Tag: cancer
NEW YORK The cancer death rate in the U.S. fell by the most on record as advances in treatments for lung tumors like video-assisted surgery helped prolong the lives of patients. The mortality rate…
Dear Carolyn: I recently had cancer surgery with a number of complications, including severe asthma. It is triggered by, among other things, the slightest exposure to fragrances. Months ago, my beloved partner of nine years…
Since the groups inception five years ago, the Wings of Warriors has doled out more than $35,000 in assistance to 120 cancer survivors, representing every community in the county. Those numbers are increasing in leaps…
In my fantasy game of Jeopardy, I choose Diseases No One Wants for $200. The clue reads, Cancer. I buzz in immediately. What is the disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells? Alex…
LE ROY The public is invited to a free cancer screening from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the First Christian Church in Le Roy, 806 S. California St. The event, hosted by Neosho…
Since the groups inception in 2015, Wings of Warriors has distributed more than $31,800 to help people in Allen County. The report came from the groups advisory committee during its Sept. 12 meeting at the…
Dear Dr. Roach: Is it possible for X-rays and a CT scan to miss advanced lung cancer? My brother worked two days before he died. He went to the hospital, was admitted to hospice and…
Dear Dr. Roach: Ive had low-grade prostate cancer for several years and am presently on active surveillance. My PSAs have been high but steady, running around 7.8 to 9.2. I have a greatly enlarged prostate,…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A judge has cut a jury award in a lawsuit that found that Monsantos Roundup herbicide caused cancer in a California couple from $2.055 billion to $87 million, the third time…
NEW YORK Congress can never do anything about the growing numbers of people still dying from 9/11, but the Senate voted Tuesday to ensure the words Never Forget will never be just a slogan…
