A New Kind of Help for Women Undergoing Cancer Treatment
January 21, 2010 by Teri Christoph
Filed under Profiles in Conservatism
By Ashley Sewell
In 2009, an estimated 713,220 women were newly diagnosed with cancer. The “C” word triggers other words: chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. It raises questions about hair loss, insurance and medical bills, and the odds of remission. Undergoing treatment can take a toll emotionally as well as physically; anxiety, depression, and grief [...]
Socialized Health Care Horror Stories: Cancer
June 30, 2009 by Dawn
Filed under Featured Writers, Profiles in Conservatism
By Alexa Moutevelis
With Obamacare increasingly becoming the focus in Washington, it is important to highlight the horrors of government-run universal health care in other countries so it can be stopped here.
Here’s are two recent stories on how government health care affects cancer treatment:
UK:
The cancer divide: Men are most at risk because the NHS prefers saving [...]
Popular Ranking Unfairly Misrepresents the U.S. Health Care System
June 1, 2009 by Dawn
Filed under Featured Writers
By: Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD
The media and political community have made a big deal out of the fact that the U.S. ranks 37 out of 191 countries on the World Health Organization’s Health Care Ranking System. Is this tool a credible way to compare quality health care delivered in the U.S. vs the rest of [...]
