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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Many Terminal Cancer Patients Mistakenly Believe A Cure Is Possible | Synopsis

Many Terminal Cancer Patients Mistakenly Believe A Cure Is Possible

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avon walk for breast cancer, SF by mariachily
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Excerpt:

Dr. Joel Policzer review his patient, Lillian Landry, in the hospice wing of an Florida hospital in 2009. A new research found that many terminally ill cancer clients do not totally understand their prognosis. Dr. Joel Policzer review his patient, Lillian Landry, in the hospice wing of an Florida hospital in 2009. A new research found that many terminally ill cancer clients do not totally understand their prognosis.
J. Pat Carter/AP Physicians are commonly summoned to deliver bad news to clients, and there isn't really much that's worse than a medical diagnosis of an advanced-stage cancer for which there is no cure. But there's brand-new proof that a surprisingly huge bulk of clients who receive this news do not totally understand it, or possibly willfully choose to overlook it.

People:

Sandra Swain

Overall Sentiment: 0.064857

Relevance: 0.55062

SentimentQuote
0.0586992"You don't want to take away hope from patients," says Swain.
-0.0520069"You don't want to take away hope from patients," says Swain. "They're not going to be cured but it's not like they're going to die instantly. So it is a really hard balance to achieve."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0066923
  • Mean: 0.00334615
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Deborah Schrag

Overall Sentiment: 0.13274

Relevance: 0.493149

SentimentQuote
0"It's not that [doctors] don't disclose that chemotherapy won't cure the cancer. It's that we disclose quickly and then move on," she says. ...
0.0369017"It's not that [doctors] don't disclose that chemotherapy won't cure the cancer. It's that we disclose quickly and then move on," she says. "But patients always want positive news. In the short term, people will be happier if you give them happier news."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0369017
  • Mean: 0.01845085
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Lillian Landry

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.440982

Dr. Joel Policzer

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.42283

Dana-Farber

Overall Sentiment: 0.128206

Relevance: 0.38801

SentimentQuote
0.0177267"If you think chemo is going to cure you," she says, ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0177267
  • Mean: 0.0177267
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Michelle Andrews

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.341705

J. Pat Carter/AP

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.337121

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Technology: chemotherapy

Overall Sentiment: 0.0340847

Relevance: 0.477022

Organization: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Overall Sentiment: -0.358797

Relevance: 0.529013

HealthCondition: cancers

Overall Sentiment: 0.076075

Relevance: 0.77614

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HealthCondition: colon cancer

Overall Sentiment: 0.0298348

Relevance: 0.430484

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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Stem Cells From Strangers Repair Hearts | Essentials

Stem Cells From Strangers Repair Hearts

Pop!Tech 2008 - Stephen Badylak
Pop!Tech 2008 - Stephen Badylak by Pop!Tech
License (according to Flickr): Attribution License
Excerpt:

Researchers are reporting a key advance in using stem cells to repair hearts damaged by heart attacks. In a study, stem cells donated by strangers proved as safe and effective as patients' own cells for helping restore heart tissue. The work involved just 30 patients in Miami, but proves the concept that anyone's cells can be used to treat such cases. Doctors are excited because this suggests that stem cells could be banked for off-the-shelf use after heart attacks, just as blood is kept on hand now. Results were discussed Monday at an American Heart Association conference in California and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study used a specific type of stem cells from bone marrow that researchers believed would not be rejected by recipients.

People:

Dr. Joshua Hare

Overall Sentiment: -0.0617442

Relevance: 0.501153

SentimentQuote
-0.142717"You could have the cells ready to go in the blood bank so when the patient comes in for a therapy — there's no delay," Hare said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.142717
  • Mean: -0.142717
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Juan Lopez

Overall Sentiment: 0.0703804

Relevance: 0.3629

SentimentQuote
0"It has been a life-changing experience," said Lopez, ...
0.152388"It has been a life-changing experience," said Lopez, who lives in Miami. "I can feel day by day, week by week, month by month, my improvement. I don't have any shortness of breath and my energy level is way up there. I don't have any fluid in my lungs."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.152388
  • Mean: 0.076194
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Dr. Elliott Antman

Overall Sentiment: 0.0207903

Relevance: 0.268972

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

HealthCondition: heart attacks

Overall Sentiment: -0.0765969

Relevance: 0.845324

Disambiguation: DiseaseOrMedicalCondition | CauseOfDeath | RiskFactor | Symptom | DiseaseReferences:

HealthCondition: heart failure

Overall Sentiment: 0.390547

Relevance: 0.409396

Disambiguation: DiseaseOrMedicalCondition | CauseOfDeath | DiseaseCause | Symptom | DiseaseReferences:

FieldTerminology: stem cell therapy

Overall Sentiment: 0.446592

Relevance: 0.383021

Organization: University of Miami

Overall Sentiment: -0.0240134

Relevance: 0.321777

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City: Miami

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.496262

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Monday, December 10, 2012

Malaria Creeps Back Into Greece Amid Health Budget Cuts | Redux

Malaria Creeps Back Into Greece Amid Health Budget Cuts

Excerpt:

Health employees protest outside the Health Ministry in Athens against pay and budget cuts. Fewer resources for malaria treatment and mosquito control may be contributing to malaria's comeback in Greece. Health employees protest outside the Health Ministry in Athens against pay and budget cuts. Fewer resources for malaria treatment and mosquito control may be contributing to malaria's comeback in Greece. Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Some 70 cases have been reported there this year, and at least 12 people appear to have been infected in the country. (The others picked up the disease elsewhere. ) That's a concern for health workers because it means malaria may now be endemic to Greece — and not just hitching a ride with travelers. Plus, the parasite is showing up in regions where it has never been reported, the U.S. Centers of Disease and Prevention said in a statement last week.

People:

Dr. Apostolos Veizis

Overall Sentiment: 0.0470567

Relevance: 0.363571

SentimentQuote
0"Early treatment can allow you to have less spread of the disease," he says.
0"I see a light in the tunnel," he tells ...
0.542047"I see a light in the tunnel," he tells Shots. "The interventions they did this year, in collaboration with authorities, had a very positive impact on the number cases in the area."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.542047
  • Mean: 0.18068233333333
  • Standard Deviation: 1

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

HealthCondition: malaria

Overall Sentiment: 0.0462895

Relevance: 0.908991

Disambiguation: DiseaseOrMedicalCondition | CauseOfDeath | DiseaseCause | InfectiousDisease | RiskFactor | Disease | MedicalTreatment | OrganizationSectorReferences:

Country: Greece

Overall Sentiment: -0.0409566

Relevance: 0.577379

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