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Carla Rohloff

Bio

I have been an Oncology nurse for the past 28 years in various roles. I have functioned as a staff nurse on the inpatient unit and outpatient clinic. I have been a research coordinator managing Oncology Clinical trials and treatment plans specific to Immunotherapy for the treatment of melanoma and renal cell cancer for approximately 12 years. I functioned as a Cancer Care Patient Coordinator in the Oncology Second Opinion Program for 6 years. Currently, I am the  GI Cancer Nurse Navigator for nearly the past 3 years and coordinate a weekly GI Multidisciplinary Cancer Clinic.

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  • Aurora Health Care

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  • Carla Rohloff
    Carla Rohloff of Aurora Health Care answered:
    What are the symptoms of pancreatic cancer?

    The symptoms of pancreatic cancer depend on where the cancer is located and how far it has spread. In the early stages, there may be few or no symptoms. As the tumor grows, symptoms may develop. If the tumor prevents bile from flowing, jaundice, in which the skin and the whites of the eyes become

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  • Carla Rohloff
    Carla Rohloff of Aurora Health Care answered:
    What is a colonoscopy?
    A colonoscopy is a procedure where your doctor can closely check the lining of the entire colon (large bowel). During a colonoscopy, your doctor inserts a tube through your rectum into your colon. A camera attached to the tube allows your doctor to view the inside of your colon and check...  Full Post
  • Carla Rohloff
    Carla Rohloff of Aurora Health Care answered:
    What is a colostomy?

    A colostomy is a surgical procedure that brings one end of the large intestine (colon) out through an incision in the abdominal wall and suturing it into place. This is called a stoma. This allows stool moving through the intestine to leave the body through the stoma and drain into a bag attached

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