As it stated in biztimes
Aurora receives grant boost for cancer treatment clinical trials
Aurora receives grant boost for cancer treatment clinical trials
The National Cancer Institute has boosted an annual grant that it awards Aurora Health Care to support clinical trials by $125,000 to expand patient access to the experimental treatments at its cancer clinics throughout Wisconsin.Aurora has 20 cancer clinics in the state and is currently engaged in more than 150 clinical trials studying the effectiveness of treatments for multiple types of cancer, such as brain, breast, lung and prostate cancer, as well as leukemia, lymphoma and melanoma.The NCI's Community Oncology Research Program, NCORP, gave Aurora a five-year grant in 2014 that gives the hospital system $755,000 each financial year to support cancer clinical trials.This year, the hospital system will receive $880,000.
by the same token on usatoday
91-year-old woman dies after foregoing cancer treatment to travel
91-year-old woman dies after foregoing cancer treatment to travel
Skip Ad Ad Loading... x Embed x Share Norma Jean Bauerschmidt was diagnosed with uterine cancer last year, but decided to forego treatment to travel the country with her son and daughter-in-law TimeA photograph posted with the announcement of Norma Bauerschmidt's death.(Photo: Facebook/Driving Miss Norma)Norma Bauerschmidt, the Michigan woman who declined cancer treatment to spend her final days traveling in an RV, died Friday morning at 91.She spent her final moments in a bed inside the 36-foot motor home, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.Bauerschmidt, along with her son, his wife and a poodle named Ringo, departed in the RV on Aug. 24, 2015, and began documenting their travels across the country on the Facebook page titled "Driving Miss Norma," which gathered nearly 460,000 followers.
moreover from fox59
91-year-old woman who chose epic road trip over cancer treatment passes away
91-year-old woman who chose epic road trip over cancer treatment passes away
A few months ago, we brought you the story of Norma Jean Bauerschmidt, a spunky 91-year-old woman who chose to go on an epic road trip across the country instead of receiving cancer treatment.Sadly, she passed away on Friday, according to her Facebook page Driving Miss Norma.Last year, Bauerschmidt was diagnosed with uterine cancer just days after her husband of 67 years passed away.But instead of chemo, or radiation, or even surgery, she decided to go on the ultimate road trip across the United States.
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