A leukemia specialist wrestles with using the word “cured,” and chooses to tone it down.
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Tag Archives: Cancer
How Exercise May Aid Cancer Treatment
A new study in mice raises the possibility that exercise may change the biology of some malignant tumors, potentially making them easier to treat.
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Well: How Vitamin D May Fight Colon Cancer
Vitamin D may interact with the immune system to prevent the growth of colorectal malignancies.
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How Vitamin D May Fight Colon Cancer
Vitamin D may interact with the immune system to prevent the growth of colorectal malignancies.
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Living With Cancer: Playing the C Card
After the diagnosis, cancer can serve many purposes — an excuse for ice cream, a motivation to go fly-fishing, a reason to not do just about anything.
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Well: Pain Relievers Tied to Reduced Skin Cancer Risk
Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs taken orally may reduce the risk for squamous cell carcinoma, a review of studies has found.
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Living With Cancer: Playing the C Card
After the diagnosis, cancer can serve many purposes — an excuse for ice cream, a motivation to go fly-fishing, a reason to not do just about anything.
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Well: The Punishing Cost of Cancer Care
As the price of chemotherapy now routinely reaches $ 100,000 for a full treatment course, my patients are forced more and more into making the equivalent of Sophie’s Choice when it comes to treating their cancer.
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After a Cancer Diagnosis, Learning to Let Go
Facing a cancer diagnosis, a man felt his sense of control reduced to jeans versus khakis, unsure what chance would deliver next.
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Well: Living With Cancer: Gravy Days
This November I am a lucky woman, reveling in the unearned bounty of more time and a thicker earthly existence than I had ever expected.
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