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Prostate cancer patients are paying hefty price for controversial new treatment
Prostate cancer patients are paying hefty price for controversial new treatment
Men hoping to avoid some side effects of prostate cancer treatment are shelling out tens of thousands of dollars for a procedure whose long-term effects are unknown and insurers, including Medicare, won't pay for.Proponents say high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) can have fewer negative side effects than surgery or radiation, while giving some patients another option between actively watching their cancer and those more aggressive steps.Critics, however, say the procedure is being oversold, leading some patients to get a treatment they don't need.Device makers are busy selling the $500,000-and-up machines to doctors around the country and offering training courses.
by the same token on dailymail
England's cancer shame: Eight out of 10 NHS groups are letting down patients
England's cancer shame: Eight out of 10 NHS groups are letting down patients
Cancer patients are being failed at almost nine in ten health trusts, it has emerged.Tumours are detected too late, vital treatment is delayed and tens of thousands die within a year of diagnosis.Compiled for the first time in the style of an Ofsted school rating, figures for all types of treatment show 87 per cent of the 209 health boards in England provide inadequate cancer care.Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt admitted they 'don't make comfortable reading', while charities called them 'very concerning'.
not to mention cnn
Young cancer patients paint space suits
Young cancer patients paint space suits
(CNN) Each piece of a bright patchwork space suit named Courage tells a story.Most of the triangles were painted by childhood cancer patients from MD Anderson hospitals, some impossibly young, some on the edge of 17, some in isolated treatment, some in recovery.The brilliant swirls of color and creativity represented how some celebrated defeating cancer.For others, touching a brush to fabric was one of their last acts at the end of a short life.
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New virtual reality program for young cancer patients aims to lift their spirit
New virtual reality program for young cancer patients aims to lift their spirit
Kids want to have fun.They want to play outside or inside, perhaps with Playstation or another elaborate platform.But what about ailing youngsters who can't leave their beds?There's new technology they're sure to embrace.
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