by Woody Weingarten | May 24, 2019 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts, Woody's favorites
Black women’s fatality rate from breast cancer greatly exceeds that of whites, HuffPost story saysBlack women are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than whites, especially in the South.That was the conclusion of the Centers for Disease Control and...
by Woody Weingarten | May 15, 2019 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Oakland jury hits Monsanto with a $2 billion verdict because Roundup weedkiller caused lymphomaAlthough an Oakland jury awarded a couple more than $2 billion this week in their suit claiming a Monsanto weedkiller caused their cancer, the verdict is expected to be...
by Woody Weingarten | May 9, 2019 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
FDA declines to ban breast implant that’s linked to cancer but intends to increase information about risksThe FDA has decided not to ban a type of breast implant linked to a rare cancer — at least for now.According to a story by Laurie McKinley in last...
by Woody Weingarten | Apr 29, 2019 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Jury awards $21.4 million in two cancer deaths against oil company that merged with Chevron A San Francisco Bay Area jury has awarded $21.4 million in the cancer deaths of two brothers who’d handled a deadly chemical.The Contra Costa County Superior Court...
by Woody Weingarten | Apr 15, 2019 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Will Trump administration drop the restrictions on new type of blood cancer treatment? Stay tuned!Will insurance companies be able to block expanded Medicare coverage of cancer care?The answer is a positive maybe.According to a story last week by by Robert Pear in The...
