“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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California agency is seeking to nullify court ruling about cancer warnings on coffee packagingDespite a court decision to the contrary, California officials have basically said coffee won't cause cancer.That unprecedented action by the state's Office of Environmental...
Is Monsanto's Roundup weed killer carcinogenic? Contentious trial underway in San Francisco The first court trial to determine if Roundup weed killer is likely to cause cancer is underway in San Francisco.According to an Associated Press story by Sudhin...
HPV tests may replace Pap smears regarding cervical cancer changes, study suggestsPap smears may be on the way out, replaced by a test for HPV, when it comes to detecting cancerous cervical changes.At least that's what a new decade-long study involving some 19,000...
Pregnancy after breast cancer is now believed safe, lead author of European study saysBreast cancer survivors who want to have children may be sighing with relief.According to a recent story by Marilynn Marchione of the Associated Press, a study of 1,207 women in...
Many early-stage breast cancer patients may now skip chemo, new study's docs indicateLots of women with early-stage forms of breast cancer don't need chemotherapy.At least that's the bottom line of a major international study, according to a recent report by Denise...
Professor-doctor rebukes judge's final ruling that coffee labels warn about cancer risksAfter countless delays (that have taken eight years), it's a done deal at last. Almost.At least a Los Angeles Superior Court judge's final ruling about the need for warning...
Advocacy groups seek U.S. law killing price disparity that keeps women from pill form of chemoCost may be steering some breast cancer patients away from the preferred pill form of chemotherapy.Many aren't getting those treatments, which can be taken in the privacy and...
Study shows delays in breast cancer testing, treatment due to high deductibles could killDelay might be deadly.Especially when it comes to women getting tested for breast cancer.Many, however, nevertheless delay their testing and treatment when faced with high...
'Rollercoaster' author seeks your help in picking title of his new volume on relationshipsWoody WeingartenI, Woody Weingarten, need your assistance.I'm comfortably near the end of the third draft of my new book but am unsure what to call it. So I'd like you to help me...
California ruling that might lead to warning labels on weed killer is challenged in federal courtAgricultural groups are trying to overturn a California ruling that might require warning labels on a popular weed killer.According to a recent Associated Press story, a...