Health News: [cancer]

Preventive care: It’s free, except when it’s not Long Island Business News Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:01 AM PST Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free. His insurance company told him it would be covered 100 percent, with no copayment from him and no charge against his deductible. The nation’s 1-year-old health law requires most insurance plans to cover all costs for preventive care including colon cancer screening. So Dunphy had the procedure in [...] Once upon a cancer center North Platte Telegraph Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:47 AM PST dwetzel@nptelegraph.com Local teen's fight with cancer can't stop for holidays North Platte Telegraph Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:46 AM PST hjohnson@nptelegraph.com Argentina's Kirchner has cancer, will have surgery Canada.com Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:40 AM PST Argentina’s President Cristina Kirchner has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and will undergo surgery next week, two months after being reelected in a landslide vote, her spokesman said. Cancer Survivor Defies Odds, Inspires Others WESH 2 Orlando Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:38 AM PST A cancer survivor, told she had less than a year to live 16 years ago, hopes to inspire others who are still fighting. For the full story, go to KETV.com. Columnist Sue Carroll dies of cancer Guardian Unlimited Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:30 AM PST Daily Mirror editor Richard Wallace leads tributes to writer, 58, who had cancer of the pancreas Tributes have been paid to Daily Mirror columnist and The Alan Titchmarsh Show pundit Sue Carroll, who has died aged 58. Mirror editor Richard Wallace called her "part of the heart and soul" of the tabloid, while associated editor Kevin Maguire said via Twitter that she was "the queen of columnists ... Cancer sparks legal action over smoking fumes Sydney Morning Herald Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:29 AM PST Peter Lavac claims his lung cancer was caused by passive smoking in his apartment complex. Argentine president diagnosed with thyroid cancer The Star Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:27 AM PST BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has thyroid cancer and will undergo surgery next month, her government said on Tuesday, adding that the cancerous cells had not spread. Sue Carroll obituary Guardian Unlimited Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:24 AM PST Tabloid journalist who championed the underdog in her sharp and heartfelt columns The tabloid journalist Sue Carroll, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 58, managed to be sharp without being bitchy and won the affection of both readers and, very unusually, her Fleet Street rivals. In so doing, she was the opposite of Private Eye's Glenda Slagg female columnar stereotype. Her columns, which ... Cancer victim fights back Sydney Morning Herald Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:23 AM PST Champion surf skier Peter Lavac claims his lung cancer was caused by passive smoking in his apartment complex.

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