Our Mission
PeopleBeatingCancer supports an evidence-based integrative approach to cancer care. For most newly diagnosed patients, FDA-approved therapies form the foundation of treatment, while evidence-based complementary therapies may help reduce side effects and improve survivorship.
Click the orange button to the right to learn more.
Search Results for: overtreatment
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.
Continue readingPrevent Oral Mucositis in Nasopharyngeal Cancer
“For the first time, this study indicated that the probiotic combination had significantly enhanced the immunity of patients, reduced oral mucositis… Oral mucositis (OM) is what I call a “Rodney
Continue readingElderly Myeloma -To Treat or To ASCT?
Elderly multiple myeloma patients do not tolerate chemotherapy-related adverse events as well as younger patients, and they are rarely candidates for high-dose therapy (HDT). In December of 1995, upon
Continue readingRadiation for Bone Mets-
“Radiotherapy for painful bone metastases is a standard of care, but a new study that looked at earlier use of the modality had an unexpected result.” To say that local radiation therapy for
Continue readingCoQ10 for Heart Disease- Prostate Cancer?
By September the pain from the prostate cancer bone metastases were negligible and I had been doing serious biking most of the summer. Hello David. Here’s my history: Diagnosed in 1992 at age
Continue readingLow-Risk Prostate Cancer-Active Surveillance
“Active Surveillance” is based upon the prolonged natural history of low-risk prostate cancer and is an attempt to balance the risks and side effects of over-treatment against the possibility
Continue readingIs Gleason Score 6, GS6, Prostate Cancer?
“Prostate Cancer incidence doubled,5 with low-grade cancers such as GS6 (ie, Grade Group 1) accounting for up to 70% of new diagnoses.2,3“ You’ve been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer (PCa).
Continue readingDCIS-Radiation Boost Lowers Risk- No Change in Overall Survival
Radiation Boost Lowers Risk of IBT Recurrence But Does Not Reduce Overall Survival in Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ aka DCIS Radiation boost for DCIS patients undergoing whole-breast radiation (WBRT) is the
Continue readingPancreatic Cysts-To Treat or Not?
Precancerous pancreatic cysts is a benign tumor that has the potential to progress to pancreatic cancer over the course of years. Dear David- I have pancreatic cysts. One was growing rapidly. Two doctors
Continue readingLumpectomy versus Mastectomy for Early Stage Invasive Breast Cancer
A new study called “Decision Making about Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer” finds that the women studied had major deficits in their knowledge about the pros and cons of having either
Continue readingChemotherapy and Over-treatment in Breast Cancer
Doctors are at odds over whether some women with breast cancer should have chemotherapy—one treatment among the arsenal long seen as crucial to fighting the disease, along with surgery and radiation. Early-stage
Continue readingDysplasia of the Tongue-Reduce Risk of Cancer?
“Dysplasia is the step preceding the formation of squamous cell carcinoma in lesions which have the potential to undergo dysplasia.” Dear Cancer Coach-I was diagnosed with dysplasia of the
Continue reading