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The Health Show #1224

By http://www.healthshow.org/

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – Chemotherapy can be a life saver...and a nightmare. The side effects of the cancer treating drugs have sometimes been described as being worse than the symptoms of the disease. But in the end, just about everyone is glad to have these weapons in the fight against cancer. Now, the supply of these drugs in becoming spotty. On this week's Health Show...a report on the growing shortage of cancer treating drugs.

We'll also talk about a method of less invasive spinal surgery...and learn about the health and societal problems of unwed mothers in Korea.