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chemotherapy stories: 32 news summaries

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Husband Enlists to Get Wife Back Into Chemotherapy

Unemployed Wis. man couldn't afford ballooning health costs, signs on with Army

Oct 19, 09 8:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Out of a job and unable to find work as the recession grinds on, a Wisconsin man desperate to find affordable chemotherapy for his cancer-stricken wife turned to Uncle Sam, but not for a handout—Bill Caudle, 39, enlisted in the Army. “Seventy percent of the reason is for... More »

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health insurance • chemotherapy • ovarian cancer • US Army • enlist • Bill Caudle • Michelle Caudle • basic training

 Chemo Killed Swayze: Somers 

Cancer survivor Suzanne Somers believes 'poison,' 'toxins' killed Patrick Swayze

Sep 18, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suzanne Somers thinks she knows what killed Patrick Swayze, and it wasn’t cancer—it was chemotherapy, she tells the National Post. “They took this beautiful man,” says Somers, a cancer survivor who has a book about the disease coming out next month, “and they basically... More »

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cancer • entertainment • chemotherapy • celebrity • Patrick Swayze • Suzanne Somers • celebrity death

Obama Story Turns Out to Be (Partially) False

Patient was dropped by insurer, but fought back, and got treatment

Sep 17, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the most poignant passages from Barack Obama's recent address to Congress concerned an Illinois cancer patient who died, the president said, because his insurer dropped him after discovering an unreported gallstone. In fact, reports the Wall Street Journal, Otto Raddatz did have his coverage rescinded in 2005—but... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • chemotherapy • health care reform • Jan Schakowsky • rescission

(Newser) - A breakthrough with cancer stem cells may lead to more potent drugs—ones that pair with chemotherapy in the sort of drug cocktail used against AIDS, reports the New York Times. If borne out, the development—in which researchers figured out how to screen for chemicals that attack only cancerous... More »

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cancer • stem cells • chemotherapy • cancer treatment

 Child Cancer  
 Survivors Risk
 Heart Trouble
 Years Later 

Weakening starts to show in young adults

Jul 28, 09 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kids who’ve conquered cancer can end up battling the effects of treatment years later as young adults, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some 10% of kids treated with drugs called anthracyclines, powerful against leukemia and other cancers, later suffer from progressive  weakening of the heart that can lead to... More »

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cancer • chemotherapy • heart • cancer treatment • heart health • cardiomyopathy • childhood cancer

Docs Weigh Longer Chemo in Cancer Battle

Experts say tumors could be treated as chronic diseases

Jul 21, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Instead of waiting for cancer to return, some doctors are keeping up patients’ chemotherapy even when the threat has lessened, the New York Times reports. With maintenance therapy, some in the medical and drug industries say, it may be possible to treat cancer as a chronic disease, with tumors kept... More »

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cancer • health care • chemotherapy • public health • cancer research • cancer treatment • pharmaceutical industry

Promising 'Trojan Horse' Cells Kills Animal Cancer

Sydney biotech firm to begin human trials in coming months

Jun 29, 09 1:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Australian researchers have achieved promising results with a new approach to treating cancer, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Scientists have developed mutant bacteria nanocells that slip into tumor cells to switch off drug-resistant genes, and allow cancer-fighting drugs inside, also delivered by the nanocells. The strategy has achieved near-universal success... More »

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cancer • chemotherapy • cells • cancer treatment • tumor • academic research • scientific research

Chemo Will Keep Kennedy Out of Health Care Debate

Senator calls for legislation to go forward as he starts fresh round of chemotherapy

Jun 10, 09 3:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy is undergoing a new round of chemotherapy and is expected to miss this month's debate on the health care overhaul he crafted, the Hill reports. The senator has been weakened by his brain cancer treatment, but he has insisted the process move forward during his absence from Capitol... More »

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health care • Senate • chemotherapy • Ted Kennedy • Senate Health Committee • health care reform • brain cancer

 New Cancer Strategy:
 Don't Cure It, Manage It 

Radiologist takes 'if you can't beat them, join them' approach

May 29, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The standard care for cancer patients is to kill tumors by blasting them with chemotherapy. Radiologist Roger Gatenby proposes a different approach in Nature: Forget about curing cancer and eliminating the tumors. Just keep them at a manageable size through drugs instead of chemo. "It just makes common... More »

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cancer • health • chemotherapy • tumor • radiology

Anti-Chemo Mom Duped Into Calif. Trip: Filmmaker

He flew them back to Minnesota after they were abandoned

May 27, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The film producer who flew Daniel Hauser and his anti-chemotherapy mom back to Minnesota says they were lured to California by a lawyer who promised to sneak them into Mexico for alternative cancer treatment. Alan Pezzuto tells the Minneapolis Star Tribune that Susan Daya abandoned the Hausers as soon as... More »

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cancer • California • crime • chemotherapy • fugitive • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser • Alan Pezzuto • Susan Daya

(Newser) - A judge in Minnesota allowed 13-year-old Daniel Hauser to return to his parents' custody after they agreed to have him undergo chemotherapy treatments, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The judge allowed the family to pursue alternative remedies along with the chemo for Daniel, who has Hodgkin's lymphoma. The boy and... More »

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cancer • medicine • chemotherapy • faith • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser • Anthony Hauser

ANALYSIS

 Parental Neglect a Thorny Issue 

Sometimes parental desires clash with those of authorities

May 23, 09 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Parental neglect” is a tricky term that may indicate just the opposite: devoted parents who care for their children, but in a way authorities oppose, Kate Dailey writes in Newsweek. It’s a paradox illustrated by two moms who fled with their sons this week, one to prevent him... More »

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cancer • parenting • chemotherapy • parents • Minnesota • child neglect • Hodgkin's disease • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser

Anti-Chemo Dad: Son, Wife Have Left US

Says family would accept low doses with alternative treatment

May 20, 09 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The father of a Minnesota 13-year-old ordered to undergo cancer treatment says his son and wife have fled the US, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “I have an opinion where they are, but I can’t say I know,” said Anthony Hauser, noting that wife Colleen’s disappearance... More »

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cancer • flight • chemotherapy • alternative medicine • Hodgkin's disease • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser • Anthony Hauser

(Newser) - A dose of ginger or a new anti-nausea drug can make chemotherapy less debilitating, the Los Angeles Times reports. One study showed that capsules of ginger on days before and after treatment reduced nausea in cancer patients by 40%. Normally about 70% of chemotherapy patients endure sickness during treatment. "... More »

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drugs • chemotherapy • cancer research • ginger

(Newser) - American Idol winner David Cook lost his brother Adam to cancer yesterday, People reports. Cook announced Adam’s death today at a Race for Hope benefit run for brain cancer research in Washington, DC. "I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor and I couldn't imagine being... More »

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cancer • entertainment • American Idol • chemotherapy • cancer research • death • David Cook

 Farrah Fawcett 
 'Critical' in 
 LA Hospital 

Ryan O'Neal at bedside of unconscious actress

Apr 5, 09 5:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actress Farrah Fawcett is in critical condition in a Los Angeles hospital in her latest battle with cancer, friends tell Radar. The 62-year-old former Charlie's Angel, initially diagnosed in 2006, has undergone chemotherapy as well as recent stem cell treatment in Germany. Long-time love Ryan O'Neal and their son, Redmond,... More »

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cancer • chemotherapy • celebrity • remission • Farrah Fawcett

 Ginsburg 
 to Undergo 
 Chemo 

Justice says pancreatic cancer treatment won't affect court schedule

Mar 17, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who recently had surgery for pancreatic cancer, will begin chemotherapy later this month, the Supreme Court said today. “I am scheduled to undergo a precautionary post-surgical course of chemotherapy at the National Institutes of Health,” the justice said. She said the treatments shouldn’t affect... More »

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg • chemotherapy • pancreatic cancer • US Supreme Court

Ginsburg Faces Long Odds in Cancer Fight

Justice remains hospitalized, plans quick return to bench

Feb 6, 09 3:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s pancreatic cancer is likely the more common, deadlier variety, with a high incidence of recurrence and a grim survival rate, HealthDay reports. Doctors took some comfort in the likelihood the cancer was found early. “She was able to have surgery, and only people who are... More »

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surgery • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • chemotherapy • survival rates • pancreatic cancer • radiation • US Supreme Court • recurrence • adenocarcinoma

Cancer Study Unlocks Clues
to Who Lives,  Who Dies 

Breakthrough helps docs decide treatment

Feb 2, 09 8:09 AM CST
(Newser) - A new discovery may help predict whether a woman with breast cancer is more likely to live or die, reports Reuters. The breakthrough may help doctors make vital decisions about which patients should be treated the most aggressively. Researchers discovered patients were more likely to survive the disease if they... More »

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breast cancer • surgery • chemotherapy • cancer treatment • radiation • DyNeMo Biosystems

 Swayze Gives Up All Treatment 

Doctors can do no more for actor

Jan 29, 09 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze has given up medical treatment after a yearlong struggle with pancreatic cancer, the Mirror reports. “There's nothing more doctors can do for him. The goal now is to keep him comfortable,” a family friend told the National Enquirer. “They have stopped the chemo. He's... More »

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cancer • chemotherapy • celebrity • medical treatment • pancreatic cancer • Patrick Swayze

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