Dr. Jen Gunter
cancer
Mitt Romney channels Ebenezer Scrooge on 60 minutes
Last night on 60 minutes Mitt Romney was questioned about health care. When asked if the government had a responsibility to care for the fifty million Americans who don’t have health insurance he replied, “Well, we do provide care for people who don’t have insurance, people — we– if someone has a heart attack, they … Continue reading
A letter to Prada about their PRO-SMOKING shoes
Dear Prada, I was perusing shoes at Nordy’s, momentarily entranced by a pair of your gorgeous beige patent platform heels, when I came across a shoe of yours that I can only describe as the brainchild of a misogynist douchecanoe. I’m referring to what you call your “Lips” shoe. Yes, the one with the 80’s … Continue reading
Cancer v. the Constitution
The patient in the emergency department smelled of advanced cancer. It is the smell of rotting flesh, but even more pungent. You only ever have to smell it once. She had been bleeding irregularly, but chalked it up to “the change.” Peri-menopausal hormonal mayhem is the most common cause of irregular vaginal bleeding, but unfortunately … Continue reading
Targeting Big Tobacco to save a few billion in health care costs
The United States spends about $200 billion a year on health costs related to tobacco use, half of the money is spent on direct health-care and the other half on lost productivity. 18% of women of reproductive age smoke and 173,940 women die every year from smoking related cancers. Never mind the effects of smoking … Continue reading
The 5 most common cancers among women and tips on prevention and early detection
According to the American Cancer Society 739,940 women were diagnosed with cancer of some kind in 2010 and sadly almost one-third, or 240,290 women, died. While breast cancer is the most common cancer, with over 200,000 women diagnosed each year, it is far from being the most lethal. Women with cancer of the ovary, the … Continue reading
Can you be pro-life and pro-tobacco? Presidential hopeful Rick Perry thinks so.
In 2009 Texas lawmakers decided to tax smokeless tobacco by weight rather than volume. This raised the taxes causing sales in Texas to drop by 50% (stats courtesy of those most concerned with plummeting sales, the makers of the Redman Chewing tobacco, apparently the number one brand). Less chewing tobacco is good because it causes … Continue reading
