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Cancer Patients Should Be Wary of Needless Tests and Treatments

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When the diagnosis is cancer, many people understandably want to pull out all the stops to treat it. But some tests, treatments and procedures not only are unnecessary but also can be harmful. “Sometimes less really is more,” says Lowell E. Schnipper, chief of hematology-oncology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and clinical […]

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Department of Health and Human Services Releases Proposed Rules for Affordable Care Act, NCCS to Analyze

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On Tuesday, November 20, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services released proposed rules on several key elements of the Affordable Care Act.  The proposed rules address: 1) the operation of the health insurance exchanges and the definition of essential health benefits to be included in plans offered through the exchanges, 2) the implementation […]

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When Treating Cancer Is Not an Option

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When my husband learned he had advanced lung cancer, he didn’t even want to speak to an oncologist about chemotherapy. He saw no point in treatment that could not cure him and might make him feel worse. Not so, though, for a majority of patients diagnosed with cancers of the lung or colon that have spread […]

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Some cancers under-represented in survivorship research, study finds

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A recent study from the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center found that certain cancer types are disproportionately under-represented when researching survivorship. The study revealed that 40 percent of current research focuses on breast cancer survivors, with breast cancer survivors accounting for 22 percent of the entire survivor population. In contrast, prostate cancer survivors make […]

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Breast Cancer Survivor Awarded Top Prize In 2012 Oncology On Canvas ℠ Art Competition

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Breast Cancer Survivor Awarded Top Prize In 2012 Oncology On Canvas ℠ Art Competition INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Quilts are made for dozens of reasons – for warmth, decoration and remembrance – but for a college professor from Utah, quilting became a form of healing. It was something Judy Elsley, Ph.D., had enjoyed doing for years, but it […]

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