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08/28/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Was John McCain killed by Big Pharma?

Longtime Arizona Senator John McCain passed away on Saturday at age 81. Although his cause of death was said to be an aggressive form of brain cancer, some people believe that Big Pharma’s questionable practices had a hand in his passing. However, the same can be said for many people’s deaths – especially when cancer […]

08/27/2018 / By JD Heyes

Cancer deaths of John McCain, Ted Kennedy show total failure of the pharma-controlled cancer industry that only deals poison and death

Feisty and independent, sometimes cantankerous and most always politically unpredictable, long-serving Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., 81, a former Navy pilot and Vietnam War vet who suffered like no human should ever have to as a POW for six years, died on Saturday of an aggressive form of brain cancer. Interestingly, McCain’s death – on August […]

08/06/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Chemotherapy found to stop new brain cells from growing, worsening depression in brain cancer patients

Chemotherapy is depressing enough, but a drug used in the procedure may heighten it and make it worse, according to a study by researchers from King’s College London. Depression is considered one of the least recognizable symptoms of cancer since the condition is commonly attributed to the shock of the patient upon hearing the news. […]

08/19/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Experts warn Senator John McCain’s brain cancer will return even after radiation and chemotherapy

Last July 31, Senator John McCain returned to Arizona to undergo chemotherapy and targeted radiation, both standard post-surgical treatments for his brain tumor. The Arizona politician, 80, was diagnosed with a primary glioblastoma following a craniotomy to remove a blood clot below his left eyebrow. The July 14 procedure was scheduled after McCain complained of […]

06/16/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Radiation therapy for brain cancer found to cause significant damage to the brain

Radiation therapy (RT) may be seen as an effective method in treating cancer, but it comes at a high cost. New research shows that RT does not just kill brain tumors, but even the healthy tissue surrounding them, causing significant damage in the brains of patients. The study was done by researchers at the University of […]

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