11/30/2008 News For: Cancer Insurance Plans IndianaMedicare?s Too Costly Private Plans Congress must remove unjustified subsidies to inefficient private health insurance plans that have added to the cost and complexity of the Medicare program. Never say die, even to cancer The diagnosis: lung cancer, spread to the brain and kidneys. The treatment: radiation, chemo, brain surgery and a healthy dose of Dave Wheeler's hippie-activist brand of militant defiance. Dave Wheeler, a lawyer who lives in Moreno Valley, sent me his obituary recently. Yes, people really do purchase pet insurance "More Kansas Pet Owners Purchasing Health Insurance ..." It was a subject line that could get an ... Business collects toys, donations for kids with cancer After watching her mom battle pancreatic and liver cancer, Jennifer Mihealsick is making sure children with different forms of cancer are taken care of this holiday season. Fighting cancer To say my friend Ashley's cancer diagnosis has had an impact on my life is like saying that having children brings changes. Basically, there is "before" and "after." Exercise And Rest Reduce Cancer Risk Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer -- but only if she gets a good night's sleep. Otherwise, lack of sleep can undermine exercise's cancer prevention benefits. Fighting cancer The Rowlett Relay for Life n with 55 teams and over 600 people participating -- raised just over $92,000 for the American Cancer Society. Blood drive rasies awareness for children with cancer. A Blood Drive was held today to gain awareness for childhood cancer. The drive was held at the Church of God in Princeton, in addition to the blood needed for the Red Cross, the family of Emma Vannatter Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk FRIDAY, Nov. 28 HealthDay News -- Giving blood transfusions to treat anemia in cancer patients increases the risk of potentially lethal blood clots, say University of Rochester, N.Y., researchers. Survey focuses on needs of breast cancer survivors A breast cancer diagnosis is hard, but what can be harder is everything that comes with it: navigating the health-care system, finding physicians, dealing with side effects, deciding what to tell people at work. |




