Cancer is so expensive to treat that 42% of patients deplete their entire life’s assets to afford treatment within the first 2 years says study

Results Across 9.5 million estimated new diagnoses of cancer from 2000–2012, individuals averaged 68.6±9.4 years with slight majorities being married (54.7%), not retired (51.1%), and Medicare beneficiaries (56.6%). At year+2, 42.4% depleted their entire life’s assets, with higher adjusted odds …

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Artificial sweeteners have repeatedly been linked to obesity, cancer, type 2 diabetes, migraines and even liver toxicity.

A new study shows that 6 artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose, saccharine, neotame, advantame and acesulfame potassium-k) are all toxic to gut bacteria. For years, aspartame and other artificial sweeteners have been associated with an increase in diabetes and other obesity-related …

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High protein diet linked to cancer risk akin to smoking 20 cigarettes a day-Study

Eating too much protein could be as dangerous as smoking for middle-aged people, a study has found: [np_storybar title=”We all need more protein, but be careful where and when you get it” link=”http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/06/25/jennifer-sygo-we-all-need-more-protein-but-be-careful-where-and-when-you-get-it/”%5D These days, it seems you can’t turn …

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Monsanto ‘bullied scientists’ and hid weedkiller cancer risk, lawyer tells court: “Monsanto has specifically gone out of its way to bully and to fight independent researchers…they fought science.”

A lawyer recently had the courage to state what conspiracy researchers have been shouting from the rooftops for decades: Monsanto is anti-science and anti-humanity. The case is significant in part because the judge has allowed Johnson’s lawyers to present scientific …

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BREAKING: Harry Reid has pancreatic cancer

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is currently being treated for pancreatic cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The former Democratic senator from Nevada underwent surgery Monday to remove a tumor from his pancreas, Reid’s …

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Cancer drug price rises 15-fold as owner raises cost for ninth time in four years — Doctors accuse pharmaceutical company of ‘price gouging’ and say patients cannot afford treatment

Doctors accuse pharmaceutical company of ‘price gouging’ and say patients cannot afford treatment The cost of a vital cancer drug has gone up 15-fold in four years after its new owner hiked prices on nine separate occasions. Lomustine has been used …

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