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Brittany Maynard, 29-year-old woman with terminal cancer, has died

The non-profit organization Compassion & Choices confirmed Maynard's death Sunday evening. Maynard was diagnosed with a stage 4 malignant brain tumor in April. She moved with her family from California to Oregon, where she could legally kill herself with medication prescribed under the Oregon Death With Dignity Act. Ref. USAToday

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Brittany Maynard, The 29-Year-Old With Brain Cancer, Has Committed Suicide

Brittany Maynard, the cancer patient who received national attention over her plan to kill herself under Oregon's assisted suicide law on November 1 has taken her own life. That's despite the fact that cancer patients and pro-life groups have tried to talk her out of the decision. Ref. Source 7

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How did this get national attention unless someone broadcasted it and if they did then what was the purpose behind it? Having a brain tumor is one thing but telling someone how to manage that is another.

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Brittany hits back from 'beyond grave'

A TERMINALLY ill woman who ended her life earlier this month has hit back at critics from beyond the grave on what would have been her 30th birthday. Ref. Source 2

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Some glioblastoma patients benefit from 'ineffective' treatment, researchers say

A subgroup of patients with a devastating brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme benefited from treatment with a class of chemotherapy drugs that two previous large clinical trials indicated was ineffective against the disease, according to a study. Ref. Source 4s.

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When all hope is exhausted, all options explored, It is an act of inhumane and unbelievably selfish cruelty to demand that a person live to the bitter end.

Edited: daishain on 23rd Dec, 2016 - 7:09pm

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Tumor-seeking salmonella treats brain tumors

Genetic tweaks to salmonella turn the bacteria into cancer-seeking missiles that produce self-destruct orders deep within tumors. Tests in rat models with extreme cases of the disease showed a remarkable 20 percent survival rate over 100 days -- roughly equivalent to 10 human years -- with the tumors going into complete remission. Ref. Source 1y.

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Doctors may soon be able to see a brain tumor burned away in real time. A team of researchers are now making it easier, faster and safer for doctors to use an emerging procedure -- one that involves burning away tumors in more patients, including those with brain tumors. Source 9e.