Health News: [cancer]: Insurance coverage impacts women’s decisions on breast cancer screening, care

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Health News : cancer - News from other sources.   Insurance coverage impacts women's decisions on breast cancer screening, care Mon, 27 May, 2013 02:58 PM PDT Breast cancer or the threat of it is a reality in too many women's lives, including that of the actress Angelina Jolie as we learned earlier this month. As women mull their options for genetic testing, screening and treatment for the disease, one... Continue reading Jolie's aunt dies of breast cancer Mon, 27 May, 2013 02:51 PM PDT Less than two weeks after Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy to avoid breast cancer, her aunt died from the disease Sunday. Continue reading Connecticut pilot dies in plane crash Mon, 27 May, 2013 02:46 PM PDT The search for a brain cancer patient on board the volunteer medical flight that crashed in the woods in central New York has stretched into a third day. Continue reading Cases of cervical cancer deaths in Malaysia low Mon, 27 May, 2013 02:45 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is among countries recording the lowest cases of death from cervical cancer with an average of 600 cases a year, according to the World Health Organisation. Continue reading Cancer patients asked for views on treatment Mon, 27 May, 2013 02:44 PM PDT Rectal cancer patients are being asked for their views on the standards and treatment of the disease in Nova Scotia. The information will help doctors and health workers in the treatment, said a news release issued Monday. Patient concerns will also be addressed as part of this effort. Continue reading Fontanans raise funds for American Cancer Society by participating in Relay For Life Mon, 27 May, 2013 02:41 PM PDT These were some of the participants in Fontana's Relay For Life last weekend. (Herald News photo by Alejandro Cano) A large group of local residents, including many who were dressed in colorful clothing, participated in Fontana's Relay For Life last weekend at Summit High School. Continue reading Félix Deslauriers-Hallée Fund kicks off preparations for third annual Défi Mon, 27 May, 2013 02:24 PM PDT The annual Défi Felix Deslauriers-Hallée now has a dedicated fund to call its own. The Félix Deslauriers-Hallée Fund was announced on Thursday, May 23 by his family and the Estrie branch of the Quebec Cancer Foundation. Continue reading Golf event helps South Tahoe Cancer League Mon, 27 May, 2013 02:21 PM PDT The Moose Lodge of South Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe is raising much-needed funds for the South Tahoe Cancer League via the 8th annual Longest Day of Golf. Golfers will start at sun-up and play as many holes as they can before sundown at Tahoe [...] Continue reading Angelina Jolie's aunt dies of breast cancer Mon, 27 May, 2013 02:19 PM PDT An aunt of Angelina Jolie who carried a same gene mutation linked to breast cancer as the actress has died of the disease at an Escondido hospital, according to an interview with her husband.         Continue reading Free oral, head and neck cancer screening Mon, 27 May, 2013 02:09 PM PDT SANDUSKY — A free oral, head and neck cancer screening will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center at Firelands Regional Medical Center, 701 Tyler St. Continue reading

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