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PROFILES IN COURAGE — Four People Discuss the Profound Impact That Cancer Had on Their Lives and the Lives of Loved Ones
PLEASE INVEST 7 MINUTES WATCHING THEIR POIGNANT VIDEO at: https://youtu.be/1Dy4kO7Zk70 https://youtu.be/1Dy4kO7Zk70
When Initial Treatment Proves Insufficient… Searching for the Silver Lining
“Cancer is not a straight line. It’s up and down.” —Elizabeth Edwards When an initial treatment proves insufficient Cancer treatments fail. It’s that simple. Though patients enter treatment with great hope, that hope may be dashed when either further evidence of...
A One-Two Punch to Knock Down Health Care Costs
As the nation’s health care bill breaks the $3 trillion mark, it’s hard to imagine anything that would deliver a one-two punch capable of knocking down such unfathomable costs. After all, experience has taught us that reining-in health care costs takes far more than a...
CQI IS DEAD. WHAT WE NEED IS BOLD, BREAKTHROUGH THINKING IN HEALTH CARE!
Mr./Ms. CEO...some bad news! Your legion of six sigma black belts has about as much utility in the battle to transform health care as a conventional army does when fighting ISIS. Incremental change predicated upon statistical models is, of course, a needed skill. But...
Important Information for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones…I Hope You Will Listen
Radio host, David Naimon, (of KBOO FM/Portland) does an excellent job of asking guest, John Leifer, pivotally important questions regarding issues facing recently diagnosed cancer patients and their loved ones. Among the many topics covered in this 30 minute interview...
What Every Cancer Patient Should Know About Complementary Medicine
As more and more cancer patients rely on complementary therapies to help them manage their disease, the question inevitably arises as to the appropriateness of such practices. The number of integrative modalities available to patients today is mind-numbing – ranging...
In the Aftermath of Dr. Farid Fata — Straightforward Advice for Cancer Patients (and others)
Dr. Farid Fata, a Michigan hematologist oncologist, is simply the latest in a long list of physicians who have betrayed the trust of their patients, bilked the federal government of millions of dollars, and caused unnecessary pain and suffering for thousands upon...
Five Essential Things to Know if You are Diagnosed with Cancer
“When you hear the word ‘cancer,’ it’s as if someone took the game of Life and tossed it in the air. All the pieces go flying. The pieces land on a new board. Everything has shifted. You don’t know where to start.” —Regina Brett[i] A diagnosis of cancer can be...
PROFITS vs. Patients in the escalating battle to conquer cancer
Beyond the caring rhetoric carefully crafted by providers of cancer treatment and therapeutics, there exists a motivation every bit as powerful as saving lives -- reaping billions of dollars in profit. That's what is at stake in the ongoing war on cancer -- a war in...