Elevated Cancer Rates Found In Crestwood
A sign across the street from the Crestwood Municipal Building expresses residents displeasure with the city in Crestwood, Ill.; AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File Cancer cases for Crestwood, Illinois residents were elevated, according to a new report by the Illinois Department of Public Health . The study was prompted by a Tribune investigation last year that found Crestwood residents were …
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CT scan cancer call to cut use
SENIOR radiologists have called for doctors to stop the indiscriminate ordering of CT scans, which can cause cancer.
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WellPoint routinely targets breast cancer patients
Shortly after they were diagnosed with breast cancer, each of the women learned that her health insurance had been canceled. There was Yenny Hsu, who lived and worked in Los Angeles. And there was Patricia Reilling, a successful art gallery owner and interior designer from Louisville, Kentucky.
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