SEC Commissioner Battled Cancer Oct 28, 2009
Now Back at Work Full-Time, SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter Tells of Juggling Chemo With the Economic Crisis ... What followed was months of juggling the demands of surgery, chemotherapy and a new post that put her at the center of the nation's economic meltdown. (ABC News -- Business)
Cancerous tale, freshly told Oct 27, 2009
Speaking in a gently soothing tone, Allen describes such experiences as being treated in a "chemo suite." The portraits she paints are indelible -- her fellow sufferers at a raw-foods retreat "drooping like they were posing for a Salvador Dali painting." ... Speaking in a gently soothing tone, Allen describes such experiences as being treated in a "chemo suite." The portraits she paints are indelible -- her fellow sufferers at a raw-foods retreat "drooping like they were posing for a Salvador... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Spooky blood drive scares up donors Oct 27, 2009
One pint of blood can help four children battle the disease, giving them the strength to get through high doses of chemotherapy and radiation, and it can also help them participate in everyday activities like trick or treating and apple picking. For cancer patients] blood products keep them alive, really, get them ready for surgery, especially with chemo, said Cashell, who has a daughter, Ashley, 4, currently battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
Using their stories to help others Oct 25, 2009
After a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation, she suddenly found herself relying on family and friends for help, something she thinks women have a hard time accepting ... She got a lumpectomy and radiation, but doctors decided she could forgo the chemotherapy, in part because she has a blood disorder and in part because of her age ... "Neither one of them urged me to have the chemo," Ms. Harrop said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Young Women Also At Risk For Breast Cancer Oct 23, 2009
After agonizing about whether to get a double mastectomy -- as one doctor suggested -- White had a lumpectomy and started a course of six chemotherapy treatments over six months. "Chemo really makes you feel like a cancer patient," she says, because it can leave her weak and tired and makes her feel like she's not in control of her body ... Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago, went through chemotherapy, and is now cancer free. (Click2Houston, TX)
Physicians Have Less Respect For Obese Patients, Study Suggests Oct 23, 2009
14, 2009) A new study showed that when actual body weight was used in chemo dosing for epithelial ovarian cancer, the overall survival is 40 months for non-obese patients and 47 months for obese patients, not. . (Science Daily)
Johnson: a story of life after diagnosis Oct 22, 2009
A week after the diagnosis Johnson began her first of five rounds of chemotherapy. Her mastectomy was performed in January, followed by three more rounds of chemotherapy - then followed by a grueling 33 radiation treatments ... Though every cancer patient reacts different to radiation and chemotherapy, Johnson's experience wasn't unusual - nausea, fever, bone pain. (Kalona News, IA)
KIRO 7's Michelle Millman: Ladies, Know Your Boobs! Oct 22, 2009
So far I've done 2 chemo sessions and am headed in for my 3rd next Monday. The hair is almost all gone. (KIRO TV, WA)
Hiding your mental illness Oct 21, 2009
When I have a skin cancer cut out I don't carry on as if I'm having chemo, it would be stupid and insensitive and wrong. Finally, I will discuss my private medical history with whom I please, or are you advocating that we should not have the same rights to privacy as everyone else. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Conquering cancer with love Oct 21, 2009
After her diagnosis, Jones underwent a modified radical mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation ... They visit the chemo bays every month to interact with patients, Jones said ... That program is for adult females coping with the side effects of chemotherapy and/or radiation, Jones said. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Somers Argues Chemo Is Pointless In Book Oct 20, 2009
Specifically, she argues against what she sees as the vast and often pointless use of chemotherapy. Somers, who has rejected chemo herself, seems to relish the fight ... That's all I can say," says Dr. Nanette Santoro, a hormone specialist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Somers is now hoping for a return invitation to Winfrey's hugely influential stage to discuss her cancer book. Her theories on chemotherapy did get one bit of attention she could have done without,... (Click2Houston, TX)
The right (and political) reasons for mini-stimulus Oct 20, 2009
After cancer, radiation and chemo, and the diagnosis of debilitating degenerative disc disease, I went on Disability and then when prices are on the rise for basic necessities, every little bit helps. I wonder though, why is it NO one ever discusses the huge money paid to ALL present and past Congress people by way of free, permanent, for lifetime salaries, health care, etc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Chemo? Test helps determine need Oct 20, 2009
But a relatively new test is making it easier for doctors and patients to decide if chemotherapy is warranted following surgery. Launched in 2004 by Genomic Health Inc., the Oncotype DX test predicts the likelihood of cancer recurrence and whether chemotherapy would be beneficial for estrogen-receptor positive stage I and some stage II breast cancer patients ... Typically, patients' treatments - chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, surgery and radiation therapy - are determined by biological... (The Clarion-Ledger)
ERISAclaim.com Announced Free ERISA Webinar for Healthcare Overpayment Dispute and Claim Denials in Response to Increasing High Demand from the $6 Tri Oct 19, 2009
Chemo Can Lower Your White Blood Cell Count. Talk to Your Dr Today. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
PAINT THE TOWN PINK: Not for women only Oct 17, 2009
Following a mastectomy, Burnap began chemotherapy Oct. 9, the day before Abigails second birthday ... Burnap said he was hoping to escape chemotherapy, but he started it at South Shore Hospital Oct. 9 ... Chemo, he said, is like a small insurance policy. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
HEALING GARDEN: Giving hope to women fighting breast cancer Oct 17, 2009
In three treatment rooms with pastel-colored walls, massage, energy work, therapeutic touch, reflexology, Reiki, and acupuncture are available to alleviate side effects of chemo are offered. Decreased fatigue and perception of pain, reduced stress, increased mental acuity, and enhanced immune function improve women s sense of wellbeing. (Bolton Common, MA)
Faith helps them cope with cancer Oct 17, 2009
Needless to say we were very scared, but she was a very brave young woman and had her chemo and radiation and is now a seven-year survivor ... She had to have chemo, radiation and surgery ... I was told the risk of recurrence was very small and the benefit from the chemo was small. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Ginsburg hospitalized overnight, released Oct 16, 2009
The typical chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, called gemcitabine, is given weekly for six months. (Ginsburg has not specified her chemo but it began in the spring ... It can cause anemia and fatigue that can take a few months to recover from once the chemo ends, Cohen said. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Race Not a Factor If Breast Cancer Chemo Succeeds Oct 16, 2009
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Among women with locally advanced breast cancer who undergo the same class of chemotherapy, race doesn't affect the odds of having no sign of disease at surgery, a new study finds ... The average age of the women was 50, and they all received neoadjuvant anthracycline- and taxane-based chemotherapy. (MEDLINEplus)
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS: Love, lost and found Oct 16, 2009
Accordingly, when Loric was told she would need to undergo chemotherapy, she took active steps to minimize the mental toll ... I thought losing my hair was going to be the worst, so instead of waiting [for chemotherapy] I had my hair cut short ... I got used to seeing myself with less hair, she said, adding that other women facing chemotherapy should do the same. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Halloween-themed blood drive to honor young cancer patients Oct 15, 2009
Just this past March, Gianna underwent a bone marrow transplant, an arduous procedure that replaces healthy stem cells back into a patient s bone marrow after cells have been destroyed or badly damaged by particularly high doses of chemotherapy and radiation ... For cancer patients] blood products keep them alive, really, get them ready for surgery, especially with chemo, he said. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
Women dealing with cancer get help with wigs, makeup Oct 14, 2009
While she hopes never to put on her wig again, she says shell also never go back to the very long hair that she had before chemotherapy began last March ... Maida recently teamed with an old friend, Debbie Kiederer, to write the book Beauty Pearls for Chemo Girls (Citadel) and launch a companion Web site ... Chemo doesnt change who you are, just what you look like. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
SciClone tumbles after cancer drug trial stops Oct 12, 2009
Looking for Info About Chemo. Find Out What You Need to Know. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
New drugs take aim at cancer cells Oct 11, 2009
After cancer that originally started in her right breast returned for the fourth time, Lynn Luckey signed up for a clinical trial of an experimental chemotherapy drug at Augusta Oncology Associates ... Many chemotherapy drugs damage the DNA of fast-dividing cells, which kills cancer cells but can also wipe out normal faster-producing cells in hair, bone marrow and the gastrointestinal system, said Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center Director Kapil Bhalla ... The approach for some of these... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Tom Cordell, 60, dedicated himself to rescuing others Oct 10, 2009
Even when he was being treated for cancer and getting his chemo treatment in the mornings, he d come straight to work in the afternoons. Recently Capt. Cordell was project manager for a new emergency command center at the Fire and Rescue Department headquarters in Tucker. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Stoneham resident makes big stride for breast cancer Oct 9, 2009
I cried for weeks and agonized for months trying to decide what to do, and although I did not have chemo, it was a life-altering change for me. I think you just go numb. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
A breast cancer guide for men Oct 9, 2009
New book helps men cope when the women they love most are diagnosed. 8: Author John Anderson and his wife, breast cancer survivor Sharon Rapoport, discuss ways men can help support women who are battling the disease. (MSNBC -- Health)
the melrose thursday 10: Robert Forshay Oct 9, 2009
She got lucky and they caught it early enough so that she didn t need chemo or radiation. 4. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Her breast cancer, his secret feelings Oct 9, 2009
In one respect, that was harder for me because I could see all the potential things that could happen like chemo and radiation, he said. So he knew what the treatments could do to the couples relationship, including their intimate life. (MSNBC -- Health)
Annual fashion show honors breast cancer survivors, victims Oct 9, 2009
Lorriane Ward walked in the first Runway for Recovery shortly after finishing three months of treatment before a nine-month round of weekly, exhausting, traditional chemotherapy ... That s why I had to participate in the first Runway for Recovery, even with my chemo curly white hair and permanently very swollen arms from lymphedema. (Concord Journal, MA)
Hair loss advice project extended Oct 9, 2009
Hair loss due to chemotherapy can be distressing ... "When they are ill and going through chemo it is even more important as a hairdresser to be sensitive and make them feel special. "Patients suffering from cancer don't want to feel different they want to be able to go out and feel normal with hair that looks real and natural. (BBC News -- Health)
Roslindale's Annies Team continues its walk against breast cancer Oct 8, 2009
The first wisps of hair had begun to appear on Perella-Ferzoco, then 40, who had been left bald and scarred by a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation treatments ... About a month later, she began chemotherapy ... It was very difficult when I started chemo. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Reco... Oct 7, 2009
This group includes patients receiving long term treatment with steroids, which suppress the immune system, cancer patients receiving chemo or radiation therapy and HIV/AIDS infected individuals. This is also extended to those with neuromuscular diseases such as someone prone to seizures or with cerebral palsy. (Suite101.com)
New treatment more than doubles survival for high risk childhood leukemia Oct 7, 2009
Phase 2 study results of targeted therapy added to chemo. Results of a phase two clinical trial published October 5th in the Journal of Clinical Oncology show that adding continuous daily doses of a targeted drug called imatinib mesylate to regular chemotherapy more than doubled three-year survival rates for children with a high risk type of blood cancer called Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) ... "With conventional chemotherapy, the three-year survival... (EurekAlert!)
Not All Swine-Flu Vaccine Skeptics Are "Anti-Vaxxers" Oct 6, 2009
chemo patients, HIV patients, the elderly, very small children whose immune systems have not developed, oh yeah, and pregnant women ... However, by chance or some other health condition (cancer/chemo, genetic mutation, genetic variation, the elderly, the very young, HIV patients) some small portion of people in the population will be poor responders to a vaccine and even though they have been vaccinated will have a weak or non-existent immunity. (Slate)
Cancer cookbook makes food appetizing Oct 6, 2009
Cooking is Nasser's passion, but she left the kitchen and the cooking to others for six months in 2006 when she, like her mother before her, learned she had Numerous rounds of chemotherapy left her spent ... Chemotherapy, radiation and drug therapies often leave patients with nausea, diarrhea, constipation, mouth sores, taste alterations and unintentional weight loss ... "A lot of cancer patients going through chemo -- no surprise -- feel nauseous around those times when they are getting chemo.... (CNN)
Be your own breast health advocate Oct 6, 2009
"While these tests are not yet ready for general use, in the future they might be helpful in learning whether treatment like chemo is working or for finding cancer that has come back after treatment," McCrary says. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Tuesday, October 06, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Making it a team effort Oct 3, 2009
Three surgeries, four months of chemotherapy and seven weeks of radiation later, she was done with the treatment. Creamer, 45, a New Jersey native who now works at Fidelity Investments, finished her last chemo infusion just before her 42nd birthday, in October 2005 ... Creamer was too weak to walk, as she was still undergoing chemo. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Gillingham: life is good Oct 2, 2009
I needed aggressive chemotherapy. She went through eight courses of chemotherapy every two weeks, followed by six weeks of radiation ... To help ease the effects of chemotherapy, Sharon had acupuncture performed at Middlepath Acupuncture in Cambridge. (Burlington Union, MA)
Opening up a dialogue on depression, suicide Oct 2, 2009
"If I say to you, 'I have breast cancer,' then you say, 'Oh, my God, are you getting radiation? Are you getting chemo? Are you OK?'" said Mary Gilkey, Germanna's dean of nursing and health technologies. "But if I say to you, 'I have schizophrenia,' you immediately think of Virginia Tech.". (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Tewksbury: 'She was a real trooper' Oct 2, 2009
Stewart then had a mastectomy and lymph node removal, followed by chemotherapy and radiation ... She worked all through the chemo process, Gagnon said ... She took oral chemotherapy medicine, but eventually, cancer was found in her liver and bone marrow. (Tewksbury Advocate, MA)
The Children's Room answers Katie's call Oct 2, 2009
Mary had much of her breast tissue removed in surgery and later underwent chemo and radiation therapy. Katie remembers her mother skipping family dinners, sickened by the smell of food she chose to eat peanut butter sandwiches and soup broth instead. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
PAINT THE TOWN PINK: Barriers to breast health Oct 1, 2009
Doctors and breast cancer advocates across Massachusetts are lauding recent advancements in treating the disease new drugs, new chemotherapy treatments, new screening and biopsy techniques ... It might be so advanced that we treat with chemotherapy prior to surgery ... In addition, new drugs and chemotherapy treatments make treating the disease more targeted, doctors say. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Research to fight cancer continues in Somerset County Oct 1, 2009
Simply put, WRI wants to help patients, find cures and make a difference (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Coach Ferg battling leukemia with courage Oct 1, 2009
Several weeks ago, Ferguson endured his first rounds of chemotherapy, and this week he will undergo a second series of chemo treatments. "Then hopefully, that'll be it," he said. (Appomattox Times Virginian, VA)
PAINT THE TOWN PINK: Finding cure a common cause Oct 1, 2009
She had two major surgeries and six months of chemo, so I know how important it is. She said she was thrilled to see so many people support Debbe s effort. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
New cancer center gets rave reviews Sep 26, 2009
Dr. Rolf Freter of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute prescribed weekly chemotherapy treatments for Legg ... Legg was also spared from enduring drive times of 44 minutes or more from Scituate to Boston to receive chemo infusions at Dana-Farber ... Under this arrangement, Dana-Farber will operate a medical oncology department where patients will receive chemo and care from doctors who specialize in cancer treatment. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Acid Reflux Doesn't Just Cause Heartburn Sep 25, 2009
Nick had Chemo & radiation. He fought a tough battle as the cancer continued to spread to his lungs, brain and liver. (CBS News -- Health)
Doubling of chemo dose aided some with leukemia Sep 24, 2009
Patients typically receive two chemotherapy drugs to slow or stop the growth of cancer cells in the body. Two studies published in today s New England Journal of Medicine looked at how patients fared if the dose of one of the chemo drugs, daunorubicin, was doubled. (Boston Globe)
Doubling chemo dose helped leukemia patients Sep 24, 2009
Patients typically receive two chemotherapy drugs to slow or stop the growth of cancer cells in the body. Two studies published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine looked at how patients fared if the dose of one of the chemo drugs, daunorubicin, was doubled ... Higher dose improved remission, survivalOne study led by researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Florida gave 657 leukemia patients ages 17 to 60 either the standard chemo dose or double the amount and... (MSNBC -- Health)
'IT'S YOUR LIFE': Local woman shares story of encouragement in breast cancer fight Sep 22, 2009
"If it wasn't detected early, I probably would have had to go through chemo as well as radiation and a total mastectomy," she said. "Some people opt for the mastectomy because they don't want to think about the cancer reoccurring. My faith says that it's not going to reoccur. That's what I believe.". (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
UK HEALTH SYSTEM: 'One in six' patients being wrongly diagnosed... Sep 22, 2009
One in six NHS patients 'misdiagnosed' - Telegraph. Tuesday 22 September 2009. (The Drudge Report)
Now Democrats can negotiate health care reform Sep 19, 2009
But her insurance company will drop her if and when she does often if she needs surgery, chemo, and radiation. We want to stop this and save these women. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Cyclist With Beastly Cancer Rides for Cure Sep 17, 2009
Dealing with myriad scans, tests, trials, chemo and radiation treatments, the Youners promised each other "although we had cancer it would not have us." ... To get ready for his first round of chemotherapy several years ago, he had cycled up a 10,000-foot peak in Hawaii. (ABC News)
Swayze's treatment 'hell' Sep 15, 2009
Actor Patrick Swayze has said that undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer was "hell on wheels" ... "I'm still fine to work, I haven't changed - oh, I have changed, what am I saying? It's a battle zone I go through. "Chemo, no matter how you cut it, is hell on wheels. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Local voices on health care reform (979) Sep 11, 2009
"My major concern is the cost. Private insurance is very expensive, but you have the option of staying alive. Can you imagine some agency deciding whether you're worthy of chemotherapy? Who's going to pull the plug on Grandma?It's noble to try to insure everybody and 41 million illegals, but there's a cost involved, and the numbers I've seen so far are quite unrealistic." ... OTH wrote on Sep 10, 2009 9:42 PM:" dogs4youRegarding your 11:45 a.m. post regarding Kaiser. It's not fixed for everyone.... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Minn. Teen Who Fled State Done With Chemo Sep 5, 2009
Teen Who Fled State Done With Chemo - Health News Story - KPRC Houston ... Teen Who Fled State Done With Chemo ... MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota teenager who once fled the state to avoid chemotherapy has finished his chemo treatments. (Click2Houston, TX)
Montana Trucker Sues for Right to Die Sep 3, 2009
For 12 years, Baxter fought lymphocytic, but every bout with chemotherapy "knocked him down a bit," said King ... "He decided to go back and pursue the chemo and finish out some of the end-of-life things before he passed," said King, an artist and trainer at Curves gym. (ABC News)
A $2.3 billion fine? Thats hitting a mule with a 24 Sep 3, 2009
The next time you or a family member needs an antibiotic, chemo or a drug to relieve arthritis pain, tell them to just rub some dirt on it and it ll be ok. Those evil drug companies will just sell you anything to make a profit, you know. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
America's Health Checkup: A Shot at Cancer Sep 3, 2009
Treatments would begin after surgery and chemo, to prevent relapse ... Six months apart, Dr. Douglas Schwartzentruber and Dr. Larry Kwak began enrolling subjects to test an entirely novel weapon in the war on cancer one they hoped would bypass the toxic effects of chemotherapy and give patients a new edge in halting the spread of tumors ... Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation can do only so much when tumor cells hide in plain sight and even a single overlooked cell can seed new disease. (Time.com)
UPDATED STORY: Critics, supporters have their say about medical marijuana Sep 3, 2009
johnlean21 wrote on Sep 2, 2009 4:03 PM:" It is a proven fact that medical marijuana helps with many issues associated with desease. As for saying your family memeber is doing fine w/out it dosen't mean that it couldn't possibly help someone else. I know for a fact that it does help with teh effects of Chemo. When my Dad was sick and had terminal cancer it was the "only" thing that relieved the side effects of chemo that even prescribed meds couldn't help. I am 100% in aproval for passing a law... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Chances of health compromise erodes Sep 1, 2009
seniorlady wrote on Aug 31, 2009 10:18 PM:" decon; FYI I know the move is in place to negotiate with the oncologists and cardiologists which by the way are 2 of the biggest moneymakers known to man. Success is doubtful here because an oncologist can make as much as a million dollars a year from the drugs he uses for chemo. Allow me to give you some interesting reading sir; research Daniels vs. Tenncare. For 21 years this group held the state of Tennessee hostage because a judge placed an... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Newsweek: 5 biggest myths of health care reform Sep 1, 2009
No chemo for older Medicare patients. The threat that Medicare will give cancer patients over 70 only end-of-life counseling and not chemotherapyas a nurse at a hospital told a roomful of chemo patients, including the uncle of a NEWSWEEK reporterhas zero basis in fact. (MSNBC -- Health)
Serving for the greater good Aug 31, 2009
When the outpatient cancer center at the county hospital was closed down earlier this year because of state budget cuts, Spirtos converted his storage area into a chemotherapy room ... She has nowhere to turn; her insurance doesn t cover chemotherapy, and she makes a little bit too much money to be qualified for Medicaid ... Then they arranged for Clark County to pay for expensive chemotherapy drugs. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Amgen's Vectibix meets goal in colon cancer study Aug 31, 2009
The study focused on a combination of Vectibix and chemotherapy as second-line treatment for patients ... Looking for Info About Chemo. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
