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Archive Home > 2004 > September > 20 > Officials fight cancer at Warm Springs

Officials fight cancer at Warm Springs

Late diagnosis, delayed treatment endemic among American Indians

By Jeanene Harlick / The Bulletin
September 20, 2004

For Celeste Whitewolf, a Warm Springs cancer patient's recent nightmare with cancer treatment is only the latest example of a system gone dreadfully wrong.

The American Indian breast cancer patient, like all Warm Springs tribal members, qualified for insurance under the Indian Health Service....

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