All posts by David Emerson
Preoperative Esophageal Cancer Staging-
Background Accurate detection of metastasis to lymph nodes is an essential component of the approach to treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of magnetic resonance imaging
Continue readingVitamin D3, Colorectal Cancer
BACKGROUND: In an earlier study, a 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) (25(OH)D) score calculated from known predictors of vitamin D status significantly predicted plasma levels of 25(OH)D and the risk of colorectal
Continue readingAlcohol Increase Breast Cancer Risk?
Consuming three to four alcoholic drinks or more per week after a breast cancer diagnosis may increase risk of breast cancer (BC) recurrence, Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol may raise the risk
Continue readingMinimally Invasive Surgery- Esophageal Cancer
There was no significant difference in 30-day mortality among esophageal cancer patients; however, MIE had lower blood loss, shorter hospital stay, and reduced total morbidity and respiratory complications. Esophageal
Continue readingElectromagnetic fields- Breast Cancer
Because in vitro studies suggest that low levels of electromagnetic fields may modify cancer cell growth, we hypothesized that systemic delivery of a combination of tumor-specific frequencies may have
Continue readingEstrogen, Progesterone Breast Cancer
I was very surprised to find that, because up to twenty percent of tests for estrogen and progesterone positivity and negativity have been found to be innacurate, new guidelines have been established for
Continue readingEarl Kielley – Reverse pre-cancerous prostate cancer
“The condition is called high grade PIN. I was told approximately 70 % of patients with this condition go on to full blown prostate cancer in the first year” Fast forward. On approximately
Continue readingBlack Raspberries- Barrett’s Esophagus?
In particular, animal models of esophageal cancer have suggested that black raspberries can decrease markers of oxidative stress and DNA damage…” Twenty-plus years living with an incurable
Continue readingPeopleBeatingCancer- Cleveland Marathon-2013
The PeopleBeatingCancer Spring fundraiser has morphed from the “Talk-the-talk, Walk-the-walkathon (TTTWTW) to “Team PBC at the Cleveland Marathon.” The Cleveland Marathon, whether running,
Continue readingCryoablation- Palliative Therapy for Bone Metastases
Percutaneous cryoablation is a safe, effective, and durable method of palliative therapy for pain due to bone metastases I underwent palliative therapy for my relapsed myeloma in the fall of 1996. At the
Continue readingJan Pederson- Ovarian Cancer
“She asked me if I had backaches. I told her that yes, sometimes I did. She told me that my symptoms could be ovarian cancer and that I should see a doctor” In February 2003, I met a woman
Continue readingGrape Seed Extract- Colorectal Cancer Therapy
“…the more advanced are colorectal cancer cells, the more GSE inhibits their growth and survival. On the other end of the disease spectrum, GSE leaves healthy cells alone entirely…” Effective
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