‘Rollercoaster…’ posts

“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.

Additional “Rollercoaster…” blog items can be found on the VitalityPress website.

$373,000 per regimen for new treatment

FDA gives its okay to a second gene therapy that can send blood cancer into remissionThe FDA has approved a new gene therapy for adults with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.According to a recent story by Denise Grady in The New York Times, Yescarta was okayed for...

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African-American health care being undermined

Breast cancer mortality rate remains higher for whites than blacks, new study showsDespite strides in meds and treatments, black women are still at a much greater risk of dying from breast cancer.A recent story on the Huffington Post website by Suzy Strutner points...

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2nd opinions, knowing right questions are key

Hospital network offers cancer patients, especially those in advanced stage, four tipsSometimes good information comes from unexpected places.Like an old ad.Case in point: I just found a piece on a Time magazine website that was reprinted from Cancer Treatment...

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Mistaken diagnoses plague patients, doctors

DNA 'fingerprinting method' might lower risk of lab errors on thousands, N.Y. Times saysLab mixups and mistaken diagnoses (both positive and negative) may be happening to thousands of patients each year.That's what Gina Kolata indicated recently in The New York...

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