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  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Facts and Endovascular Treatments!

    Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Facts and Endovascular Treatments!

    Posted in: Thoracic Surgery | Posted on: 01 January, 2020

    Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA) is a bulge in the Aorta, the largest vessel carrying blood to the rest of the body.They are relatively rare, occurring in 10 / 100, 000 people with around 20% of cases linked to family history of aneurysmal disease. The definite causes of the disease is still unknown, but some genetic connective tissue diseases and family history are highly linked. Other associated factors include smoking, hypertension and male sex. The disease process is typically slow and the aneurysm grows over a long period of time. Hence, most patients with TAA are Asymptomatic. Others may feel some of the pressure effects of the bulge on...

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  • Immunotherapy, A Promising Future in Cancer Treatments!

    Immunotherapy, A Promising Future in Cancer Treatments!

    Posted in: Thoracic Surgery | Posted on: 10 March, 2019

    Immunotherapy refers to Biologic treatments of cancer that allows your immune system to defend the body and attack the cancer cells. These drugs make your immune system work harder or makes it easier for it to locate and destroy the cancer cells. Hence, it has Less side effects than other treatments. It also potentiates the effects of concomitant treatments and has more durable effect in eliminating the cancer. On the other hand, some of these drugs can have adverse effects on your organs, may cause a bad reaction or your cancer may adapt to it. Immunotherapy had a breakthrough advancement this year...

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  • Guess What Happens when You Stop Smoking?

    Guess What Happens when You Stop Smoking?

    Posted in: Thoracic Surgery | Posted on: 17 February, 2019

    Stop Smoking and a series of healthy changes will start taking place in your body immediately. Our US Expert Medical Opinion Specialists wanted to share the following facts with you. In the first day after you stop smoking, your heart rate drops and your Bloodstream Carbon monoxide levels drop to normal. Within 1-3 months, your risk of heart attacks decreases, and your lung function starts to improve. By 1 year, your added risk of heart disease is decreased by 50%, and your shortness of breath and coughing are markedly improved. At 5 years, your stroke risk is same as non smoker...

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  • Lung Cancer

    Lung Cancer

    Posted in: Thoracic Surgery | Posted on: 20 January, 2019

    Lung Cancer, The Leading Killer! Lung cancer is newly diagnosed in around 234,000 people/ year in USA! It leads to 154,000 deaths/ year, hence accounting for 27% of All cancer deaths in USA, hence making it the leading cause of cancer deaths among men AND women. Each year, lung cancer claims more lives than caused by colon, breast and prostate cancer Combined. It is mostly seen in patients above 65 years of age and have Smoked at some time in their life. Some diseases such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and TB can increase risk of #lung #cancer by more...

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