. Bookmark the permalink.<br />There is now <br />body<br />body<br />
![CommInsure Underwriting Update<br />CommInsure’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Bill Monday, has recently completed a series of national roadshow presentations for advisers.<br />In his medical insight sessions, Dr Monday shared with advisers the latest knowledge and thinking about the future of medicine and how this is impacting the insurance industry.<br />Dr Monday covered how new technologies and research findings are shaping the future of underwriting and how this information can help advisers better understand the traumas that their clients may have experienced or may do so in future.<br />Dr Monday explored a range of medical issues in his presentations, including information, facts and figures on Heart Conditions, Cancer and Multiple Sclerosis:<br />Heart Conditions<br />50 per cent of people who have a heart attack have a normal cholesterol level and half of the people who have a heart attack have a 50-60 per cent blockage in their arteries<br />There is now more emphasis on looking at the quality of the cholesterol present in a person’s body<br />Now the focus is on drugs that transport cholesterol out of the artery wall and out of the body<br />Cancer<br />,[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/comminsurehealthupdate-110210215421-phpapp01/85/Comm-insure-health-update-1-320.jpg)
