If cancer strikes: what you do can save your life

Article Abstract:

Cancer is the second leading cause of death for Canadians. Chances of defeating it are enhanced by gaining more information on the disease, consulting an oncologist, considering a clinical trial, getting sufficient support from friends and family and believing that the cancer shall pass.

Author: Cornwall, Claudia
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1996
Psychological aspects, Cancer patients

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The triumph of Ed McNeilly

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Ed McNeilly was a burly hunk of a man who for 16 months fought cancer through sheer determination and an unwillingness to let the disease interfere with his activities. Though ultimately unsuccessful, McNeilly by his courage inspires.

Author: Craig, Jean
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
Biography, McNeilly, Ed

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Sparing the voice box

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Dr. Gregory T. Wolf found an alternative treatment that saves the larynx in cancer cases. It uses both radiotherapy and chemotherapy instead of the usual surgical removal of the larynx.

Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1993
Larynx

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Subjects list: Care and treatment, Cancer, Cancer treatment
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