In numerous recent studies, regardless of treatment, the long-term survival rate for women with DCIS is nearly 100%.

Ulcerative colitis is very rarely life threatening. Cases of toxic megacolon or excessive bleeding due a very severe flare-up where the colon swells up massively can be life threatening, which is why surgery is undertaken quickly if these conditions develop. Normally, ulcerative colitis is a chronic, life-long illness, characterized by periods of few symptoms, known as remission, and periods of very active disease, known as flare-ups. Ulcerative colitis is not a strictly genetic disease. See similar questions...

No, however, IBS is serious. Patients with IBS have a higher rate of hospitalizations, work absenteeism, feelings of poor quality of life, and abdominal surgeries than healthy controls and patients with other gastrointestinal illnesses. In the general population, people with IBS symptoms missed more than 3 times as many work days than did people without bowel symptoms. See similar questions...

Crohn's disease is very rarely life threatening. Normally, Crohn's disease is a chronic, lifelong illness characterized by sporadic flare-ups separated by periods of remission. Occasionally, a complication such as a severe abscess or a large fistula connecting the intestine to another internal organ can set the stage for a life-threatening infection. In addition, Crohn's disease may require surgery; all surgical procedures involve the risk of life-threatening complications. See similar questions...

Vascular calcification can be scored with EBCT (Electron Beam Computer Tomography). There is a strong correlation between mortality and increasing EBCT scores. See similar questions...

Consistent with current FDA and ClinicalTrials.gov guidance, the NIH interprets ”serious and life-threatening disease or condition” to mean: (1) diseases or conditions where the likelihood of death is high unless the course of the disease is interrupted and (2) diseases or conditions with potentially fatal outcomes, where the endpoint of clinical trial analysis is survival. See similar questions...

Sleep apnea is a medical condition that will cause you to lose sleep, and to stop breathing several times a night. One thing that most people don't realize is that you do stop breathing, and this can lead to additional stress on your body. Sure you know you are tired, and that is a lot of stress in itself, but there are also times that the stress on you body is going to be that of your organs, your heart, your lungs and in the long term, your brain. See similar questions...

For requests such as these, we work on a case-by-case basis for individual children through wish-granting organizations like the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We suggest you contact the main office of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and they can refer you to the office closest to you. Their number is (800) 722-9474. You may also contact them via their official Web site at www.wish.org. See similar questions...

For requests such as these, we work on a case-by-case basis for individuals through wish granting organizations such as the Dream Foundation. We suggest you contact the main office of the Dream Foundation to see if they might be able to assist you. Their number is (805) 564-2131. You may also contact them via their official Web site, at: www.dreamfoundation.org See similar questions...

Although IBS has troublesome symptoms, it is not a life-threatening disease. However, it can be serious because it can hinder the normal activity of a person du See similar questions...

Coverage may be denied because there is a specific exclusion in your policy for obesity surgery, or "treatment of obesity", which is manifestation of the attitude of our society toward obesity, and the discrimination which obese persons suffer. Such an exclusion can often be attacked, by the reasoning that the surgical treatment is recommended as the best therapy for the co-morbidities, which usually are covered. Coverage may also be denied for lack of "medical necessity". See similar questions...

Payment may be denied because there may be a specific exclusion in your policy for obesity surgery or "treatment of obesity." Such an exclusion can often be appealed when the surgical treatment is recommended by your surgeon or referring physician as the best therapy to relieve life-threatening obesity-related health conditions, which usually are covered. Insurance payment may also be denied for lack of "medical necessity. See similar questions...

For lesser emergencies, we are available 24 hours a day at 407-841-7151 or 1-800-647-2657. Routine and administrative calls are best handled during normal business hours when office staff members are available; please call one of our offices for assistance with these calls. If there is any question whether your emergency is life threatening or not, please go to the emergency room. See similar questions...

To receive Social Security Disability benefits, a disabled worker must be "insured". Insured means that the worker must have an earnings record. In other words, you must have worked long enough ? and recently enough ? and you must have paid into the Social Security system to qualify for Disability benefits. In some circumstances, a third party may also make a claim on the disabled worker's earnings record. See similar questions...

There is an estimated 100,000 types of mold species known today. Only a fraction are suspected of causing some form of illness and only a fraction of those are considered toxic. Molds are organized into three groups according to human responses: Allergenic, Pathogenic and Toxigenic. Allergenic molds do not usually produce life-threatening health effects. They are more likely to affect only those with allergies or asthma. See similar questions...