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    May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 'Big C' consultant Dr. Vijay Trisal

    Cathy Jamison lived four TV seasons with cancer, a stage 4 melanoma diagnosed at the start of "The Big C" on Showtime;&nbsp;"<a href="http://www.sho.com/sho/the-big-c/home" target="_self">The Big C: hereafter</a>," a four-part series, airs Mondays. With Laura Linney in the lead role, Cathy's reactions, and those of her loved ones, ranged wildly as she learned to live whatever life remained. In the following Q&amp;A, Dr. Vijay Trisal, a surgical oncologist at <a href="http://www.cityofhope.org/Pages/default.aspx" target="_self">City of Hope</a> and the show's medical consultant throughout the process, talks about some of the personal and social issues surrounding cancer.
    Cathy Jamison lived four TV seasons with cancer, a stage 4 melanoma diagnosed at the start of "The Big C" on Showtime; "The Big C: hereafter," a four-part series, airs Mondays. With Laura Linney in the lead role, Cathy's reactions, and those of her...
    2. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Patient is out of network, out of luck

    A worrisome abdominal pain drove Jalal Afshar to seek treatment last year at healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente.
    A worrisome abdominal pain drove Jalal Afshar to seek treatment last year at healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente. The Pasadena resident and Kaiser member had lived for years with a rare condition known as Castleman's disease, which affects the lymph...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemotherapy, Symptoms, Health and Safety at School, Hospitals and Clinics

    3. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Circumcision study supports HIV theory

    Circumcision is known to reduce a man's risk of HIV infection by at least half, but scientists don't know why. A new study offers support for the theory that removing the foreskin deprives troublesome bacteria of a place to live, leaving the immune system in much better shape to keep the human immunodeficiency virus at bay.
    Circumcision is known to reduce a man's risk of HIV infection by at least half, but scientists don't know why. A new study offers support for the theory that removing the foreskin deprives troublesome bacteria of a place to live, leaving the immune system...

    Tags: George Washington University, HIV, Science and Technology, Pathology, Johns Hopkins University

    4. Dec 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Gov. Jerry Brown: Some information about early prostate cancer

    Gov. Jerry Brown is undergoing treatment for localized prostate cancer, according to a <a href="http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=17848">statement </a>released by the governor&rsquo;s office.
    Gov. Jerry Brown is undergoing treatment for localized prostate cancer, according to a statement released by the governor’s office. In it, Brown’s UC San Francisco oncologist was quoted as saying  that "fortunately, this is early stage...

    Tags: Politics, Government, Medical Specialization, Health Treatments, General Practitioners

    5. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. City of Hope picks a longtime executive to be its next CEO

    City of Hope, a leading cancer hospital and medical research center, has tapped one of its veteran leaders to take over as chief executive in January.
    City of Hope, a leading cancer hospital and medical research center, has tapped one of its veteran leaders to take over as chief executive in January. Dr. Michael Friedman, 69, said he plans to retire as CEO at year's end after 10 years at the helm....

    Tags: Healthcare Provider, Hospitals and Clinics, Corporate Officers

    6. Feb 14, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Ex-San Diego mayor who gambled away $1 billion remorseful

    L.A. NOW
    Maureen O'Connor was the first female mayor of San Diego. But when she left public life, she spent countless hours seated in front of video-poker machines, authorities said. Over a nine-year period, she wagered an estimated $1 billion, including millions....
    7. Feb 15, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Ex-mayor's lawyer ties her gambling addiction to brain tumor

    L.A. NOW
    The lawyer for former San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor suggested that a brain tumor may have caused her to lose massive sums gambling on video poker games. Over a nine-year period O'Connor wagered an estimated $1 billion, including millions from......
    8. Feb 13, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  8. Susan Love, doctor/patient

    And now, she is the patient. For decades, as a surgeon, researcher, professor and medical celebrity of sorts, Susan Love has led the charge against breast cancer and for women's health. She served on President Clinton's cancer advisory board. She set up a research foundation. Her book on breast cancer is on the short shelf for clinicians and counselors. And last June, when, like so many women, she was feeling and doing fine, the diagnosis came. Except it wasn't breast cancer but leukemia. The woman who has battled one kind of cancer on behalf of millions of women finds herself fighting another kind, on her own
    And now, she is the patient. For decades, as a surgeon, researcher, professor and medical celebrity of sorts, Susan Love has led the charge against breast cancer and for women's health. She served on President Clinton's cancer advisory board. She set up a...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Women's Health, Emergency Incidents, Health and Safety at School, HPV Vaccine

    9. Jan 1, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Rose Parade 2013: float list and route map

    L.A. NOW
    Rose Parade: 2013 float list and route map...
    10. Dec 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Newtown shooting brings back pain for L.A. Jewish center victims

    L.A. NOW
    Joshua Stepakoff and Mindy Finkelstein belong to a unique club. A fraternity, Stepakoff considers it, and they are called together every time another mass shooting takes place....
    11. Jun 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. How my boyfriend took me for a ride

    I was publicly dumped after being with someone for years. My next mistake &mdash; let's call him the ex-con &mdash; was standing on the sidelines, waiting and watching the sordid drama play out. He was friends with my friends: trust fund babies, college acquaintances, assorted reprobates.
    I was publicly dumped after being with someone for years. My next mistake — let's call him the ex-con — was standing on the sidelines, waiting and watching the sordid drama play out. He was friends with my friends: trust fund babies, college...
    12. Oct 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. The Cutting Edge

    When Dr. Amir Abolhoda recently performed robot-assisted lung cancer surgery at UC Irvine Medical Center <span>&mdash;</span> the first procedure of its kind in Orange County <span>&mdash;</span> it marked the latest leap in the fast-evolving field of robotics.
    When Dr. Amir Abolhoda recently performed robot-assisted lung cancer surgery at UC Irvine Medical Center — the first procedure of its kind in Orange County — it marked the latest leap in the fast-evolving field of robotics. The minimally...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Lungs and Airways, Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments

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