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...House spokesman Tony Snow revealed that they are not just battling recurrences of cancer but also contending with malignancies that have spread and are no longer curable. Many Americans were stunned to hear that the Edwardses will continue their quest for the White House, with Elizabeth campaigning despite metastatic breast cancer. Snow, who was treated for colon cancer two years ago and now has tumor cells on his liver, will take time off but expects to return to his post...
...great sea change in the way people look at cancer," says Dr. Daniel F. Hayes, clinical director of the breast oncology program at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Hayes says that he and fellow oncologists are enthusiastic about the example Edwards is setting. "From our standpoint, we spend a lot of time trying to make it clear that while cancer - especially metastatic breast cancer - won't just go away, you can still live a long and productive life with...
...fifteen years, Planned Parenthood of Southwest Missouri clinics in Joplin and Springfield have offered free breast and cervical cancer screenings as part of the state's "Show Me Healthy Women" program. Now Governor Matt Blunt has announced that he will cut off all program funding to Planned Parenthood and redirect it to other health clinics. "Patients should not have to go to an abortion clinic to access life-saving tests," Blunt declared. Refusing to fund cancer screening at the clinics, he said, "ensures women may access important preventative care without contributing to abortion providers' goal of facilitating the destruction...
...treatment options, however, are clear. Edwards' doctors will choose from a menu of drugs that she's not yet taken. Luckily, says Russell, "We have a ton of drugs that work for breast cancer. There are eight or nine - more than for any other kind of cancer...
...graphic about breast cancer around the world...