Cancer pain often undertreated, especially among minorities 
Oncology Nurse Advisor
One-third of ambulatory patients with invasive cancer of the breast, prostate, colon/rectum, or lung were found to be receiving insufficient pain treatment, with members of minority groups being twice as likely as non-Hispanic white patients to ...
Study: Latino Cancer Patients Suffer More Pain, Severe Sadness Latina Lista: The Smart News Source

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Reducing bone cancer with drugs: The debate 
CBS42
New research shows when it comes to bone-cancer-related fractures, pain can be reduced by drug treatment, but no one drug is superior. Researchers undertook a systematic review of the current evidence on bisphosphonate drugs, which are used to prevent ...
'Specific Clinical Guidance Urgently Needed On Bone Cancer Drugs' Medical News Today
Bone Drugs Aid Myeloma Therapy MedPage Today
No Bisphosphonate Superior to Another in Multiple Myeloma Medscape
dailyRx 
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WATCH: Zaching Through the Pain 
Patch.com
Patch catches up with Zach Lederer, subject of the "Zaching" internet sensation, as he undergoes cancer treatment and continues to inspire. By Brian Hooks Zach Lederer, the Ellicott City teen who became an Internet sensation for his 'Zaching' pose, ...

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Gene changes behind breast cancer untangled 
msnbc.com
Look away and the pain is less Parents, have you taped the remote? Why you should This sudden "storm" of mutations is often seen in breast cancers, he explained in an audio briefing. While his team don't fully understand the process behind these storms ...

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'House' to end 8 seasons of painful recognition 
CBS News
NEW YORK ? It will be painful saying goodbye to "House." The Fox medical drama concludes its eight-season run Monday with a series finale at 9 pm EDT, preceded by a one-hour retrospective. And with that, Hugh Laurie will be done as the show's abrasive ...

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Nicki's Circle Provides Support to Women Battling Ovarian Cancer 
MarketWatch (press release)
There is no screening test for ovarian cancer, so being able to recognize the symptoms, leading to early detection, is critical to saving lives. -- Symptoms of ovarian cancer include suddenly-occurring and persistent bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, ...

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Hockey players on ice for 11 days in fundraiser for cancer 
Canada.com
Lyall Marshall pushed harder through the pain, the numb toes and utter exhaustion whenever he saw his daughter's dimpled smile through the Plexiglas. The geologist and 39 other amateur hockey players waited Wednesday for the final buzzer marking the ...

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A Judge's Plea for Pot 
New York Times
It turned out to be Stage 3 pancreatic cancer. I was told I would be dead in four to six months. Today I am in that rare coterie of people who have survived this long with the disease. But I did not foresee that after having dedicated myself for 40 ...
NY Judge: Only Marijuana Truly Works for My Cancer Treatment 13WHAM-TV
Five Best Thursday Columns The Atlantic Wire
Ailing Judge: It's 'Barbaric' to Block Medical Marijuana Newser
HIGH TIMES 
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Cancer and Infertility: Dodging the 'Double Blow' 
PBS NewsHour
It's the kind of pain Gina Danford had spent decades dreading -- a cramping, twisting pain in her core that could mean almost anything. Earlier in her life, it had been the first sign of cancer. Now she prayed for it. Cramping might mean she was ...

 

Pick your poison 
Fox News
The neuropathy in my fingertips and toes is still painful, a numbing kind of pain. Last night, I needed a morphine pill for the pain raging up and down my legs. That drug is too strong for me, I woke up with a pounding headache and threw up.