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Diagnostic dilemma: A knife broke off in a man's chest, and he didn't notice it for 8 years

The symptoms: For 10 days, pus oozed from an opening in the man's chest below his right nipple, prompting him to visit the ...
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Fixation of chest wall injuries may not decrease patient use of narcotic pain medication

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Operative and nonoperative treatment groups had similar narcotic pain medication utilization. There were no ...
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Study finds chest wall irradiation may be unnecessary for many breast cancer patients

Patients with intermediate-risk breast cancer had similar rates of 10-year overall survival whether or not they underwent chest wall irradiation (CWI) after mastectomy, according to results from the ...
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Skipping Chest-Wall Irradiation After Mastectomy in Intermediate-Risk Breast Cancer

SAN ANTONIO -- Postmastectomy chest-wall irradiation (CWI) for intermediate-risk breast cancer had no impact on long-term survival, results of a large British study showed. After a median follow-up of ...