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Early Lung Cancer, SBRT if Surgery is Not an Option
Stereotactic body radiation therapy provided an extremely high rate of local control (98%) at 3 years in a small trial of patients with inoperable early-stage lung cancer, according to the results of a
Continue readingBasal Cell Carcinoma Treatment
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer is diagnosed in approximately 3.3 million people in the U.S. annually. Of Those Total NMSC Diagnoses, approximately 80% are Basal Cell Carcinomas– I consider basal cell carcinoma
Continue readingCurcumin Integrative, Non-Toxic Colorectal Cancer Therapy
Combining curcumin with conventional chemotherapeutic agents such as 5-FU could provide more effective treatment strategies against chemoresistant colon cancer cells. Curcumin gives a one-two punch to
Continue readingCurcumin, Integrative Therapies, Can Overcome Multidrug-Resistance In Lung Cancer
Curcumin extracted from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa L. has been shown to have inhibitory effects on cancers through its anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities. Emerging evidence demonstrates
Continue readingEnhanced Cystoscopy for Early Bladder Cancer
Blue Light Cystoscopy (BLC) increases detection rates of carcinoma in-situ and papillary lesions over WLC alone and can change management in 14% of cases… Imagine that you are a newly diagnosed bladder
Continue readingThyroid, Kidney and Liver Cancer- Toxic/Non-Toxic Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Sorafenib (co-developed as Nexavar), don’t work for everyone,” Landau says. They work well in certain cancers, but not in others (for example, breast cancer). They can also wear off as time goes on.
Continue readingHow to Identify Skin Cancer in 5 Steps
Remember A,B,C,D,E When Checking your Body for Possible Skin Cancer. Consider Evidence-based, Non-toxic Therapies to Reduce Your Risk of Skin Cancer- Checking your skin regularly for possible Non-Melanoma
Continue readingSquamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer- Genetic Diagnostic Factors
Gene-expression profiling has identified 4 distinct genetic subtypes of head and neck cancer (H&N) which show some parallels to lung squamous cell carcinoma biology… I am a long-term cancer survivor
Continue readingGot Androgen Deprivation Therapy? (ADT)-Get Nutritional Supplementation-
This review summarizes pre-clinical and clinical studies investigating the ability of dietary supplements to alleviate adverse effects arising from Androgen Deprivation Therapy. In particular, we focus
Continue readingManaging Brain Damage in Head/Neck Cancer
In a pilot study of the association, Razak and colleagues found that nine of 10 survivors of head/neck cancer had deficits in various aspects of neurocognitive function two years after treatment…” When my
Continue reading“Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your…ah…image?!?!?-PeopleBeatingCancer Fall Fundraiser Friday Night October 18th, 2013
Help me celebrate 20 years going from “you have cancer,” to “your cancer is incurable,” and finally “there’s nothing more we can do for you” on October 18th at
Continue reading“you have IDLE?” Over-treatment?
The panel said the over-diagnosis and over-treatment concern also extends to precancerous conditions that have only a small percentage chance of becoming cancer “You have Cancer…” is
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