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Chemo worsens quality of life for patients near death

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – – Chemotherapy can hasten deterioration near the end of life in patients with advanced cancer who haven’t yet lost their ability to perform normal daily activities, a study suggests. Many physicians have voiced concerns about the use of chemotherapy for cancer patients nearing death, the researchers note. To see what effects chemotherapy has on cancer patients in their last week of life, Prigerson and

Step aside, here come Europe's hot economies: Spain and Ireland

Spain reported on Thursday that its economy grew 1 percent between the first and second quarters of the year and is running at an annual clip of 3.1 percent. Ireland, meanwhile, issued a delayed report on its first quarter. Spain and Ireland have suffered badly over the past few years as their banks have creaked under the weight of lending into now-burst housing bubbles.