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Category Archives for side effects ID and prevention
Teen Influencers- Pop Psychologists?
“Teen Influencers as Social Media Psychiatrists” response- I read an article in Psychology Today by Dr. Joseph Davis on the advantages and disadvantages of teens discussing mental illness on social
Continue readingHPV Vaccination Skepticism?
HPV vaccination statistics in adult men and health care education, why go without treatment? American health care is more accessible than ever before, but this is also a period in American culture where
Continue readingDementia Risk Reduction-
“Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, and it generally affects the elderly. It has been suggested that diet is an intensively modifiable lifestyle factor that might reduce
Continue readingCancer Therapy and Mental Health
Discussions of cancer therapy and its side effects are often focused on physical limitations. For instance, chemotherapy, while one of the most effective cancer treatments across the board, has lasting
Continue readingPediatric, AYA Cardio Protection
“Cancer Survivors are 15 times more likely to have heart failure and eight times more likely to have heart disease than the general population…” While pediatric and AYA cancer survivors
Continue readingOral Lichenoid w/ Epithelial Atypic?
Hello David- my dentist discovered oral lichenoid mucositis with epithelial atypia. The comments on the pathology report read: “This may represent reactive atypia, however we cannot exclude the possibility
Continue readingHPV, Educating Patients, Families
The topic of cancer prevention can be hard to navigate. The number of cancer-causing foods, drugs, and simple behaviors that have some evidence of increasing the risk of cancer can be a daunting education.
Continue readingAlzheimer’s Disease, dementia
“Brain health is becoming more important to the average person as the number of people with cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is rising significantly…” What
Continue readingLisa’s Story-Leukemia “Not Necessarily”
Does this mean I’m going to die?” Lisa asked innocently to Dr. Nantel, the hematologist at the Vancouver General Hospital. He had just diagnosed her with leukemia. “Not necessarily” was his reply Does
Continue readingNon-alcoholic Fatty liver- cardiovascular events, women
“…we found that women with Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease are not more protected than men with NAFLD.” The takeaway from the study discussed below is that being female normally lowers
Continue readingLarynx Cancer- “Lost salivary and swallow…”
Hi David- Local oncologist did chemotherapy and radiation on my larynx cancer. Lost salivary and swallow. I need to get rid of feeding tube so I can eat real food again. Any ideas? I am sorry to learn
Continue readingRenal Cell – IV Alpha Lipoid Acid, Low-Dose Naltrexone
After only a few treatments of IV α-lipoic acid and IV vitamin C, his symptoms (renal cell carcinoma) began to improve… While I think anecdotal evidence opens up cancer patients to only part of
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