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Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS): Is Stage 0 Breast Cancer Always Treated?
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS): Is Stage 0 Breast Cancer Always Treated? A diagnosis of Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (DCIS) is an alarming and potentially confusing event. DCIS is a non-invasive Stage 0 breast
Continue readingAdjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer
I was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in mid-2025. I underwent surgery to remove the tumor in my colon. I am thinking through adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer. Surgically removing the tumor from
Continue readingProstate Cancer Prevention!
Prostate cancer prevention is cheap and easy. Whereas testing for prostate cancer with conventional methods such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing and prostate biopsies can result in false positives
Continue readingMammography Pros and Cons
Yes, mammography has pros and cons. And mammography can reduce your risk of breast cancer by identifying BC at its earliest stages. At the same time, mammography causes a number of problems. More importantly,
Continue readingActive Surveillance in DCIS
Active surveillance in DCIS is finally here. I say finally because “deintensifying treatment” has come to many other forms of cancer including prostate cancer. Years ago. When I first wrote
Continue readingLong-Term Support for Myeloma Survivors
Long-term support for myeloma survivors is not just about screening and regular blood work. Numerous studies document both the risks and benefits from screening for all treatment-related secondary cancers.
Continue readingHow Long is Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer?
How long should you undergo active surveillance if you have low-risk Prostate Cancer (PCa)? According to my experience compared to the study linked below, active surveillance among low-risk PCa patients
Continue readingRethinking “Cancer”
What do I mean when I propose the idea of “Rethinking Cancer?” I’ve spent years researching and writing about the term that I understand and have lived every aspect of it. In the case
Continue readingAvoid DCIS Radiation?
Why would you want to avoid DCIS radiation? If you’ve been diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (DCIS) you probably want to do everything possible to prevent a diagnosis of full breast cancer. For
Continue readingPre-cancers- DCIS, Polyps, PSA, Mole, etc.
Pre-cancers- DCIS, Polyps, PSA, Mole, etc. are all about risk. That is to say, a diagnosis of a type of pre-cancer is a diagnosis that tells you that your risk of that type of cancer has increased. The
Continue readingCancer OverDiagnosis- Real or Not?
Does cancer overdiagnosis actually occur? According to the ACS, cancer incidence rates were down during the pandemic. Meaning, fewer people were diagnosed with cancer in 2020 during the pandemic, than
Continue readingProstate Cancer- Low risk- Non-Toxic Therapies
Prostate cancer has three defining realities, in my experience. First, every man develops some prostate cancer if they live long enough. Second, conventional treatment, too often, results in difficult
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