Posts Tagged Diagnosis and treatment

Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing

Paschal High School seniors Jaz Tinsley, Emily Linstrom and Leigh Larson volunteer at Planned Parenthood of North Texas' 2012 annual luncheon at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas Friday, Feb.  3, 2012.  The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to deny funding to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism that resounded across the Internet, jeopardizing Komen's iconic image.  (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, David Kent)

To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.

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Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant

Alannah Shevenell, 9, speaks to a reporter at her home in Hollis, Maine, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Alannah returned home Wednesday afternoon, three months after receiving six new organs in a groundbreaking operation. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Boston replaced Alannah Shevenell’s stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas and a portion of her esophagus in October. It’s believed to be the first-ever transplant of an esophagus and the largest number of organs transplanted at one time in New England. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

HOLLIS, Maine (AP) — A 9-year-old Maine girl is home after undergoing a transplant of six organs to remove a tumor that was spreading throughout her abdomen.

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New debate: When is medical marijuana “usable?”

Josh Brewer poses Jan. 27, 2012 at his home in Rogue River, Ore., with a marijuana seedling he will be planting now that his conviction for exceeding the amount of pot allowed for medical use has been reversed. The state Attorney General's Office conceded in an appeal that marijuana hanging and drying should not have been counted toward the state limit of 24 ounces.  (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

ROGUE RIVER, Ore. (AP) — When police knocked on Josh Brewer’s door to check for marijuana, even one of the nation’s most liberal medical marijuana laws was put to the test.

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New debate: When is medical marijuana “usable?”

ROGUE RIVER, Ore. (AP) — When police knocked on Josh Brewer’s door to check for marijuana, even one of the nation’s most liberal medical marijuana laws was put to the test.

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Santa Fe musicians tend to pet dog with cancer

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — For the last decade, Odessa has guided Santa Fe musician Bonnie Hearne around obstacles, down stairs and up streets. She’s given Hearne, who has been blind since age 10, a measure of freedom and been her loyal companion.

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