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  2. Acute radiation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Potassium iodide (KI) tablets can reduce the risk of cancer in some situations due to slower uptake of ambient radioiodine. Although this does not protect any organ other than the thyroid gland, their effectiveness is still highly dependent on the time of ingestion, which would protect the gland for the duration of a twenty-four-hour period.

  3. Effects of nuclear explosions on human health - Wikipedia

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    A 0.05 Gy dose will increase death due to cancer 10 fold, from the normal 0.5 per 1000 birth rate to a rate of 5 per 1,000. [ citation needed ] An antenatal dose of 1 Gy in the first trimester causes the lifetime risk of fatal cancer sometime in the child's life to increase from c. 25% in non-exposed humans to 100% in the first trimester after ...

  4. Hemicorporectomy - Wikipedia

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    [the general surgeon] devised extensive cancer operations including extended radical mastectomy, radical gastrectomy and pancreatectomy, pelvic exenteration, the 'Commando Operation' (tongue, jaw and neck dissection), bilateral back dissection, hemipelvectomy, and then hemicorporectomy or translumbar amputation, referred to as the most ...

  5. Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome - Wikipedia

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    At present, there is no drug or device that can reverse organ failure that has been judged by the health care team to be medically and/or surgically irreversible (organ function can recover, at least to a degree, in patients whose organs are very dysfunctional, where the patient has not died; [citation needed] and some organs, like the liver or ...

  6. Causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Cancer is caused by genetic changes leading to uncontrolled cell growth and tumor formation. The basic cause of sporadic (non-familial) cancers is DNA damage and genomic instability. [1] [2] A minority of cancers are due to inherited genetic mutations. [3] Most cancers are related to environmental, lifestyle, or behavioral exposures. [4]

  7. 50 Real-Life Insurance Horror Stories That Might Leave You ...

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    Image credits: Misschiff0 #8. 2008 went into hospital for ruptured intestine due to crohns. Airlifted to Mayo clinic high on fentanyl for the pain. Spent a month in hospital, came out with no ...

  8. Cancer survival rates - Wikipedia

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    In the United States there has been an increase in the 5-year relative survival rate between people diagnosed with cancer in 1975-1977 (48.9%) and people diagnosed with cancer in 2007-2013 (69.2%); these figures coincide with a 20% decrease in cancer mortality from 1950 to 2014. [8] Due to innovation in emerging treatments and cancer prevention ...

  9. Microplastics are in many of your body’s organs and tissues ...

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    Microplastics are everywhere—from the ocean to our bloodstream—raising urgent questions about their impact on human health. Here are 5 tips to reduce your exposure.