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Early-Stage Liver Cancer Diagnosis and Referral
Doctor (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Kannada) talk through “Early-Stage Liver Cancer Diagnosis and Referral”. You interpret both ways — English into Kannada, and Kannada into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Mr Rao, your CT scan shows a small tumour in your liver, about two centimetres wide, and it appears to be at an early stage.
ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್, ಇದು ಗಂಭೀರವೇ? ಆರಂಭಿಕ ಹಂತ ಎಂದರೆ ಇದು ಗುಣಪಡಿಸಬಹುದೇ?
Yes, it's serious, but early-stage liver cancer is often curable with surgery or targeted therapy. I can't promise a cure, though most patients do very well.
ಸರಿ, ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ಏನು? ಶಸ್ತ್ರಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆಯೇ ಅಥವಾ ಬೇರೆ ಆಯ್ಕೆಗಳಿವೆಯೇ?
Before we plan surgery, we need blood tests to check your liver function and make sure you're strong enough for the operation.
ಈ ರಕ್ತ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳಿಂದ ಏನಾದರೂ ಅಪಾಯವಿದೆಯೇ? ಎಷ್ಟು ದಿನ ಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶಕ್ಕೆ?
Those tests usually take about three days to process. After that, I'll refer you to Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre for a specialist surgical opinion.
ಪೀಟರ್ ಮ್ಯಾಕ್ ಕ್ಯಾನ್ಸರ್ ಸೆಂಟರ್ಗೆ ಹೋಗುವುದು ದುಬಾರಿಯೇ? ನನ್ನ ಬಳಿ ಖಾಸಗಿ ವಿಮೆ ಇಲ್ಲ.
Please don't worry about the cost - as a public patient, your blood tests and specialist appointment are fully covered under Medicare.
ಅದು ಕೇಳಿ ಸಮಾಧಾನವಾಯಿತು. ಆದರೆ ಪೀಟರ್ ಮ್ಯಾಕ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಪಾಯಿಂಟ್ಮೆಂಟ್ ಎಷ್ಟು ಬೇಗ ಸಿಗುತ್ತದೆ? ಎಷ್ಟು ದಿನ ಕಾಯಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆ?
Peter Mac typically offers an appointment within ten working days, and I'll flag your referral as urgent to shorten that wait.
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್, ತುರ್ತು ಎಂದು ಗುರುತಿಸಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಸಮಾಧಾನವಾಯಿತು. ನಾನು ಆ ದಿನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಕಾಯುತ್ತೇನೆ.
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- medicare'Medicare' ಎಂಬ ಪದವನ್ನು ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಬೇಕು, ಇದು ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಹೆಸರು.
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