Stories by Topic: Surgeries
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Ronald McDonald T-shirt day helps to change lives
Batuhan Itku says his true home is in Istanbul, Turkey. But, for the 12 year old who was born with Hemangioma, his home away from home is the Ronald McDonald house in downtown Charleston.
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Georgetown Marine in critical condition after IED attack
Family members of injured Marine Cpl. Burness Britt are desperate for information and holding on to faith after an IED explosion in Afghanistan.
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Weight-loss surgery offered to 100 SC state employees
Politicians debate whether or not weight-loss surgery is worth spending $2.4 million tax dollars on a pilot program, but a Charleston doctor is convinced of the cost-saving results.
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7th grader overcomes arthritis and makes Summerville Softball team
Sarah Windham was diagnosed with the disease at 15 months old.
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Faceless man hopes to regain face through transplant
A man who lost all feeling to his face due to fourth-degree burns, hopes a face transplant will allow him to feel his daughter's kiss again.
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Study: Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry
New research has found that adults who are childhood cancer survivors are less likely to marry compared with their siblings and the general population. The side effects of treatment along with other factors play a role.
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Chemo in closet: Doctor finds way to treat Nevada's cancer patients
Getting chemo in an old storage space isn't the most ideal situation, but it's the only choice, and a welcome one, for some Nevada patients whose treatment center closed.
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Weight lifting benefits breast cancer survivors
A new study contradicts long-held doctors' advice for breast cancer patients not to lift heavy weights.
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New procedure offers sinus relief
A breakthrough procedure, "balloon sinuplasty", is bringing permanent relief to patients who suffer from chronic sinus infections. Unlike more traditional surgeries, recovery from balloon sinuplasty is fairly quick because no tissue is removed.
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