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Disney Family Cancer Center
The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank has ushered in a new era in cancer care for Californians. The Cancer Center brings together some of the most advanced technology in radiation oncology...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Medical Specialization, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics
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Worried about radiation danger?
UCLA professor Keisuke Iwamoto answered reader questions about the dangers of radiation exposure in a live Web chat Thursday.
Iwamoto, a faculty member at UCLA's Division of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, studies radiation exposure and how it can...Tags: Blood, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Marathon
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Medical marijuana inspires strong opinions, but what does science say?
Depending on whom you ask, marijuana is a dangerous drug that should be kept illegal alongside heroin and PCP, or it's a miracle herb with a trove of medical benefits that the government is seeking to deny the public -- or something in between: a plant...Tags: Recreational Substance Use, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, Political Corruption, Marijuana Use, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jennifer Egan, Siddhartha Mukherjee and Kay Ryan win writing Pulitzer Prizes
Jacket CopyThe 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners include Jennifer Egan, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Kay Ryan, Ron Chernow and Eric Foner.... -
May 6 buzz: How to stop healthcare costs from going up; the benefit of Superman going global
Opinion L.A.Most viewed and commented: Diagnosis as disease Are doctors overmedicating their patients, and subsequently raising healthcare costs? That's what H. Gilbert Welch contends. The practicing physician and professor of medicine at the Dartmouth Institute... -
Steve Jobs medical leave: experts speculate but Apple quiet
L.A. Times Tech BlogApple and Steve Jobs. Walt Disney Co. and Walt Disney. Ford Motor Co. and Henry Ford. There are few titans of industry who are as synonymous with their brands as these men have been -- and in Steve Jobs' case,...... -
Breast cancer patients not getting needed test
Booster ShotsBreast cancer therapies are being tailored today to fit the genetic profile of the patient. This approach, called personalized medicine, can help doctors choose the best treatments for their patients. But a study published today in the journal Cancer... -
More women choose prophylactic mastectomy [Updated]
Booster ShotsThe choice to remove a healthy breast in order to avoid breast cancer is a deeply personal decision that appears to be on the upswing in one group of women, according to a study published today in the journal Cancer....... -
Canadian researchers show how a breast tumor evolves
Booster ShotsFor the first time, Canadian researchers have decoded the DNA of breast cancer cells when the tumor was localized and after it had spread, providing previously unavailable information about how changes in DNA lead to metastasis and yielding some insight..... -
So long to a tail-wagging boy: Saying goodbye to a beloved dog named Dillon
L.A. UnleashedAs anyone who's ever loved and lost a pet knows, dealing with the grief that comes with the death of a furry friend is heart-wrenching. Our colleague Diane Pucin is a sports writer by trade and a pet lover at...... -
When cancer spreads to the brain
Booster ShotsThe first set of guidelines dealing with cancer that has spread to the brain calls for treatment with both surgery and radiation therapy instead of just radiation alone. The document, released today at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons meeting in........ -
Book review: 'The Widower's Tale' by Julia Glass
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Widower's Tale A Novel Julia Glass Pantheon: 402 pp., $25.95 The outspokenly fuddy-duddy 70-year-old patriarch at the center of "The Widower's Tale," Julia Glass' class-consciousness-raising new novel, is a recently retired Harvard librarian named...Tags: Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Migration, Noel Coward, Medical Specialization
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