“Rollercoaster: How a man can survive his partner’s breast cancer” is a comprehensive memoir-chronicle and guide to scientific research, meds and where to get help — and can aid female patients and caregivers even though it’s geared toward male caregivers.
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United States cancer mortality rates have dropped 26% since 1991, new report indicatesThe good news: U.S. cancer death rates have continued to fall.The bad news: While the incidence has dropped for some cancers, it has risen for others.Those conclusions, according to...
AARP magazine holds out new hope for photodynamic therapy treatments of skin cancerNew light-therapy treatments may be helpful for skin cancer patients.Michael R. HamblinAt least that's a conclusion drawn by writer Christina Ianzito in a recent issue of the AARP...
4,800 file suits contending baby powder caused their ovarian cancer, N.Y. Times reportsConsumer goods giant Johnson & Johnson is being sued by thousands of women in the United States over its baby powder.According to a recent story by Tiffany Hsu in The New York...
Report eyes potential offset to breast cancer dangers from contraceptives with hormonesAlthough women using modern-day hormonal contraceptives may be increasing their risk of breast cancer somewhat, the pill's protective qualities may offset that danger.That...
Modern birth control methods hike breast cancer risk just like older ones, study findsNewer birth control methods that release hormones can raise women's risk for breast cancer — just as the older ones did.That's the conclusion of a new study recently reported by...
Oncologist group calls attention to links between alcohol and seven different cancersRisks of drinking alcohol are being emphasized for the first time by an organization that represents many of the nation's top cancer doctors.According to a recent story by Ronnie...
Doc expects blood tests that predict cancer recurrences to have major effect on millionsIn the not-so-distant future, a single blood test may be able to locate cancer.Dr. Salvatore IaquintaAt least that's the prediction of Dr. Salvatore Iaquinta, "Highway to Health"...
2 major drug manufacturers slash prices to help fight cancer in six poor African countriesIn a deal similar to the one that turned the tide against AIDS, manufacturers and charities will make chemotherapy drugs available at steep discounts, according to a recent story...
Breast cancer survivor buys 26 Gaga tickets to thank support system but dies before concertLife is filled with sad ironies.Such as the recent case of a breast cancer survivor spending $10,000 to buy 26 tickets to a Lady Gaga concert in Washington, D.C., to thank her...
Woman who feigned disease owes 652 hours of community service to cancer facilitiesYou could call it poetic justice.A Colorado judge has imposed, in my opinion, a fitting sentence (and fine) on a female postal worker who faked cancer and was convicted of fraud.Judge...