Month: January 2016

Joe Biden Wants to Cure Cancer – Soon

Vice President Joe Biden, who lost his son Beau to brain cancer a year ago, is spearheading a wave of renewed interest – and investment – in cutting-edge cancer research. Biden Announces Cancer “Moonshot” Biden isn’t interested in refining traditional treatment methods, like chemo and radiotherapy, but in making “quantum leaps.” Completely new techniques like genomics, which …

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Colorectal Cancer Rates Are Skyrocketing in Young Patients

Just over 95,000 patients are diagnosed with colorectal cancers ever year, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), and that’s a lot. Cancers that begin in the colon or rectum are America’s third most common type of malignancy, but the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Thankfully, an emphasis on pro-active screening has led to a significant …

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Bad Medicine: The Cancer Doctor Who Hurt Patients on Purpose

After graduating from the Lebanese University College of Medicine in 1992, Farid Fata, MD traveled to the US, serving his residency at New York’s prestigious Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. By any measure, Fata was a rising medical star, an American success story in-the-flesh. True to form, he eventually built a network of respected cancer centers spanning …

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What Statistics Can Tell Us About Medical Malpractice

After years of decline, medical malpractice payouts are rising again. Verdicts and settlements are up, with more patients finding the ongoing support they need to recover. Here’s a rundown of how much compensation injured patients are securing, where high-value settlements are being won and which types of malpractice garner the most. For Second Year In A Row, …

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