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Search results for "Less than 13 of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer live for more than five years"

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X posts stated on July 22, 2024 in a post on X:
The death of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, six days after the Trump rally shooting was linked to her “oversight of the Secret Service.”
By Madison Czopek• July 24, 2024
Facebook posts stated on July 09, 2023 in a Facebook post:
"Zero Amish children diagnosed with cancer, diabetes or autism."
By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2023
Robert Watson stated on April 26, 2011 in a speech on the House floor:
"I'm well aware that medical marijuana is a recognized, medical, viable treatment for this sort of [pancreas] pain condition."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 8, 2011
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 31, 2007 in :
"I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine."
By Lisa Greene• October 31, 2007
Michael McCaul stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet:
"80% of children born in developing countries die of cancer each year." 
By Madlin Mekelburg• December 20, 2019
Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Military data from 2021 show military members experienced spikes of 300% in miscarriages, almost 300% in cancer diagnoses and 1,000% in neurological issues.
By Jeff Cercone• January 31, 2022
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 25, 2019 in in a news conference:
"Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• March 9, 2019
Drug Policy Alliance stated on February 19, 2015 in an article in Politico:
Says Debbie Wasserman Schultz "voted repeatedly to send terminally ill patients to prison."
By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2015
Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2021 in Facebook post:
Soft-tissue cancer diagnoses have “climbed through the roof” in 2021 as a result of COVID-19 vaccines.
By Jeff Cercone• December 16, 2021
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2022 in a video on Facebook:
“It’s been proven that sugar triggers and causes cancer. … So the best thing to do to prevent cancer is to avoid sugar.”
By Sara Swann• April 18, 2022
Instagram posts stated on October 16, 2022 in an Instagram post:
There’s a “coincidental correlation” between COVID-19 vaccines and a spike in cancer in adults younger than 50.
By Jeff Cercone• October 17, 2022
Ora Houston stated on September 08, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting about the city budget:
"HIV/AIDS among women is skyrocketing in Austin."
By Mary Ann Roser• October 2, 2015
Facebook posts stated on December 05, 2024 in a post:
Fox News commentator Dr. Kelly Powers died from “turbo cancer” caused by COVID-19 vaccines.
By Sara Swann• December 6, 2024
The Patriot Report stated on January 08, 2018 in a headline:
"Bill Clinton’s hitman confesses on his deathbed."
By Amy Sherman• January 23, 2018
Viral image stated on August 13, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"If your body's pH is alkaline, you cannot get cancer. And if you have cancer, it goes away."
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2022
Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2009 in a town hall in New Hampshire:
Said his mother had to fight with health insurance companies for treatment because of a pre-existing condition.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 21, 2011
Bloggers stated on December 08, 2015 in Internet posts:
Says former president Jimmy Carter said, "Medical marijuana cured my cancer."
By Joshua Gillin• March 6, 2017
Chris Larson stated on March 12, 2014 in an email:
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate approved a bill "denying veterans the right to recover their medical costs for cancers they developed while serving their country."
By Tom Kertscher• March 20, 2014
Ron Fournier stated on May 10, 2015 in a pundit panel on "Face the Nation":
Says Mike Huckabee appeared in diabetes infomercials to endorse "cures and treatments that no health agency supports."
By Katie Sanders• May 13, 2015
Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Baby boomers didn’t have autism, seizures, allergies and other ailments when they were kids.
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 9, 2022

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Obama wrong that insurance delay caused death

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