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Fairway Man Becomes First Saint Luke’s Patient to Receive Targeted Radiation Therapy
Dana Boucher found relief with LUTATHERA, a targeted radioactive therapy specifically for neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) found in the gut or pancreas.
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Surviving a Silent Threat
Feeling “off” turned into a critical situation within moments when Stacee suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm that led to a hemorrhagic stroke.
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Aneurysm Survivor Raises Awareness About High Blood Pressure in Women
An elementary school music teacher and jazz musician, 54-year-old Lisa was initially diagnosed with high blood pressure—the number one killer of women—in her early 30s. It is often called “the silent killer” because most who have it don’t experience any symptoms. Lisa was on blood pressure medication but had stopped taking it because she experienced side effects. She put off seeing her doctor about it for several months.
School Project May Have Saved Student’s Life, Thanks to Saint Luke’s
Like most high school seniors, Samsson Destahun was more interested in sports than health care. Hear how a school project may have saved his life and given him more interest in health care at the same time.
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Aneurysm Threatens Baseball Fan’s Life, Saint Luke’s Rallies to Bring Him Home
Ramon Grado doesn’t remember driving home and then sprawling on the living room floor on Jan. 13, 2013. Patty, his wife of 33 years, found him there an hour later, awake and complaining about his headache.