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Pancreatic Cancer- Hyperthermia
Bathing your Pancreatic Cancer is hot chemo may be more effective than circulating chemo throughout your entire body… Makes sense to me. Pancreatic Cancer is one of the, if not the most difficult
Continue readingLess is More- Stage III Lung Cancer
“For patients with stage III non-small-cell lung cancer, standard-dose chemoradiation therapy is better than high-dose treatment, with higher five-year overall survival rates” You’ve
Continue readingSite-Specific Chemo-Pancreatic Cancer For Surgical Removal
In a study of laboratory models of pancreatic cancer (PC), the researchers found the “site-specific chemo approach” was 12 times more effective in reducing tumor size than traditional IV drug
Continue readingElderly Lung Cancer- Worse Therapy Outcomes
“physicians should be cautious when monitoring the effects of therapy in elderly lung cancer patients because of an increased incidence of severe toxicity” It is not just elderly lung cancer
Continue readingLung Cancer- Risk VTE, Early Mortality-
“Patients with lung cancer (LC) are known to be at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Venous thromboembolism is associated with increased risk for early mortality” If you’ve
Continue readingRadiotherapy Lung Cancer Reduce Survival 20%
“Radiotherapy treatment for lung cancer could have a negative effect on the health of your heart new research has found.” Radiation can kill cancer. This is a fact. But radiation also causes
Continue readingCurcumin, Aromatase Inhibitor Sensitivity, Breast Cancer
“curcumin reverses chemo-resistance and sensitizes cancer cells to chemotherapy and targeted therapy in breast cancer” Aromatase Inhibitors (Tamoxifen, anastrozole, exemestane and letrozole
Continue readingCutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
There is no widely accepted standard-of-care for unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (CSCC) aka Skin Cancer According to research the majority of both basal
Continue readingBasal Cell Cancer- Non-Toxic, Heart-healthy Therapy
Hyperthermia may be a promising treatment for basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, bypassing the antiapoptotic defenses concentrated in the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis pathways…” While
Continue readingKill Colon Cancer Stem Cells, Prevent Colon Cancer Relapse?
Colon Cancer (CC) Relapse is Driven by Cancer Stem Cells (CSC)- Grape Seed Extract and Resveratrol Kill CC Stem Cells As is often the case, the devil is in the details. The study linked and excerpted below
Continue readingThe Melanoma Paradox-
While the number of skin cancer cases—specifically for melanoma—is anticipated to increase by 14 percent this year, the number of deaths from melanoma is decreasing by 4 percent.1 There is no paradox
Continue readingPrevent Chemoresistance, Relapse Lung Cancer
Researchers have now discovered that circulating lung cancer tumor cells combine, making previously chemo-sensitive cells into chemo-resistant cell complexes For those people who respond to chemotherapy
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