Brain cancer "used to be considered a death sentence, and it's not anymore," says Thomas Sedowski, one of dozens of survivors sharing experiences on iReport.com. With his diagnosis, Sedowski entered the complicated world of cancer, just as Sen. Ted Kennedy has. [read full story]
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In the U.S., 1.4 million people will learn they have cancer this year A multitude of online resources exist for cancer patients Resources go from how to choose a doctor to how to read a pathology report By Elizabeth Cohen CNN Medical Correspondent ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- In the United States...
One day you're out walking your dog, and the next day you find out you have cancer. That's pretty much what happened to Sen. Ted Kennedy, who was recently diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. In this week's Empowered Patient, CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen tells you the best places...
A malignant glioma - the diagnosis doctors gave Sen. Edward M. Kennedy - is the worst kind of brain cancer. Malignant gliomas strike almost 9,000 Americans a year. Survival statistics are grim - few live three years and for the worst subtype, half die within a year.
Brain cancer "used to be considered a death sentence, and it's not anymore," says Thomas Sedowski, one of dozens of survivors sharing experiences on iReport.com. With his diagnosis, Sedowski entered the complicated world of cancer, just as Sen. Ted Kennedy has.
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