Cancer Oklahoma

Oklahoma doctors, cancer survivor warn of sun danger
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Cancer doctor sentenced for misbranded drugs
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis County cancer doctor has been sentenced to probation for two years, fined $25,000 and ordered to pay $1 million for misbranded prescription drugs. The penalties for Dr. Abid Nisar of Town and Country, Mo., were announced Friday. He pleaded guilty to federal charges earlier this year.... Read More

SPOTLIGHT: Resilient dog survives prostate cancer
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — There are few things more grim for a dog than prostate cancer. And when a little scrap of a dog named Bear was diagnosed with this disease in November 2010, nobody figured he'd live longer than six to nine months. But Bear just wasn't ready to go that soon. And his owners, Lisa and Tim... Read More

Susan G. Komen for the Cure awards local groups
MIAMI (AP) — Thirty-three South Florida cancer organizations have received $1 million from the local affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The University of Miami breast cancer coordinator at Jackson Memorial Hospital received $50,000. Other local grantees announced Thursday include La Liga Contra el Cancer,... Read More

Cancer-free Shanteau eager to focus on swimming
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — At his first Olympics, Eric Shanteau was distracted by a far more important race — beating cancer. Now, he can focus on winning in the pool. "I'm going to have lighter footsteps walking around the deck, that's for sure," Shanteau said, chuckling. In Beijing, he surprisingly made the... Read More

NY bride who faked cancer released from jail
GOSHEN, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who faked having cancer so donors would pay for her "dream wedding" and Caribbean honeymoon was released from jail Wednesday after paying back more than $13,000 to the people she duped. Jessica Vega apologized in court for the scam and was sentenced to time served — the less than... Read More

Phoenix woman who faked cancer pleads not guilty
PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix woman who pretended to have cancer to raise money for breast implants has pleaded not guilty to fraud and theft charges. A Maricopa County Superior Court spokesman says 27-year-old Jami Lynn Toler entered her plea Wednesday. Toler told her former boss she needed a double mastectomy and... Read More

Manager pleads guilty in Miss. cancer clinic fraud
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An ex-office manager has pleaded guilty in what prosecutors say was a multimillion dollar health care fraud in which a cancer clinic gave patients diluted chemotherapy drugs and used old syringes on multiple people. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, Brittany McCoskey and Monica Weeks were indicted last... Read More

Woman pleads guilty in cancer clinic fraud case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former office manager has pleaded guilty in what prosecutors describe as a multimillion dollar health care fraud in which a cancer clinic gave patients diluted chemotherapy drugs and used old syringes on multiple people. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, Brittany McCoskey and Monica Weeks were indicted... Read More

Study: Simple scope exam cuts colon cancer deaths
A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study finds. Many doctors recommend a more complete test — colonoscopy — but many people refuse that costly, unpleasant exam. The new study shows that the simpler... Read More