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Tag: Cancer Information

Posted on February 5, 2009June 20, 2011

Deciding to take treatments

“Should I take chemotherapy?” Lately I have heard this question asked by callers several times. Whether it is by an 80 year old gentleman with slow growing lung cancer, by a 52 year old lady with advanced ovarian cancer or a young lady with breast cancer. The answers, with numerous qualifications, is “yes” Continue reading “Deciding to take treatments”

Posted on February 5, 2009May 23, 2013

Using the Internet

A new resource has been given to us! But we must use it wisely to benefit. The world wide web contains the information cancer patients need to successfully fight this hideous disease. But how do we find the specific information we need that will truly help conquer cancer? Much of the information on the web is bogus. Continue reading “Using the Internet”

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