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    posted 12/26/2007, comment (1)

    CIGNA and the Death of Nataline Sarkisyan: When Both Sides Are Right… And Wrong

    Seventeen-year-old Nataline Sarkisyan of Northridge, California, died last week, a victim of liver failure brought on by a failed bone marrow transplant. Nataline, having fought leukemia for the past four years, had received the transplant from her brother Nov. 21. Now, her parents are trying to sue Cigna HealthCare for her death, calling it... Read moreChevron
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    posted 12/18/2007, comment (1)

    The Drugs We Take (Arimidex, Aromasin, Femara): Are Aromatase Inhibitors Works in Progress?

    Guinea pigs are cute, furry little animals. Described as docile, easy to care for, and responsive to handling, guinea pigs have been a popular household pet since their introduction to western Europe in the 16th century (from their native South America). Guinea pig is also the colloquial expression for the subject of an experiment. These animals... Read moreChevron
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    posted 12/13/2007, comments (0)

    Big Pharma and Licensing Drug Sales Reps

    Big Pharma – the worldwide multibillion-dollar drug industry – does us a huge service by curing our ills. Unfortunately, its correspondingly gargantuan sales can attract all manner of unethical players out to make a personal profit by misrepresenting themselves and their products to their buyers: our doctors. On Dec. 11, the District... Read moreChevron
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    posted 12/03/2007, comments (0)

    A New Book On Cancer Survivorship: Worth the Read?

    Note: I recently wrote a post about trying not to worry as I faced a brain MRI and waited for the results. Thanks to all of you who wrote such kind comments in response. I got the results back, and the M.R.I. “showed nothing.” OK, no jokes! Sometimes, with chemo brain, I wonder myself exactly what’s left in... Read moreChevron
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    NCI Breast Cancer Risk Calculations Underestimate the Danger for Black Women

     Breast cancer is in the headlines today, focusing on new changes to the popular National Cancer Institute online breast cancer risk assessment tool to better estimate risk for Black women.  The NCI calculator uses such factors as current age, age when first child was born, and family history of breast cancer to estimate the... Read moreChevron
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