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How to determine what medical screening is necessary
There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks. As a senior, how do you know which tests or screenings you should have done, and...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, University of Iowa, Internists, Colon Cancer, Medical Research
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Study: Inadequate care for most women with ovarian cancer
There’s a big push to get cancer patients to the right doctor. A new study suggests thousands of women are not getting the care they need, so as we “focus on cancer,” we’re focusing on what that study means for people in our...
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Medical Specialization
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Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs
When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it. The 59-year-...
Tags: Medicare, Bevacizumab (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Employment
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Bringing joy to kids with cancer
Sixteen years after inspiring his mother to create the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation, Martin Kisel is helping the non-profit expand nationally while reflecting on his two decades in remission. The 27-year-old helps his mother run the...
Tags: Toy Industry, Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Toys, Leukemia
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Latin America threatened by mounting cancer epidemic- study
Reuters* Healthcare access lagging, treatment costs rising * Both structural, short-term reforms needed By Asher Levine SAO PAULO, April 26 (Reuters) - Latin America's growing prosperity is fueling a cancer epidemic that threatens to overwhelm the region...Tags: Health Treatments, Epidemics and Plagues, Politics, Medical Research, Science and Technology
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Cancer center starting a survivorship program
The Memorial Breast Cancer Center in Hollywood is launching a cancer survivorship program. The program will introduce newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with survivors to help guide them through the treatment and recovery process. "We have been...Tags: here! (tv network), Breast Cancer, Healthcare Provider, Netherlands, Human Interest
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Our Voice: Avera makes $11 million vow to fight cancer
It is a shame that cancer is so common, so mysterious and deadly that the cancer "industry" is booming. We are very thankful and fortunate that Avera St. Luke's Hospital is at the front lines of the fight. An $11 million expansion of cancer services...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization
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Avera building $11M cancer center
Avera St. Luke's Hospital plans to build an $11 million cancer center at least five times as big as its current cancer facility. The center would allow Avera to offer expanded services, help attract cancer specialists to the area and solidify Aberdeen'...
Tags: Physical Therapy, Personal Service, Lab Tests, Biotechnology, Medical Research
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Cancer treatment facility to be named after Don and Carmen Meyer
Two of Aberdeen's most well-known residents, Don and Carmen Meyer, will spearhead fundraising efforts for a proposed new $11 million Avera St. Luke's cancer facility in Aberdeen, as well as financially support it. The new facility will bear their names....Tags: Basketball, Awards and Prizes, Biotechnology, Healthcare Provider, Health and Medical Professionals
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Adventist hospitals advance plan for new cancer center
With the need for outpatient cancer services expected to grow by more than 30 percent over the next decade, two hospitals are moving forward with plans for a one-stop center in Hinsdale for cancer patients. Christine Van De Wege, vice president of...Tags: Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Massage Therapy
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BizTech: Business briefs for March 19, 2013
Commonwealth Cancer Center nurse receives national oncology certification Doriska Austin of Commonwealth Cancer Center in Danville recently completed national certification requirements for oncology nursing. A 2009 graduate of Eastern Kentucky...
Tags: Business, Manufacturing and Engineering, Economy, Business and Finance, Disease Prevention, Career and Workplace
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Valerie Harper discusses her terminal cancer diagnosis on “The Doctors”
Channel Guide MagazineIconic actress Valerie Harper, famed for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff, Rhoda, revealed this week that in January she learned of a terminal brain cancer diagnosis. Doctors discovered that she suffers from...
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