Recently, researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine found that the effects of the surgery may not be long-lasting.

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They're not showing them keeling over from a triple bypass surgery, let's say.

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That study asked them whether a patient's age and other illnesses might play a role in not recommending chemotherapy after surgery.

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They say their criteria apply to conditions which are considered lower priority, not surgery following trauma, cancer, degenerative or other conditions.

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On Thursday he was allowed to speak with his father for the first time in weeks and reported that he visited a hospital from May 17-21, where he received medicine but not surgery.

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None of the bullet wounds is serious and Dr Talving decides they do not need surgery.

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