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Victims Seek Payments As ‘Dr. Death’ Declares Innocence

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While hundreds of his former patients submit claims for restitution, a Detroit cancer doctor convicted of making millions by purposefully poisoning them with drugs they didn’t need vows to prove his innocence.

Se curaron del cáncer cuando niños, pero siguen enfermos

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Aunque los avances en la medicina están salvando a más niños diagnosticados con cáncer, una nueva investigación sugiere que problemas de salud persistentes en la edad adulta están aumentando con cada generación de supervivientes.

Expert Panel Recommends Expansion Of Services With No Cost Sharing For Women

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The list of preventive services that insurers must cover without a co-pay could grow to include mammograms for younger women, testing that follows an irregular screening and birth control for men.

Study Finds Doctors Quick To Change Practice For Breast Cancer Patients

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Despite the usual view that physicians are slow to alter their routines based on new scientific evidence, researchers found that breast cancer surgeons quickly adopted advice to not remove lymph nodes after a landmark clinical trial in 2011.

End-Of-Life Care Better For Patients With Cancer, Dementia: Study Finds

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Researchers concluded that physicians and other health professionals are less likely to know or accommodate the advanced-care preferences of patients with conditions such as renal disease or congestive heart failure, among others.

Colon Cancer Screening: Five Things To Know

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The U.S Preventive Services Task Force recently expanded the list of approved colorectal cancer screening tests. Here’s a primer on these various tests and how they might be covered now and in the future by health insurance.