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Granulosa Cell Tumor
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Does anyone in here have Granulosa Cell Cancer?  I was diagnosed with it back in December 2006.  I had taken out an extra Cancer rider policy with my ...
005/15/07 Message Rating
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Medicare Coverage for Cell Cul...
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A genomic test can help to find out if a cancer patient will benefit from chemotherapy or not, and if they do (high risk patients), further pre-tests like cell ...
205/02/07 Message Rating
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web-site that helps out financ...
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There is a great new web-site that helps people that are in need financialy due to illness.The site is www.dollarfairy.org  Take Caretradeheart
004/04/07 Message Rating
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Frustrated with paperwork !!!
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I’ve been a breast cancer patient since 2002. I had been so frustrated about the time it took to manage medical bills and insurance explanation of benefit...
003/27/07 Message Rating
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Frustrated with paperwork !!!
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I’ve been a breast cancer patient since 2002. I had been so frustrated about the time it took to manage medical bills and insurance explanation of benefit...
003/27/07 Message Rating
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Frustrated with paperwork !!!
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I’ve been a breast cancer patient since 2002. I had been so frustrated about the time it took to manage medical bills and insurance explanation of benefit...
003/27/07 Message Rating
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Can anyone help me?
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HelloI have a very close friend who is only 59. She was told last week that she has lung cancer. Her primary doctor told her there wasnt anything to cure it. Th...
103/04/07 Message Rating
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Cheap Health and Life Insuranc...
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life and health insurance has many advantages. But understanding  life and health insurance and its benefits means sifting through the myths surrounding it...
001/15/07 Message Rating
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Coverage for "Alternative" the...
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Hello,We have been looking into different forms of therapy to be used in conjuction with my father's radiation for primary melanoma with secondary mets to t...
201/14/07 Message Rating
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Stage IV Lung Cancer, Medicare...
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Anyone out there been thru this (or is going thru this now )?  My wife has Lung Cancer Stage IV.  She is 58 yrs. old.  She will be on Medicare 2/...
301/05/07 Message Rating
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Sir Spheres and Insurance Cove...
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Hi everyone, Can anyone tell me if they have had SIR spheres and whether the insurance co. paid for this procedure? My son is Stage iv with mets to liver and t...
1012/08/06 Message Rating
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United Health Care Insurance P...
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Hi everyone, My son Shawn was scheduled to visit Pittsburgh on Sunday, December 10th to get diagnostic testing for SIR spheres. We were told that UPMC was out...
112/08/06 Message Rating
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When You Have Cancer and no In...
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What do USA citizens do to get treatment for cancer when they don't have insurance. My son went to Bumrungrad Hospital in Tailand to get treatment. He was there...
112/04/06 Message Rating
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Avastin 2nd Line Insurance
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My wife had a complete response to first line chemo including avastin. The cancer has returned and the oncologist tells us insurance will probably not pay for A...
411/13/06 Message Rating
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no Insurance?
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I need any and all advice on how to proceed if my Dad has no insurance and is seeking treatment through the VA Hospital. We are hitting road blocks at every tu...
510/26/06 Message Rating
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no Cancer Insurance
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What do you do when you think you have coverage and come to find out your cancer insurance lapsed due to switching banks.How can he get disability started he is...
007/02/06 Message Rating
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Attention 2658sage
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I read your post, but now can't find it and I have some thoughts for you. Amy
002/19/06 Message Rating
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New Medicare Prescription Plan
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The new Medicare drug benefit plan is part of a much broader message. With oncology drugs accounting for about 69% of total Part B spending on prescription drug...
101/14/06 Message Rating
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New Medicare Prescription Plan
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The new Medicare drug benefit plan is part of a much broader message. With oncology drugs accounting for about 69% of total Part B spending on prescription drug...
101/14/06 Message Rating
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Tarceeva
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Hi to anyone, Does anyone have insurance for this Tarceeva, or do have to pay yourself? My mother, age 85, has lung cancer and her doctor has now recommend...
001/09/06 Message Rating
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Any Experience Dealing With Ka...
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Hi my mom is 81 and has medicare but Kaiser is the HMO that controls it. She is stage IV NSCLC and we want to look into having Cyberknife done on her liver mets...
007/29/05 Message Rating
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Looking to Help Un/under Insur...
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I am walking 16,000 miles through 48 states to raise money to help un/under insured cancer patients. www.thebigwalk.org. Please contact us if you need help
407/21/05 Message Rating
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Chemo Pill
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My sister has had breast cancer 3 times and brain cancer. She lives in a remote part of Oregon. To go to chemo and/or radiation, she has to travel 2 hours. Her ...
103/28/05 Message Rating
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Life Has Changed
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I was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2003. My husband is self-employed and we had just ordered new health insurance because my COBRA was ending. The plan...
003/01/05 Message Rating
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Remission
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I think you are on the right track. Please get a second opinion. I went throught something like you are going through. Try a university hospital. They don't car...
012/28/04 Message Rating
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