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February 15, 2005 |
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May 15, 2005 |
Early Prostate Cancer: What You Should Know A patient hand-out on the disease, who is at risk, diagnosis and treatment options. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005 |
The Laughter Cure Monique Spencer couldn't find what she wanted in books about breast cancer. So she wrote her own - and made it funny. |
BusinessWeek
January 30, 2006
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Going Broke To Stay Alive Rising prices for cancer treatments are making patients - and doctors - balk. |
Managed Care
March 2007
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Managing Cancer Treatment Begins Before Diagnosis Health plans are increasingly involved in promoting the lifestyle changes that help their members avoid cancer, and are increasingly involved in clinical trials if prevention fails. |
AskMen.com
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Alternative Cancer Treatments "Complimentary" therapies are forms of holistic healing that can improve a cancer patient's quality of life by focusing on their physical, spiritual and emotional needs. |
Managed Care
March 2007
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Plans Put Greater Emphasis On Cancer Management Increasingly, health plans are rolling out services designed to help cancer patients and, before that, plan members at a high risk of cancer, to improve their health care and, in doing so, limit costs. |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005
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Saving Lives Shouldn't Be This Hard The health-care system doesn't give patients the tools or the support they need to make confident decisions about choosing doctors, treatments, or hospitals. |
BusinessWeek
June 21, 2004
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Cancer Superdrugs, Costly Side Effects New therapies are extending lives, but the prices could weigh down the nation. Oncologists, pharmaceutical companies, and the government will have to focus on the best way to lower prices for these drugs. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Catherine Arnst |
Medicare vs. Cancer Patients Refusing to reimburse off-label treatment is far from the best way to cut costs. |
BusinessWeek
May 23, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
If It Works for Breast Cancer... Studies are under way to see if promising strategies used against breast cancer can be used to fight other killers, such as lung, colon, and prostate cancer. |
BusinessWeek
February 9, 2004
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Turkey's EU Bid: Resistance Is On The Rise When it comes to its ally Turkey, the U.S. has long had a consistent goal: The European Union should take in the largely Muslim eastern Mediterranean nation as a full member. Back in Europe, though, that message isn't going over well. |
American Journal of Nursing
March 2006
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The Shifting Paradigm of Cancer Care: The Many Needs of Cancer Survivors Are Starting to Attract Attention The complexities of survivorship, and the growing population of survivors who share these challenges has led to an increase awareness of a need for survivorship research on the sequelae of cancer and cancer treatment. |
Salon.com
April 28, 2000
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A disease fueled by testosterone When a politician announces he has prostate cancer, what does it mean? |
AskMen.com
September 30, 2000
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Male Breast Cancer Breast cancer is traditionally thought of as a female-related problem. Men, however, are as susceptible to the disease as women are. In many ways, the disease appears similarly in both sexes... |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Prostate Cancer Treatment And Prevention Everything you wanted to know about prostate cancer in our three-part Prostate Cancer Guide. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004 |
What Should I Know About Stomach Cancer? Stomach cancer, which is also called gastric cancer, is the growth of cells that are not normal in the lining and wall of the stomach. |
BusinessWeek
July 29, 2010
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Cameron Backs the Turks, Rattles the EU The British PM says it's time Turkey got into the European Union. |
BusinessWeek
July 17, 2006
Bruce Einhorn |
A Key New Ally In The Cancer War China and its Western trade partners are fighting together on at least one front: the war on cancer. |
Salon.com
June 20, 2000
Naomi Mendelsohn |
Choosing the knife Healthy women at high risk for breast cancer are choosing to have both breasts removed, even while doctors are advocating less invasive treatments for those who are already sick |
BusinessWeek
September 5, 2005
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Fine-Tuning the Attack on Breast Cancer Genentech's Herceptin, the first drug approved for a specific group, helps patients who are genetically susceptible to a virulent form of the disease. |
Science News
May 19, 2007 |
Science Safari: Cancer Risk -- Understanding the Puzzle This new Web site from the National Cancer Institute cuts through the hype to help you understand the plain and simple truth about cancer risk. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2003 |
Endometrial Cancer What should I watch for?... Am I at risk for endometrial cancer?... How is endometrial cancer diagnosed?... What is an endometrial biopsy?... etc. |
CIO
May 29, 2014
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CIOs Join Forces to Battle Cancer A coalition of healthcare IT chiefs are on a mission to put cancer out of business and share IT best practices, technology tips, and personal support. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2006
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Nanotech and the War on Cancer New imaging advances in nanotechnology will help speed cancers' end. What does it mean for investors? |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000 |
Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Risk: What Does It Mean to Me? What causes breast cancer?... What genes can cause breast cancer to be inherited?... What clues in my family history might show I've inherited a risk of breast cancer?... Does everyone who has family members with breast cancer have these mutated genes?... What should I do?... |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2001 |
Nasopharyngeal Cancer What is nasopharyngeal cancer?... Who might get nasopharyngeal cancer?... What causes nasopharyngeal cancer?... What are some signs of nasopharyngeal cancer?... How is nasopharyngeal cancer treated? |
BusinessWeek
February 12, 2007
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Precision-Guided Cancer Weapons Innovations in radiation therapy are reducing "collateral damage" and saving lives. |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005 |
EU And Turkey: Talks Still On Track Despite fears that they would derail, talks on Turkey's accession to the European Union are expected to begin on Oct. 3 as planned. |
AskMen.com
Whitney F. Jones |
Colon Cancer And Polyps: What You Need To Know It would surprise many to learn that colon cancer is the third leading cause of death by cancer in American men. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2004
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Genentech's Hope For the past two days, Genentech has been an example of what many investors hinge their hopes and dollars on. Yesterday's FDA approval of the company's groundbreaking cancer drug, Avastin, was the reason positive sentiment remained infectious today. |
Fast Company
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Sites That Sell Cancer Gene Tests Don't Tell Customers The Whole Story, Study Finds Consumer tests that analyze DNA from tumors in order to help personalize a patient's treatment are in something of a Wild West period. |
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Genentech's Cancer Quest The company's achievements in lung cancer further strengthen its reputation as a cancer fighter. Would-be investors are best served by waiting patiently. |
| AskMen.com |
Good Health Care News New advice from the American Cancer Society puts a sharper focus on the risks of prostate cancer screening, emphasizing that annual testing can lead to unnecessary biopsies and treatments that do more harm than good. |
Chemistry World
September 7, 2015 |
Cancer Drugs Fund axes 23 treatments The Cancer Drugs Fund, which covers the cost of some cancer treatments that are not currently available on the National Health Service, has cut 23 treatments -- involving 16 drugs. |
Salon.com
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Triumph of the cure Lance Armstrong beat testicular cancer and then won the Tour de France. Was it a miracle or is he a poster boy for the power of modern medicine? |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2007
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Good News About Propecia and Cancer Recent studies show that Merck's hair-loss remedy doesn't cause cancer. Instead, it helps doctors find tumors. Does this present another revenue stream for the drug as a cancer preventative? |
American Journal of Nursing
September 2009
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Original Research: Women's Awareness of Ovarian Cancer Risks and Symptoms Objective: To assess how well informed women ages 40 and older are of ovarian cancer symptoms and risk factors. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2004 |
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BusinessWeek
October 11, 2004
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Turkey At The EU's Door Turkey's decades-long quest to join the European Union looks set to take a great leap forward. But while official pronouncements sound friendly, popular opposition is rising. |
AskMen.com
March 17, 2001
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The Importance Of Regular Check-Ups For Men Men are much less likely than women to seek the routine medical care that they should. This article describes some of the risks. |
Salon.com
October 12, 1999
Damien Cave |
Male mastectomy Not many men get breast cancer, but too few are aware of the risk. |
Wired
Thomas Goetz |
Why Early Detection Is the Best Way to Beat Cancer By getting regular blood tests, doctors may be able to diagnose cancer early, giving the patient a 90 percent chance of survival. |
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Update on Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Pancreatic cancer is the 10th leading type of all new cancer cases and the fourth leading type of cancer death that affects both men and women. |
Scientific American
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Cancer Drug Costs May Help Doctors Select a Treatment In discussing treatments, cancer doctors plan to include cost. |
Nurse Practitioner
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Colon Cancer Screening: Recommendations and Barriers to Patient Participation Advanced practice nurses and nurse researchers can play a vital role in improving colon cancer screening among patients. |
Science News
May 13, 2000 |
Cancer Net CancerNet is a huge compendium of information on cancer assembled by the National Cancer Institute.... |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2002 |
Vulvar Cancer What is vulvar cancer?... Who is affected?... What are the signs of vulvar cancer?... How is vulvar cancer diagnosed?... How is vulvar cancer treated?... |
Managed Care
June 2007
Thomas Morrow |
Dendritic Cell Vaccine Hits FDA Roadblock Questions about study design and analysis prompted the FDA to postpone action on Provenge, a treatment for advanced prostate cancer. |
