10 hours ago by sarah

A dreaded disease like cancer needs to be handled with extreme care, not only by the healthcare service provider but also by the patient himself. An oncology pharmacy plays a very good supporting role in this entire process, by dispensing drugs and also providing information and timely counseling to ...

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19 days ago by Ed Silverman

A survey of 1,379 oncologists indicates rising drug costs are influencing practice, even as they generally don’t communicate with patients about costs. The findings, published in Health Affairs show 84 percent of oncologists say patient out-of-pocket spending influences treatment recommendations and ...

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22 days ago by peachette48

Just got back from the oncologist. My blood count is up to 12. something, which is good, considering how low it had gotten during the chemo. I also got a copy of the PET scan results. Here's the good part: "There is no abnormal activity seen." How's that? Cool, huh? Another quote: "There is no evide ...

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41 days ago by Julia's Blog

Is your oncologist willing to deal with your fears and answer your questions patiently and frankly ….or are you afraid to even ask ? Gary Tunsky, ND, in his article “ 25 Questions to ask your cancer specialist before undergoing treatment” has listed significant questions to be raised. When we have o ...

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51 days ago by The Daily Decibel

Surgeons Groups, Anesthesiologists OPPOSE Reid's "Health Care Reform Bill" Surgeons Groups Note That Reid's "Health Care Reform Bill" Discriminates Against Women December 1, 2009 The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Leader Reid: On behalf of the o ...

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62 days ago

Image : http://www.flickr.com Oncology is the study of cancerous tumors, while an oncologist is a doctor that treats cancer. Though different countries and schools of medicine might divide oncologists into several different categories and specialties, in America, there are two main types of oncologi ...

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81 days ago by Mochanista

A women under 50 recently advised against routine mammograms for women under 50 who are not high risk. To screen or not to screen? Watch now: Katie Couric comments: Dr. Jennifer Ashton reports: What’s Behind The New Recommendations For Mammograms: Dr. Manny speaks out: This is just ridiculous! How c ...

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83 days ago by Scotty Starnes

Investigating Obama by Snidely Whiplash The Game is Afoot Watson Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes laid it all out for us when in The Sign of the Four, detective Holmes uttered “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” That’s where we ...

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88 days ago by jhasak

Cancer patients want straight talk from their doctors, according to a written survey recently reported in WebMD Health News ( http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20091104/cancer-patients-want-honesty-from-doctors?ecd=wnl_brc_111009). The survey reflected responses from over 500 survivors of breast, lun ...

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89 days ago by Taiping Coffee

I received an anonymous comment relating to my recent posting of “ another disappointing day again...” I am sorry I am not able to publish this Anonymous reader's comment in my blog. However, I do hope this anonymous reader, being a righteous Christian, can use his real name in future comments so th ...