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Why is Buerger Disease occurs more often in smokers than non-smokers? How can we treat it?

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Why is Buerger Disease occurs more often in smokers than non-smokers? How can we treat it?

Why is Buerger Disease (Thromboangiitis Obliterans) occurs more often in smokers than non-smokers? How can we treat it when diagnosed? Have you ever felt tingling or numbness in your hands or feet? Or that your hands or feet are pale or blue in color? Buerger’s disease is a rare disease of the arteries and veins in the arms and legs. In Buerger’s disease in which your blood vessels become inflamed, swell and can become blocked with blood clots.

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Questions discussed with Doctor Gwon (Leading doctor at Korea University Anam Hospital)
– What is thromboangiitis obliterans and which vessels are affected in this disease?
– What are the symptoms of Buerger’s disease?
– What are the causes of this disease? Is it like bad habits, or is it related to heredity, for example?
– What are the methods of diagnosis of Buerger’s disease?
– Can you tell us a little bit in detail about the modern medical or surgical treatments?
– Buerger’s disease, does it have certain complications on the legs?
– Is there any way to prevent it?

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CDC: Tips From Former Smokers – Julia C.’s Wake-Up Call

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Julia successfully quit smoking while she was pregnant. Later, she relapsed but tried to avoid smoking around her son. She didn’t think too much about her own health. Then she was diagnosed with colon cancer and nearly died. In this video from CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers campaign, Julia talks about how her battle with colon cancer terrified her family. And her smoking? “What I was doing was damaging to myself and the people around me.”

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