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Adolescent and young adults who survived at least two years after a cancer diagnosis had nearly double the risk of being hospitalized compared with their ...
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What a New FDA Commissioner Means for Cancer Testing and Treatment
Dr. Norman “Ned” Sharpless (Source: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) The head of the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Norman “Ned” Sharpless, will be temporarily ...
Read More »Are You And Your Primary Care Doc Ready To Talk About Your DNA?
If you have a genetic mutation that increases your risk for a treatable medical condition, would you want to know? For many people the answer ...
Read More »Proton Centers Are Struggling. Is This A Sign Of A Health Care Bubble?
The Maryland Proton Treatment Center chose “Survivor” as the theme for its grand opening in 2016, invoking the reality-TV show’s tropical sets with its own ...
Read More »As More Docs Support Medical Aid in Dying, Advocates Look To Legalize Physician Assisted Death
When the end draws near, Dr. Roger Kligler, a retired physician with incurable, metastatic prostate cancer, wants the option to use a lethal prescription to ...
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