Archive for November, 2009

How To Get Help For Children With Cancer? Can You Tell Me The Best Way To Get People To Help?

My daughter is 6 yrs,old she went through many test to see if she had cancer.. Thank God she was one of the lucky ones and her test came back normal, she doesnt have cancer but would like to do something for the kids that do.She would like to go to Pediatric cancer hospital and [...]

What Do U Think Official: Wal-mart Wants Health Plan To Cover Illegal Aliens?

top Wal-Mart executive visiting Chicago says the retail giant wants health-care reform to cover immigrants who lack authorization to be in the United States.
Wal-Mart broke from most other big U.S. companies last month by announcing support for requiring employers to provide a medical plan to workers. That’s a key component of President Barack Obama’s planned [...]

How Do Companies Profit From The Cancer Epidemic?

I’m writing an essay, and basically need to know how companies or industries profit from the epidemic of cancer?

A Friend With Breast Cancer Is Losing Her Toenails.is That A Sign That It Is Metastasizing?

She was just diagnosed last week, and was told not to worry because the lump was so small that she will probably just have a lumpectomy and no chemo. This morning she woke up with blood running from her nipple [which I know is a sign that the cancer may be more advanced than first [...]

What Can You Tell Me About Health Insurance?

We live in Oregon and if you read my question about my great grand daughter, we have a very special concern. My grand daughter had a severe allergic reaction, only 14 months old. It was the scariest thing I have ever seen. I love that baby so much, I would give my [...]

How Can I Help My Daughter Cope With My Father In Law’s Cancer Diagnosis?

My daughter is almost six, and we just learned that my father in law has terminal cancer. She has a thorough understanding of what cancer is, because my father died of cancer last year. We try to discuss the situation with her, but she doesnt want to discuss it. She is having nightmares, and afraid [...]

What Did The Breast Cancer Say To The Polish Monkey?

It was on a breast cancer episode in Southpark. I want to know the answer.

How To Stave Off The Bad Side Effects Of Biologic Drugs?

We know the black-box warnings on drugs like Humira or Orencia that often used to fight advanced RA. The warnings say something about serious infections, blood disorders, and in a few cases, cancers like lymphoma, that may happen with this those drugs.
This is because this class of drugs are immunosuppresives, so is it, I guess, [...]

Read This And Tell Me You Still Want Obama’s Health Care?

Following is three pages of highlights of HR 3200, the Democrats’ Health Plan. And yes, I read it. If you would like to verify these highlights, go to www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3200/text It’s over 1000 pages in length, so it takes a while to upload.
I don’t know about you, but the idea of some non-medical bureaucrat telling me [...]

How Long Do You Normally Stay In The Hospital After You Have Breast Cancer Surgery?

How long do you normally stay in the hospital after you have breast cancer surgery? It was a small tumor, about 6mm, once you have surgery, do they leave in the hospital for a couple of days? Any experience?