October 2011
53 posts
If we can put a man on the moon, why can't we cure... →
How many times have you heard these questions, or variants thereof? How many times have you asked this question yourself?
We Can Treat The Cancer, But Can We Care For The... →
Cancer’s Secrets Come Into Sharper Focus →
Recent discoveries in cell biology have complicated the basic principles of the last decade of cancer research.
Shortchanging Cancer Patients →
Getting to the roots of the real rationing crisis — a severe shortage of important cancer drugs.
Cancer charities raise money, not for research
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‘You Look Great’ and Other Lies →
A guide to what to say — and what not to say — to someone who’s sick.
Cancer costs put treatments out of reach for many →
Patients with co-payments of more than $500 were four times more likely to abandon treatment than those with co-payments of $100 or less, Schwartzberg said. Claims with the highest co-payments had a 25 percent abandonment rate, compared with 6 percent for co-payments of less than $100.
Why Medical School Should Be Free →
To address the looming shortage of primary care doctors, make medical school free but charge specialists for their training.
“Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad...”
– Rita Mae Brown (via @johannal)
Quick Cancer Update | Metastases →
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