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...took a particular kind of character to walk into that environment and attempt to turn it around. It's hard to imagine anyone could have done it better than Tony Snow, who died July 12 at age 53 after a second battle with colon cancer...
...Snow was first diagnosed with colon cancer in February 2005. His colon was removed, and after six months of treatment, doctors said the cancer was in remission. Eleven months after he accepted the White House job, he had a recurrence and was forced to undergo five weeks of treatment. When he returned to the podium - noticeably gaunter, but still game - he was greeted with applause...
...took a particular kind of character to walk into that environment and attempt to turn it around. It's hard to imagine anyone could have done it better than Tony Snow, who died early Saturday after a second battle with colon cancer...
Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm surveyed nearly 700 Swedish men who lost their wives to breast, ovarian or colon cancer in 2000 or 2001. More than 40% of widowers surveyed said they were either never told their spouse's cancer was incurable, or weren't told until just before her death. About 85% of participants said they, or the next of kin, should be told immediately when a spouse's cancer is incurable, a proportion that includes 71% of the men who did not recall being told this information about their own wives. "Sweden is not unique...
...community. But until we come to some consensus, what should patients do? My sense is that they should have a discussion with their physicians about this. First, make sure they're up to date with the preventive health services that everyone in the physician community supports, including mammograms and colon cancer screening. But, then, if their physician tells them, "You don't need to come in next year," or, "You can come in several years," this is not blasphemy. It is very reasonable...