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Last updated: 2006-06-02

Doctors cite futile cancer treatment
2006-06-02

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City
Houston
Atlanta
States
Wisconsin
Texas
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County
Harris County
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Houston Metro
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Company
M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr
Drugs
Gleevec
Herceptin
Avastin
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Category
Lung Cancer
Breast Cancer
Cancers
Doctors are reporting a disturbing rise in the number of cancer patients getting chemo and other aggressive but futile treatment in the last days of their lives. ... ...
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