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Treatment For Throat Cancer: Inspiration For Michael Douglas
There’s news that Hollywood star Michael Douglas, 65, is undergoing treatment for throat cancer. Reporters say his doctors say he is expected to make a full recovery. But, believe me — when someone is...
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Detecting Circulating Tumor Cells With Gold Nanoparticles
Our modern armamentarium for treating cancer is impressive, but sometimes despite our best treatments, tumor cells continue to lurk in the bloodstream, seeding metastases throughout the body....
View ArticleNew Study Links HPV To Head And Neck Cancers In Men
A new study finds that half of men in America are infected with the HPV virus. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the growing concern that the virus in men could be responsible for an increase in head and neck...
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A Physician With Neck Cancer: Just As Frightened As Any Other Patient
Two years ago we wrote “Let’s hear it for the ‘d-patients’” — doctors who become e-patients themselves. We said “D-patients prove that patient empowerment is anything but anti-doctor. Heck, sometimes...
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Hospital CEO Is Diagnosed With Cancer While Building A New Cancer Center
Pat Elliott, me and a HUGE cactus at Banner MD Anderson! I am just back from the Phoenix-metro area. It’s now the 5th largest in the United States and despite home foreclosures, there is still a...
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Head And Neck Cancer Surgeon Steps Out Of His Comfort Zone And Into Kenya
Traveling makes one modest – you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. -Gustave Flaubert We have come to Kenya, expecting to work outside of our “comfort zones.” Our patient has arrived from...
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Pleading The Case For Boys To Receive The HPV Vaccine
A recent announcement is likely to generate a lot of controversy. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC has recommended that boys and young men be vaccinated against human...
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The Link Between Oral Sex And Head And Neck Cancer
USA Today published a pretty accurate article regarding the rise of certain head and neck cancers with the increased popularity of oral sex and number of sexual partners. The factor that creates this...
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