Cancer Patients stories:
Men more likely than women to leave partner with cancer
Nov 11th, 2009 - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Women are six times more likely to end up separated or divorced if they are diagnosed with cancer or multiple sclerosis than if their male partners were facing the same illness, according to a U.S...
Study confirms clot risks with anti-anemia drugs
Nov 10th, 2009 - Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cancer patients who took drugs to cut the risk of anemia were twice as likely to develop blood clots in the lungs or legs as other patients, a decade-long study of more than 55,000 cancer patients has found.
Medical marijuana debate increases
Nov 8th, 2009 - UPI
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The growing number of medical marijuana clinics opening in California has ratcheted up the debate about both their legitimacy and worthiness...
Stroke risk linked to anemia drug, study finds
Oct 30th, 2009 - MSNBC
A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.
Amgen Profit Rises, Shares Decline on Bone Drug Delay
Oct 21st, 2009 - Bloomberg
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Amgen Inc., the world’s largestbiotechnology company, said profit increased 24 percent on costcuts. The shares fell in late trading after the...
Cancer Patients videos from YouTube:
3:41NEWS - cancer patients suffer needless pain
The EPIC survey is the largest ever study of its kind to investigate the prevalence, impact and treatment of pain in cancer Until now, few studies have investigated pain in cancer and these have been on a limited scale. The EPIC survey ...
2:18Are Cancer Patients Being Over Diagnosed?
Studies suggest over-screening for cancer is leading to unnecessary treatments.
3:53Life Vs. Life: fertility preservation for cancer patients
Nat's story: Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients. Whatever your gender and your age, check your options with your oncologist before embarking on irreversibly sterilizing therapies. To get up-to-date information about how Nat is doing, check www.beatsarcoma.org.
2:48Help Cancer Patients Like Connie Loughman & Patrick Swaye
Video made by: www.CureConnieAndPatrick.com Presentation by the Loughman family of Indianapolis, IN. Connie Loughman, loving wife and mother of three daughters, is battling pancreatic cancer, the same disease that Hollywood legend, Patrick Swayze, recently announced he has ...
