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Cancer > Terminal Illness
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Terminal Illness Defined
Active and progressive disease which cannot be cured. Curative treatment is no longer appropriate, but palliative care is.
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Smoking: A deadly habit
Published November 19, 2008, 9:19 am, Saint George Spectrum
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 438,000 Americans die annually as a result of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke.
Cancer Patients Lose Shot at Longer Life in U.K. Cuts (Update1)
Published November 17, 2008, 5:46 am, Bloomberg
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Jack Rosser's doctor says taking Pfizer Inc. 's Sutent cancer drug may keep him alive long enough to see his 1-year-old daughter, Emma, enter primary school. The U.K.'s National Health Service says that's not worth the expense.
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Off-site Terminal Illness Links, User Submitted
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Sat Oct 18
- YouTube - Randy Pausch's; A Final Farewell: Professor Pausch sits down with Jeff Zaslow and discusses his turmoil with death and how he's leaving his family.
Thu Oct 9
- Is It Necessary to Lie After Death?: Post discusses honesty in the creation of an obituary, and offers an example of one that was apparently published, though it was totally "un-PC.&q uot; Something to think about as we age.
Fri Aug 22
Wed Jul 9
- NEJM -- Talking about Death with Children Who Have Severe Malignant Disease
- USNews.com: Health: In Brief: Children's and Adolescents' Health: Terminal illness
Thu Jul 3
- "Death with Dignity" Initiative Goes to Washington State Ballot: [quote]OLYMPIA ? Supporters of a so-called "Death With Dignity" initiative turned in an estimated 320,000 signatures Tuesday to the Secretary of State's Office, virtually guaranteeing that Initiative 1000 will be on the November ballot.[/quote ]
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Tue May 6
- Why Me? Why Not? -- Living With Terminal Illness, by Kat Hepler. A MESSAGE FROM US: It is our hope that through this book you will be inspired to take part in your recovery from whatever it is that you need to recover from. It is not our intention to tell you what is best for you
- Counselors Working with the Terminally Ill
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