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U-turn on kidney cancer drugs?
01/04/2009
NICE will announce a U-turn over its ban on certain kidney cancer drugs.
NHS drugs body puts higher value on extra months for the terminally ill
01/03/2009
Thousands of terminally ill patients will gain access to life-extending treatments on the NHS after the drug rationing body decided to put a higher value on prolonging their lives.
Story of Hattendorf family battle against cancer
01/02/2009
Today Matt Hattendorf, 31, is free of kidney cancer.
Grape seed extract helps destroy cancer cells
01/02/2009
The agent could be used to avert or treat blood diseases and other forms of cancer.
Socialized Medicine Threatens Health of Dollar
12/30/2008
The reality is that from Canada to Cuba socialized health care's record is appalling. It's impossible to tally how many patients die waiting for routine preventative procedures or how many innovations go undiscovered because precious resources are squandered. If you think the Post Office, IRS and Social Security are run poorly, then you can only imagine how horrific a national health-care system would be.
Coping with grief through Joan Didion's and Eleanor Clift's eyes
12/29/2008
Circumstances and personalities shaped how writers Joan Didion and Eleanor Clift coped with the deaths of loved ones.
Earn $100 by participating in a survey by RTI-HS
12/29/2008
(PHILADELPHIA) -- Earn $100 by participating in a survey by RTI-HS
Scientists identify compounds that may fight kidney cancer
12/29/2008
U.S. scientists found three drugs that impeded the ability of kidney cancer cells to recover and resist treatment by inhibiting the p21 gene, which helps restore the DNA of cancerous cells.
UC Davis discovery offers hope for treating kidney cancer
12/29/2008
Researchers have identified ways to block a cancer gene's own repair mechanism.
Ask a Doc: Options available for treating kidney cancer
12/29/2008
Answer: Learning you have kidney cancer does not necessarily mean you will lose a kidney.
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