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By Liz Szabo In the past four years, Bruce Mead-e has undergone two major surgeries, multiple rounds of radiation and chemotherapy to treat his lung ...
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A Super, Bell-Ringing Victory Dance For Six-Year-Old Cancer Survivor
Six-year-old Jimmy Spagnolo — dressed in Superman gear — broke into an awesome celebratory dance as he beat his krypotnite. After a yearlong chemotherapy treatment ...
Read More »PET Scans May Spare Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients From Chemo
A certain type of medical scan can be used to help spare some Hodgkin lymphoma patients from the severe side effects of chemotherapy, a new ...
Read More »Your Chemo Cost Is Probably Higher If Your Doctor Works For Hospital
If you have cancer, chances are your outpatient chemotherapy treatment costs are higher if your oncologist works for a health care system than if she ...
Read More »Childhood cancer treatment increases risk for adult heart disease
Children who survive cancer may face a higher risk of heart disease as adults, new research suggests. The lingering effects of the treatments that saved ...
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