Addressing 'late effects' of cancer treatment
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12/25/16
Washington Post
article examines "late effects" of cancer treatment:
One of medicine's greatest successes is the sharp rise in survival rates for children with cancer. But the flip side of that success is that many of those children are turning up years or even decades later with serious and sometimes life-threatening complications, including second cancers, heart disorders, cognitive problems and infertility.
"These treatments seem to accelerate the aging process," said <Dr.>
Greg Aune, a researcher and pediatric oncologist who works at a clinic for childhood cancer survivors at
University Hospital in San Antonio.
WIM
According to the article:
Most oncologists still use toxic treatment protocols that are at least 30 years old, e.g. Radiation, Chemotherapy.
Immunotherapy, a new approach that uses the body's immune system to fight cancer, could cause less collateral damage.
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Trump VA Contenders Said to Include Cleveland Clinic's Cosgrove
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WH
According to
Bloomberg reporters
Jennifer Jacobs and
Shannon Pettypiece, in a
12/21/16
post,
Cleveland Clinic Chief Executive Officer
Delos "Toby" Cosgrove is under consideration by the
Trump administration to lead the
Veterans Administration.
Cosgrove oversees a multi-billion dollar system expanding from the main campus in the organization's namesake city to more than 75 other facilities, including in Florida, Las Vegas, Toronto and Abu Dhabi. The hospital is one of the largest employers in Ohio.
WIM
Overhauling the VA is an area "that's near and dear to his <Trump's> heart and one that he really wants to make sure is addressed appropriately, quickly and successfully," transition spokesman
Sean Spicer, a
Navy veteran, told reporters recently.
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ACA enrollment breaks record despite price hikes, threat of repeal
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WH
According to a
12/21/16
CNN
post:
Nearly 6.4 million consumers signed up for 2017 insurance coverage on
Healthcare.gov from
Nov. 1 to  Dec. 19, the U.S. government said.
WIM
That's 400,000 more than in a similar period last year, which Obama administration officials cited as evidence that "American people don't want to go backwards."
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