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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: Bevacizumab (drug), CVS Corp., Prescription Drugs, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, National Institutes of Health
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South Florida Jews help unearth clues to genetic diseases
South Florida has one of the world's largest populations of Ashkenazis — Jews of Central and Eastern European descent — making it home to some potentially groundbreaking medical research. In Boca Raton, the Parkinson's Disease and Movement...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Research, Genetics, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research
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América Latina amenazada por creciente epidemia de cáncer: estudio
Reuters* Falta acceso a cuidados de salud, costos de tratamiento suben * Se necesitan reformas estructurales y a corto plazo Por Asher Levine SAO PAULO, 27 abr (Reuters) - La creciente prosperidad de América Latina está alimentando una epidemia de cáncer...Tags: Medical Specialization
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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: St. Patrick's Day, Toys, Toy Industry, Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics
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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: Epidemics and Plagues, Medical Research, Palliative Care, Healthcare Policies, 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: Netherlands, Breast Cancer, here! (tv network), Human Interest, Healthcare Provider
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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: Medical Research, Physical Therapy, Science and Technology, Chemotherapy, Politics
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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: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Science and Technology, Healthcare Provider, Chemotherapy, Basketball
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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, Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Health Treatments, 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: Environmental Issues, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Ford Motor Co., Chemotherapy
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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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