Cancer patient has PSP stolen en route to chemotherapy treatment Posted: 8 months ago by leehblanc
A 7-year old cancer patient had his beloved PlayStation Portable swiped -- right along with his medical records, a backpack full of medication, his games and even his homework -- while en route to a chemotherapy treatment.
These guys should be hung by their ManBags
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State denies cancer treatment, offers suicide instead Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
Barbara Wagner, a lung cancer patient was prescribed chemotherapy. Instead of paying for the treatment, Oregon instead asked if she wouldn't rather have a peaceful death instead. After the health plan refused to pay for the medicine the drug manufacturer offered to pay for 1 year of the $4k/month treatment.
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Chemotherapy has longterm impact on mental function Posted: 2 years ago by Fanatic
Chemotherapy can cause changes in brain function that last ten years, and that may be the cause of "chemo brain"--a syndrome that affects perhaps 25% of chemotherapy patients--that is characterized by mental fog, confusion, and short term memory issues.
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'Personalised' cancer drug test Posted: 2 years ago by robfouryqr
A gene test that predicts which cancer drugs will be most effective for different people is to be trialled in the US.
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Doctors discover hair-loss prevention drug for cancer patients Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A Japanese medical team has found that a form of antibiotic could prevent cancer patients from losing hair during chemotherapy.
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Good-bye Chemotheraphy? Retired Broadcaster Designs New Cancer Treatment Posted: 1 year ago by deepcleanfun
A 63-year-old leukemia patient from Florida who never earned a college degree recently designed a method using nanotechnology that may make chemotherapy an archaic treatment of the past.
Link fixed.
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An Alternative to Chemotherapy? Posted: 2 years ago by tundramonkey
Canadian scientists think they may have found an anti-cancer drug - without nasty side-effects.
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Christina Applegate has breast cancer Posted: 4 months ago by ImNotBlue
Actress played ditzy teenager Kelly Bundy on Fox's 'Married...with Children'
"Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Benefiting from early detection through a doctor ordered MRI, the cancer is not life threatening. Christina is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery."
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11 y/o Cancer Patient Inspires Community Posted: 1 year ago by DrNothing
A legally blind man once requested to meet with Gloria. Near the end of their visit, he pulled the adults aside and declared, "I think you've been told that I'm not a seeing man. But I can see Gloria. She's light."
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Feds Seize Medical Marijuana En Route To Montana Patient Via UPS Posted: 2 years ago by cthulhuguru
Last week, DEA agents seized a quarter ounce of medical marijuana on its way from the Flathead Valley to Missoula, Montana via UPS. The caregiver and the patient were registered and complying with the rules of Montana's state medical marijuana program. So far, no federal charges have been filed, but the patient's medicine was confiscated (stolen).
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Doll Helps Kids Cope With Mother's Breast Cancer Posted: 1 year ago by DemureArt
A new doll tries to help kids understand the changes in appearance that come with chemotherapy.
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Mom Charged With Denying Son Cancer Meds Posted: 5 months ago by princess2408
A mother stopped giving her 8-year old son his at-home chemo treatments. He was diagnosed in 2006 and after treatment went into remission, however his cancer has since returned and his doctors are saying that it wouldn't have happened had he been receiving his medications.
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Rare Cancer After Collapsing Twin Towers 9/11 Tragedy Posted: 1 year ago by maxriter
The head of Medical Monitoring Program taking the responsibility of post-traumatic treatment of World Trade Center workers who were on September 11, noticed they had a rare and strange cancer form.
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Cancer Patient Wins £5,000 After Betting He'd Live Longer Than Doctors Predicted Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
Doctors diagnosed Jon Matthews with cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He was told that he'd probably live less than a year and that the longest anyone lived with his type of cancer was 25 months.
He took that as a challenge and went to a casino, betting that he'd outlive the doctors' predictions. He was given 50-1 odds. And now is the winner of $9,810.38
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Toenail fungus medicine may treat cancer Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
U.S. researchers say itraconazole, a drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus, can also block the growth of new blood vessels in cancer.
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Obesity Nears Smoking As Cause Of Cancer Posted: 1 year ago by dollyllama
James says that, as obesity rates soar, the list of cancers associated with those extra pounds is growing: "Breast cancer, particularly post-menopausal breast cancer, cancer of the large bowel, and cancer of the pancreas, those are the three big ones.
In other news: Hot Dogs, beer and nachos banned from sporting events. (Well, you can't smoke there either).
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Doctor contrasts his cancer care with uninsured patient who died Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
Dr. Perry Klaassen lived to tell about his frightening ordeal with colon cancer. His patient did not.
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Paramedic Sues Heart Patient For 999 Fall Posted: 8 months ago by doggylives
A paramedic who tripped and fell while on an emergency call is suing the heart patient he was sent to help.
Someone should refer him Here
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Reading this may just save your life, if cancer experts are right Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
BACON, smoked ham and processed sausages are a cancer threat and should be cut from people's diet altogether, according to the world's most comprehensive study of the disease.
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Abortion pill could fight cancer Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
A chemical used to abort pregnancy could fight breast and ovarian cancer, say scientists.
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Breast Cancer - Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Posted: 2 years ago by robfouryqr
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among Canadian women. Despite slight declines in mortality rates over the past decade for women with breast cancer, one in nine Canadian women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime; one in 25 Canadian women will die from this disease.
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