Saving Becca: one year in a family's battle against cancer

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Rebecca Piccinni is a Doylestown, PA, teenager who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 1997, when she was 14 years old. After her chemotherapy sessions started, she began to lose her dark, abundant hair, her fertility and began to spend much of her time undergoing treatment.

Personal narratives, Behavior, Cancer patients, Ewing's sarcoma

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SEPTA fights back

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SEPTA general counselor Jim Kilcur is eliminating fraudulent lawsuits and insurance claims by hiring investigators to follow 'victims.' Expert testimony by doctors and use of private investigators is discussed.

Investigations, Ethical aspects, Evidence, Expert, Expert evidence, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Insurance fraud

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All my suns: how my adolescent quest for the perfect tan led to a grown-up reality: skin cancer

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Skin cancer can appear despite good skin care for a decade following habitual sun exposures. A women of 34 describes her youthful behavior and surgery for basal-cell carcinoma.

Prevention, Skin cancer

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