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Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
The brain tumor cell phone link rages on. The latest conclusion of a leading cancer expert is not likely to quiet the debate. According to neurosurgeon Dr Vini Khurana, over 100 studies reveal cell phones will kill more people than smoking unless, and until, the cell phone industry makes cellphones [...]
Too young for radiation: Clarion call for cancer survivors
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Cancer is not just a tumor to be dealt with, eradicated or removed. Cancer comes delivered with a truckload of fear and frustration, and it is these emotions that seem as devastating as cancer itself. Eight-year-old A.J. Azevedo has a brain tumor but he is too young for radiation therapy. [...]
Arizona Diamondbacks Doug Davis plays on despite cancer
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Arizona Diamondbacks Doug Davis has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The 32-year-old Davis has announced he will play on until surgery April 10 and fully expects to return to pitching shortly after surgery. During a press conference, Davis said,
“It’s going to take me down for a while but not out [...]
Denver Nuggets Nene returns to court
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Last Thursday evening against the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets center forward Nene returned to the court after surgery to remove a malignant testicular tumor and a round of chemotherapy. Nene was diagnosed with testicular cancer less than three months ago.
Nene received a standing ovation from fans, and according to one [...]
It’s time to cut back on radiation treatments for breast cancer
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
It must be frustrating for a woman with breast cancer to learn that after she has had surgery, she is only part way through her treatment. Often there will be hormone treatment or chemotherapy or both; and, if she has had a lumpectomy (about half of all women), she will also [...]
Sticker shock a side effect of chemotherapy
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As chemo prices rise, doctors get first guidelines on discussing affordability.You’ve just been diagnosed with cancer, and the doctor is discussing treatment options. Should the cost be a deciding factor?Chemotherapy costs are rising so dramatically that later this year, oncologists will get their first guidelines on how to have a [...]
Where did that come from?
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Every so often, a doctor would refer me a patient who had widespread cancer without any warning signs or symptoms. Usually, we could diagnose the origin of the cancer – lung, pancreas, testicle, stomach were often the likely sites. The cancer would start in these organs and then quickly spread throughout [...]
HPV increasingly causes oral cancer in men
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The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men, according to a new study.
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Anderson Cooper Says He Has Skin Cancer
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CNN’s Anderson Cooper was back at work Wednesday after minor surgery two days earlier to remove a cancerous mole from underneath his left eye.
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B.C. cervical cancer study 1st of its kind in North Americ
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The BC Cancer Agency is launching a massive study aimed at determining if a test for the human papilloma virus (HPV) can replace the Pap test as an effective tool for cervical cancer screening.The collaborative study, which also includes the BC Centre for Disease Control, the UBC faculty of medicine [...]
An exodus from Medi-Cal
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Further cuts in reimbursement rates are forcing doctors to reject new patients.After San Diego ear, nose and throat physician Ted Mazer recently billed the state’s medical insurance program for the poor for a tonsillectomy, he got a check for $168, too little to cover surgical costs. The balance came out [...]
Peep Show, Happy Easter
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The Other Face Of Cancer
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Young survivors who’ve banded together share their stories – So what does a group of young cancer survivors look like?That’s what’s going through my mind as I stand inside the entrance to Clover Lanes on Monroe Avenue. I’m there to meet the members of Rochester Young Adult Survivors of Cancer. [...]
There will be no second ‘Side Order’ in this Lifetime
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Despite a boisterous and impassioned campaign by numerous groups of cancer survivors to save the acclaimed freshman hour series “Side Order of Life” from the chopping block, Lifetime quietly pulled the plug on the show today without bothering to release a statement. (The information was discovered via unofficial sources mere [...]
Lets do the numbers
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
The most recent update of cancer statistics has just been published, and the news is mildly encouraging. First, the bad news. If you are a man, the chance of developing cancer in your lifetime is nearly one in two. For women the chance is lower, at one in three. Cancer has [...]
Sex, Teens, STDs and Cancer Risk
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the results of a study on sex and teens. One in four girls had a sexually transmitted disease. Of sexually transmitted diseases, the human papillomavirus (HPV) tops the list. HPV is linked to cervical cancer.
Public health officials said a large number [...]
Stupid Cancer Blog Ranked Top-10 in Health
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Blogged.com is all about blog discovery. It’s a place for readers to discover interesting blogs and for authors to discover who their readers are. Blogged goes beyond being a traditional blog directory. We focus on providing tools for bloggers and readers alike. Through our database of over 200,000 blogs, readers [...]
Survivor’s tale: Grassroots groups make case for ‘Life’
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The mostly listless response of the viewing public during the writers strike seemed to beg the question of whether the masses even care about primetime television anymore. There was no visible outrage over folks missing their shows and having them replaced by unscripted imposters. Where there should have been three [...]
Cancer Survivors Lobby Lifetime TV to Order More of ‘Side Order of Life’
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Cancer Survivors Lobby Lifetime TV to Order More of ‘Side Order of Life’
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Does sunshine cause cancer or prevent it?
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Every cancer prevention message always emphasizes that you should limit your exposure to sunshine as much as possible. But is this the right message? Sure, we know that skin cancer is caused by sun exposure. Although the most common skin cancer, basal cell cancer, almost never poses a threat, the less [...]
Microsoft Health vs.Google Health
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Personal health records, or PHRs, were all the buzz at last week’s health-tech conference in San Diego — especially recent entries by Google and Microsoft that have the rest of the industry energized, focused and at least a little bit frightened.
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Health 2.0 San Diego: Matthew Zachary, Founder, i[2]y
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Matthew Zachary is interviewed by ICYou.com at the 2008 Spring Fling Health2Con event in San Diego, CA.
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A Series About Cancer Hovers Between Death and Life
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At a time when everybody is doing the Internet, watching DVDs, playing video games, even reading — seemingly everything but watching TV — it seems almost quaint that a highly committed grassroots campaign to save a television show might still be successfully mounted. But maybe, just maybe, a galvanized and [...]
Can cancer survivors save a television show with take-out menus?
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
If there’s ever been a chance to prove this rather unorthodox theory…the time is at hand. Lifetime’s groundbreaking series Side Order of Life has been hovering on the verge of cancellation for months now. The drama that aired this past fall featured the story of a small circle of early [...]
Life Vs. Life: fertility preservation for cancer patients
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