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.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1996
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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.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
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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.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1993
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