Citing the Sequester, Cancer Clinics Reject Medicare Patients

Citing the sequester, cancer clinics reject Medicare patients

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"If we treated the patients receiving the most expensive drugs, we'd be out of business in six months to a year," said Jeff Vacirca, chief executive of North Shore Hematology Oncology Associates in New York. "The drugs we're going to lose money on, we …
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One step at a time: M.O.T. community rallies around teacher fighting brain cancer

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The 40-year-old biology teacher has undergone surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and drug treatment since doctors discovered a malignant tumor in his brain in January. Yet it's a journey he isn't making alone. Students, faculty … Additionally, family …
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Diabetes Prevention Research: A Small Sliver of a Big Pie

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FRIDAY, April 5, 2013 — Most diabetes research focuses on treating the disease with medications rather than preventing it, according to a new analysis from researchers at Duke University. Their research also uncovered the fact that few trials … The …
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