Search Results for: Melanoma
Melanoma Therapy- Kills or Inhibits Melanoma Growth by 69% “Without Harming Healthy Cells”
In the study, the compound caused human melanoma cells to die and inhibited tumor growth by about 69 percent in a mouse model… Normally, I never blog about therapies that “show promise”
Continue readingMelanoma Dx- Evidence-based, Non-toxic Skin Cancer Therapies
Chronic exposure of solar UV radiation to the skin leads to basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Cancer Coach- Hi from the UK. I am a 3 year stage 3B melanoma survivor who is under a “watch
Continue readingSurvival in Melanoma? Anti-Angiogenisis
I have a friend who was diagnosed with melanoma in 2012. Sam, not his real name, underwent standard-of-care therapy for melanoma. At the conclusion of the conventional (FDA approved) melanoma therapy Sam
Continue reading5-FU Cream- Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer?
“People don’t appreciate having stuff cut on their face a lot… They do it if there is a (skin cancer) there, but we want to take a proactive approach where we can give them something
Continue readingDCA (Dichloroacetate)- Melanoma-
A case of a 32-year-old male is presented in which DCA therapy, with no concurrent conventional therapy, resulted in regression and stabilization of recurrent metastatic melanoma (mel.) for over 4 years’
Continue readingCan MGUS Spur Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers?
Like myeloma patients, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) patients have abnormal proteins in the blood as a result of defective plasma cells in the bone marrow… Dear David-
Continue readingMyeloma Tumor Chemosensitivity Testing
Myeloma tumor chemosensitivity testing sounds like an oxymoron. Myeloma is a blood cancer- no such thing as a myeloma “tumor.” However, it seems like chemosensitivity testing should be the
Continue readingSmoldering Myeloma and Financial Toxicity
Why do I mean by the phrase “smoldering myeloma and financial toxicity?” Pre-myeloma classifications such as a single plasmacytoma of bone, MGUS and SMM (smoldering myeloma) are not cancer…
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 readingCancer and Financial Toxicity
Cancer and financial toxicity are inextricably linked. I believe that financial toxicity is as dangerous as any environmental or genetic cause of cancer. According to the research linked and excerpted
Continue readingReduce Your Risk of Cancer NOW!
All I could think of were evidence-based but non-conventional therapies to reduce the risk of cancer. Several classmates of mine and I were playing poker the other night. As is often the case, the general
Continue readingSkin Cancer Over-diagnosis
Skin cancer over-diagnosis is a significant and growing problem in the United States. The challenge is that term “skin cancer” is a catch-all term that, in many people’s minds and can
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