cancer Articles

Robotic vs Open Cystectomy in Bladder Cancer?

“How does robot-assisted radical cystectomy compare with traditional open radical cystectomy for management of patients with bladder cancer? Robot-assisted radical cystectomy’s time may be

Bladder Cancer- “No Sex Drive/no Desire for Sex at All…”

It’s killing our relationship so I’m looking for any information anyone could give me…he is seeing another dr tomorrow to talk about this…but he says he just has no sex drive/no

Gene Breslow, Bladder Cancer- Cystectomy

The exam identified a mucous growing and a thickening in the wall of the bladder. A biopsy was done and the diagnosis was invasive adenocarcinoma of the bladder (bladder cancer-BC).   Gene’s Story:

Breast Cancer- No Longer Declining

New Guideline for Surveillance of Gynecologic Cancers

This article provides important information regarding up to date recommendations from the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology as to guidelines for the surveillance of gynecologic cancers: &n...

Retinoblastoma- Reduce Relapse

We suggest that this series of events results in a stoppage of the (retinoblastoma)  cell cycle progression at the G1–>S phase transition thereby leading to a G0/G1 arrest and subsequent apoptotic

Follicular Lymphoma: Watch and Wait for Better Therapies?

“Watching and waiting is still reasonable for patients with follicular lymphoma of all varieties because, while we are watching and waiting, clinical trials are ongoing, developing newer and better

Calcium Reduces Colorectal Cancer Relapse

There was a significant decrease in new adenomas detected at follow-up among patients who received calcium supplementation compared with placebo… While the research is not completely consistent,

Early Breast Cancer? Consider Non-toxic Therapies

“New findings from the groundbreaking TAILORx trial, show no benefit from chemotherapy for 70 percent of women with the most common type of breast cancer…” The phrase “less is more”

Bladder Cancer – Conventional, Non-Conventional

“The aim of treating Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) is avoid the loss of the bladder and to prevent recurrence and progression to muscle-invasive disease” I have two friends who

Breakthrough Therapy Cuts Prostate Cancer Mortality by 50%!

“Our study findings suggest that the number of men who die once diagnosed (prostate cancer) is lowered by more than 50 percent among men eating lots of fish…” You may get prostate cancer

Thyroid Cancer- Second Primary Cancers

“Mukherjee and colleagues sought to determine whether oncologists and hematologists were overtreating with RAI in cases of WDTC, and thus putting their patients at risk for Second Primary Cancers.