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  Here in the United States we are in a high speed world. And when it comes to health problems we want a solution fast. Part of that is making sure we get the BEST solution that’s ...

  Medical Conventions Now Include Patients Too

  By Andrew Schorr HERWriter on December 8, 2011 - 3:16pm
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  The top information sources for patients with a serious illness today are clear – their medical team and the Internet. The most active online are those living with chronic disease.

  Lights, Camera, Action: Patient Reporters Are Empowering Others

  Impacted 1 Lives By Pat Elliott on November 28, 2010 - 6:53pm
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  Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has cure rates of 80 to 90 percent for children, but adults usually suffer relapses within three to seven years.

  Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Progress for Adult Cases

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on September 23, 2010 - 4:52am
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  Your chances of dying from a blood cancer are going down.

  Blood Cancers: New Treatments Mean More Survivors, New Support Needs

  By Pat Elliott on September 14, 2010 - 9:13pm
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  My son, Eitan, mentioned something in passing at the dinner table recently. As a 10-year-old he’s always jabbering.

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  A Mother's Sudden Death

  By Andrew Schorr HERWriter on September 7, 2010 - 10:08am
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  Before the age of 19, one in every 330 children in the United States will develop some form of cancer.

  Back to School: Tools To Empower Parents of Children with Cancer

  By Pat Elliott on August 29, 2010 - 5:34pm
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  It was 14 years ago that I was diagnosed with leukemia. At that time I had a wife and two children: a boy, 7, and a girl, 3.

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  How Your Diagnosis Changes Your Loved Ones

  By Andrew Schorr HERWriter on August 19, 2010 - 1:19pm
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  When Susan, 27, learned in 2008 that she had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) she was devastated. “It felt like being hit by a Mack truck,” she said.

  Fertility Preserving Technique’s Safety Questioned for Young Women with Leukemia

  By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on August 19, 2010 - 6:44am
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  They have a tough job, those government doctors, scientists, and bureaucrats who are charged with assessing the safety and effectiveness of proposed new medical products.

  Does the FDA Play Fair for Patients?--Editorial

  By Andrew Schorr HERWriter on August 12, 2010 - 5:38pm
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  As you may know, I am a 14-year leukemia survivor and delighted to take no medication and live a full life every day.

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  How A Cancer Survivorship Program Saves Lives

  By Andrew Schorr HERWriter on August 10, 2010 - 8:55am