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Sun Safety After an Organ Transplant (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Skin cancers are the most common type of cancer for people who have had an organ transplant. In fact, any person with a solid organ transplant is much more likely to develop skin cancer than the general public. This risk is increased because of the medicine you must take to prevent your body from rejecting your transplanted organ. (English) Colour

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Sun Safety After an Organ Transplant (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Skin cancers are the most common type of cancer for people who have had an organ transplant. In fact, any person with a solid organ transplant is much more likely to develop skin cancer than the general public. This risk is increased because of the medicine you must take to prevent your body from rejecting your transplanted organ. (Punjabi) Colour

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Preventing Constipation While on Opioids in Palliative Care [English] Permalink Public

Opioids (sometimes called narcotics) are used to treat pain and shortness of breath in people who are receiving palliative care for a life-limiting illness. Opioids slow the movement of your bowels. This often causes constipation. Constipation can be prevented and managed by using laxatives regularly. (English) Colour

Sun Safety After an Organ Transplant (Fraser Health) [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Public

Skin cancers are the most common type of cancer for people who have had an organ transplant. In fact, any person with a solid organ transplant is much more likely to develop skin cancer than the general public. This risk is increased because of the medicine you must take to prevent your body from rejecting your transplanted organ. (Chinese - Traditional) Colour

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New Tube-Feeding Connectors - ENFit [English] Permalink Public

A new type of feeding tube connector is being introduced. They are called ENFit connectors. They will improve safety by only connecting to other tubing and syringes that are made for tube feeding. Learn more about these new connectors and how to use them. (English) Colour

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Preventing Peritonitis (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Under Revision

How to prevent peritonitis, signs of peritonitis and instructions for patients and hospital (Punjabi) Colour

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Preventing Peritonitis [English] Permalink Under Revision

How to prevent peritonitis, signs of peritonitis and instructions for patients and hospital (English) Colour

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Hemorrhoids [English] Permalink Public

Hemorrhoids (sounds like ‘hem-uh-roids’) are also called ‘piles’; are bulging tissue (skin) that contains swollen veins in the rectal (anal, bum) area. They may cause small amounts of bleeding or small blood clots. They can be itchy and painful, especially with a bowel movement (stool, poo). (English) Colour

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Feeding Tube Connectors [Chinese - Simplified] Permalink Under Revision

There are new standards for feeding tube connectors. New connectors will be introduced to improve patient safety. The new connectors will prevent connections between medical devices that are not supposed to attach. The new connectors will be introduced in different stages for use in hospitals, care facilities and at home. You need to know how the new connectors will impact you. (Chinese - Simplified) Colour

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Feeding Tube Connectors [Punjabi] Permalink Under Revision

There are new standards for feeding tube connectors. New connectors will be introduced to improve patient safety. The new connectors will prevent connections between medical devices that are not supposed to attach. The new connectors will be introduced in different stages for use in hospitals, care facilities and at home. You need to know how the new connectors will impact you. (Punjabi) Colour

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