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Elaine Schattner

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Raises Discussion-Worthy Points In Her Breast Cancer Update

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Raises Discussion-Worthy Points In Her Breast Cancer Update

John McCain is a fighter, no question. But can attitude affect cancer?

John McCain is a fighter, no question. But can attitude affect cancer?

On The New Year, Broken Hearts Give Impetus For Exercise

On The New Year, Broken Hearts Give Impetus For Exercise

Taboo, The Black Eyed Peas Musician, Has A Message For Cancer Patients

Taboo, The Black Eyed Peas Musician, Has A Message For Cancer Patients

Magic Johnson’s HIV Story Offers Hope For Cancer Patients

Magic Johnson’s HIV Story Offers Hope For Cancer Patients

Ben Stiller And Howard Stern Talk About Prostate Cancer Screening. Great!

Ben Stiller And Howard Stern Talk About Prostate Cancer Screening. Great!

Could New Lung Cancer Meds Keep Walter White From Breaking Bad? http://www.amc.com/shows/breaking-bad

Could New Lung Cancer Meds Keep Walter White From Breaking Bad?

After A Lymphoma Diagnosis, Lloyd Blankfein Has Reason For Optimism

After A Lymphoma Diagnosis, Lloyd Blankfein Has Reason For Optimism

On The Death Of Beau Biden, Brain Cancer, Progress And Hope

On The Death Of Beau Biden, Brain Cancer, Progress And Hope

What We Might Learn From The Early-Stage Breast Cancer Disclosures Of Sandra Lee and Rita Wilson

What We Might Learn From The Early-Stage Breast Cancer Disclosures Of Sandra Lee and Rita Wilson

Chatting With Anne Parker: A Patient’s View On How Cancer Care Has Changed Since The 1960s

Chatting With Anne Parker: A Patient’s View On How Cancer Care Has Changed Since The 1960s

Understanding Angelina Jolie Pitt’s Cancer Risk And Her Decision To Tell About It

Understanding Angelina Jolie Pitt’s Cancer Risk And Her Decision To Tell About It

Finding Beauty: How Lisa Bonchek Adams Told Her Cancer Story

Finding Beauty: How Lisa Bonchek Adams Told Her Cancer Story

On The Death Of David Carr, And Cancer Survivorship

On The Death Of David Carr, And Cancer Survivorship

Dimon’s Diagnosis Prompts a Quick Look at Throat Cancer

Dimon’s Diagnosis Prompts a Quick Look at Throat Cancer

Don’t Judge Her Don't Judge Her!

Don’t Judge Her

Hillary Clinton, Hospitalized with a Blood Clot, Faces New Decisions

Hillary Clinton, Hospitalized with a Blood Clot, Faces New Decisions

Reconciling Lance Armstrong’s Story With the Realities of Cancer Survival

Reconciling Lance Armstrong’s Story With the Realities of Cancer Survival

On Sheryl Crow’s Report that She Has a Meningioma, and Singing Loud

On Sheryl Crow’s Report that She Has a Meningioma, and Singing Loud

Illness is Not Discrete. On Feeling Sick, and Not Knowing What’s Next

Illness is Not Discrete. On Feeling Sick, and Not Knowing What’s Next

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