Doctors' gamble saves teen shot in chest
In a pivotal trauma case at Washington Hospital Center, 16-year-old Dimitrios Philliou survived a gunshot to the aorta after doctors used a less invasive stent graft to seal lower vessel damage and then patched the upper hole. The team’s unconventional approach, undertaken after hours of debate, highlights evolving emergency techniques in life threatening vascular injuries.
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Dimitrios Philliou
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Sean O’donnell
Washington Hospital Center
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Toby Kyle
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Jim Philliou
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Two breast cancer prevention drugs offer choices for high risk women
A major study finds two options, tamoxifen and raloxifene Evista, reduce breast cancer risk with different tradeoffs. Evista is safer but less durable in protection. tamoxifen lowers overall cancer risk more but raises uterine cancer risk. Both have side effects like hot flashes and clot risk.
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University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Cancer Prevention Research
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American Association For Cancer Research
Washington
United States
Gabriel Hortobaggi
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Evista
D. Lawrence Wickerham
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
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Georgetown University
Lung CT scans show high false positive rate in screening
A NIH study finds CT lung scans yield 21 percent false positives after one scan and 33 percent after two, while chest X rays produce 9 percent and 15 percent respectively. The research, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, notes follow up tests and invasive procedures carry risks and stresses informed decision making for current and former smokers aged 55 to 74.
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National Institutes of Health
Jennifer Croswell
NIH
Office of Medical Applications of Research
Annals of Internal Medicine
Robert Smith
American Cancer Society
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