A Spring Hill health care company is accused by federal regulators of a fraudulent billing scheme targeting seniors for unnecessary $6000 cancer screenings. The criminal charges are part of a multi-year crackdown on the use of pricey genetic testing.
Why Tennessee Lawmakers Are Requiring Coverage For One Experimental Cancer Treatment
Listen An experimental cancer treatment has won a rare endorsement from the Tennessee legislature, even though lawmakers were discouraged from weighing in. The General Assembly is requiring insurance coverage of proton therapy, which benefits one company building a treatment center in Franklin.
Nashville Cancer Survivors Find Meaning In Radiation Masks After Treatment
Survivors of head and neck cancer sometimes see the mask, which bolts them to a table during radiation, as representing the trauma of cancer — whether they burn it, keep it or turn into art.
Cancer prevention study needs more Tennessee volunteers
The American Cancer Society needs Middle Tennesseans who are willing to be tracked for the rest of their lives for no compensation. However, there is the promise of anonymity–and the hope that lives will be saved.
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