| According to the American Cancer Society,
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| | available today include surgery,
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| nearly 1.4 million people were diagnosed
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| | radiation, chemotherapy and biologic
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| with cancer in 2005. The victims are
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| | therapies. New treatments, such as
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| fairly evenly divided, with males having
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| | hormone therapies with Tamoxifen and
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| a slight lead at 51 percent. The causes
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| | transplant options involving bone marrow,
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| are seemingly too complicated to unravel.
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| | are being added to these standard
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| The effects are unfortunately too
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| | procedures on a regular basis.
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| obvious.
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| | This widespread availability of cancer
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| The rise in cancer patients, combined
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| | experimentation and treatment options
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| with new access to medical research and
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| | causes confusion not only among the lay
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| technology, enable cancer victims to take
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| | community, but among physicians and
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| self-education to new heights. Through
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| | payers as well. Every day, new options
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| their efforts, patients are often
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| | appear on the horizon that show promise,
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| confused by the nuances between protocols
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| | but only a few become treatment
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| for scientific experiments and the
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| | protocols. As the literature about cancer
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| medically accepted protocols for
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| | research and treatment burgeons, it's
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| treatment. While the two sound the same,
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| | increasingly difficult for anyone but an
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| they serve different ends. Experimental
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| | Oncology specialist to stay current with
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| protocols are simply mechanisms for
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| | which treatments are sanctioned and which
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| following scientific research that can be
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| | are still considered experimental.
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| replicated and compared against an
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| | Having access to Board-Certified
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| already standardized treatment to prove
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| | Oncologists and Hematologists as part of
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| validity. This process may require
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| | the independent review process can help
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| several experiments and studies before
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| | payers ensure patients receive the best
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| treatment is sanctioned as a proven
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| | medical care possible as approved by
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| method that can be used on patients.
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| | their contracts. AllMed Healthcare
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| Typically, insurance payers will not
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| | Management's panel of Oncology and
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| begin to pay for treatment until
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| | Hematology specialists know the latest
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| protocols have reached the medically
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| | cancer treatment options and can help
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| proven stage.
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| | you, the payer, stay abreast of these
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| The four major types of cancer treatments
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| | advancements-now and in the future.
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