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Pre-Cancer- OverDiagnoses, OverTreatment?
Even the word pre-cancer can be terrifying. I read the fear in newly diagnosed patients writing in online groups daily. Let’s face it. The word cancer strikes fear into all who are diagnosed with
Continue readingDCIS and Overtreatment Therapies- Reduce Risk or Not?
There is considerable disagreement about the treatment of DCIS. Some believe that nearly everyone with DCIS, regardless of its characteristics, should be treated with either mastectomy or lumpectomy
Continue readingThyroid Cancer- Delay Treatment to Reduce Overtreatment
“These findings suggest that a substantial and growing part of the detected thyroid cancers are overdiagnosed and overtreated.” The argument for overdiagnosis and overtreatment of thyroid cancer
Continue readingDCIS: Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment?
The issue of DCIS and how it should be treated is extremely complex. In a Ralph Moss article titled “The Mammography Debate, Part I” DCIS is a topic of discussion. Questions that arise
Continue readingProstate Cancer? Avoid Overtreatment- Take These Steps Before Choosing Surgery or Radiation
…as many as 60% of men who have initial treatment for low-risk prostate cancer might not have required any therapy in their lifetimes. Most of these men will have at least one long-term adverse effect
Continue readingProstate Cancer Prevention!
Prostate cancer prevention is cheap and easy. Whereas testing for prostate cancer with conventional methods such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing and prostate biopsies can result in false positives
Continue readingMammography Pros and Cons
Yes, mammography has pros and cons. And mammography can reduce your risk of breast cancer by identifying BC at its earliest stages. At the same time, mammography causes a number of problems. More importantly,
Continue readingActive Surveillance in DCIS
Active surveillance in DCIS is finally here. I say finally because “deintensifying treatment” has come to many other forms of cancer including prostate cancer. Years ago. When I first wrote
Continue readingLong-Term Support for Cancer Survivors
Long-term support for cancer survivors is not just about screening and regular check-ups. Numerous studies document both the risks and benefits from screening for all cancers. And there are many risks
Continue readingHow Long is Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer?
How long should you undergo active surveillance if you have low-risk Prostate Cancer (PCa)? According to my experience compared to the study linked below, active surveillance among low-risk PCa patients
Continue readingRethinking “Cancer”
What do I mean when I propose the idea of “Rethinking Cancer?” I’ve spent years researching and writing about the term that I understand and have lived every aspect of it. In the case
Continue readingAvoid DCIS Radiation?
Why would you want to avoid DCIS radiation? If you’ve been diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (DCIS) you probably want to do everything possible to prevent a diagnosis of full breast cancer. For
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