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...exam. All indicators suggested that Sarah had meningitis as a complication of her chicken pox, but the vision complaint didn't fit. A spinal tap was indicated to confirm the meningitis diagnosis, but a CT scan, performed "just to rule out anything evil," showed a small resectable brain tumor pushing on her optic nerves. Sarah recovered well from both her chicken pox and the neurosurgery and remained relatively headache free until she needed glasses in 6th grade...
...promising drug ingredients. If the number of presentations at ASCO is any indication, their lab cupboards are plenty full of just such compounds. So far, the best cocktails, still in early testing in the most advanced cancer patients, try to include some agents aimed at cutting off a tumor's blood supply (so-called angiogenesis inhibitors), others designed to trigger a cancer cell's pre-programmed suicide pathway, or still other compounds that muck up the intricate signaling system that a cancer cell uses to guide and control its growth. Scientists are also turning their attention to metastasis, which...
...received superb care at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minn., for a malignant brain tumor, which is now in remission. Still, I was frightened by your cover story. Have I been blessed with dumb luck, or am I being treated by one of the best hospitals? Your article probably made countless people question the wisdom of trusting the medical world, and may have also discouraged some from seeking the care they urgently need. JACK MOSER Osceola...
...represented the victims, was pleased that Jenkins' decision establishes clear standards for litigating-or settling out of court-the remaining cases. "What I see as important," said Wright, "is that in all of the leukemia cases we tried, the court ruled for us. And in two of the tumor cases, he ruled for us. So in the case of leukemia, thyroid and breast cancers, the judge seems to be saying that there is enough evidence to show that radiation was responsible...
...broke her leg when she was 2 years old, he can hope that the dark spot on her tibia may not be a deadly bone cancer but something more benign, like a Brodie's abscess. He may still remove the abscess but not have to do a whole invasive tumor workup. Doctors talk privately about the cost--economic and physical--of the bias toward overtesting. They are less beguiled by flashy technology, more aware of the risks of even simple procedures and thus more willing to trust their doctor's instincts. If everything in his experience tells your doctor that...