News For: Cancer Insurance Insurancetant QuoteParents debate giving kids cancer gene test Chicago ��� Women are going for breast cancer gene testing in record numbers, forcing more parents to face a tough question: Should we test the kids? About 100,000 tests for breast cancer gene mutations were done last year, double the number in 2005. The trend may grow even more because of widening insurance coverage and a new law banning genetic discrimination. Medical experts advise against such ... Armstrong to cycle the world against cancer US cycling legend Lance Armstrong vowed Wednesday to dedicate his competitive comeback to the fight against cancer, which he himself overcame a decade ago. Racial Disparities Decline For Cancer In Missouri Cancer death rates in the United States are highest among African Americans, but a new report shows that in Missouri the disparity in cancer incidence and death between African Americans and whites is declining. As a result, cancer incidence the rate of newly diagnosed cases between the races is equal, although the death rate will probably remain higher for African Americans for some time. Breast cancer tool helps determine therapy ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24 UPI -- A predictive measurement -- preoperative endocrine prognostic index, or PEPI score -- may help women choose breast cancer treatment, U.S. researchers said. Inland residents lobby in fight against cancer WASHINGTON - Thirty years ago, Marcia Bundalian-Stephen lost her sister to breast cancer. In the years since, cancer has taken a husband, a mother-in-law, an uncle, an aunt and a cousin. Health insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008 Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. The 5 percent increase was comparable to last year's uptick. Overall, premiums for family coverage increased to $12,680 and premiums for single coverage increased to $4,704, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust. Cancer drugs charge move ���bizarre��� Health economists and opposition politicians on Wednesday expressed bemusement at Gordon Brown���s decision to exempt cancer sufferers from prescription charges when patients are having to pay thousands of pounds for cancer drugs that the NHS will not fund. Armstrong pairs Tour hopes with cancer campaign The rider will join the Astana team as he seeks to win the 2009 Tour de France, as well as to highlight his campaign against cancer. Cancer services move recommended Cancer specialists recommend certain cancer surgery at a Cornish hospital should be centralised. Researchers ID Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Title: Researchers ID Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Category: Health News Created: 9/24/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/24/2008 |


