The pain facts
Article Abstract:
Advanced-cancer patients need not suffer through pain which can be controlled. Since pain is steadily acknowledged as an emergency for cancer patients, patients are encouraged to inform family and medical staff to ensure control or prevention of intractable pain.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1993
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Aspirin: curbs four cancers?
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People who take aspirin regularly face less risk of acquiring cancers of the esophagus, stomach, rectum and colon, according to the American Cancer Society. Recent findings indicate that the medicine may inhibit tumor growth or enhance immune responses.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1993
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Cancer focus on prevention
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The American Cancer Society (ACS) is doing research on cancer prevention. ACS studies seek to find a connection between a diet that is high in fiber and low in fat and the development and recurrence of cancer.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
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