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“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
Continue readingOnions Kill Breast Cancer Cells
“We found onions are excellent at killing cancer cells…The researchers have also recently determined onions are effective at killing breast cancer cells…” I’m not saying that
Continue readingIs “Vaping,” “Juuling,” “E-cigs,” Unhealthy or Not?
“What we have to do is make a best guess based on what we currently know about electronic cigarettes aka vaping.” I am a long-term cancer survivor. My son is a healthy college student who used
Continue readingIron Deficiency In People With Cancer
An iron deficiency is one of the most common complications in cancer patients, affecting 30-90%, depending on the type of cancer. An iron deficiency means not enough oxygen is being carried around the
Continue readingChemosensitivity Testing Improves Treatment of Leukemia
“A paper in the peer-reviewed journal Leukemia & Lymphoma showed that overall survival improved 250+ percent in leukemia patients when doctors used a chemosensitivity test to help determine treatment.” As
Continue readingFish Oil Improves Response to Chemo, Improves OS for Lung Cancer Patients
Fish Oil Increases Response to Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer Patients and Increases Overall Survival Compared to Standard-of-Care Lung cancer patients and survivors face several challenges. Non-small cell
Continue readingEsophageal cancer screening: Unnecessary, Expensive, Harmful?
“A group of U.S. internal medicine doctors today recommended limiting esophageal cancer screening to people with chronic heartburn who have additional, more severe symptoms…” Do you have
Continue readingMolecular Profiling: Breast Cancer
“The genetics of a tumor make each patient’s cancer unique. For example, doctors now know that there are many different types of breast cancer with distinct molecular patterns, or profiles.” If
Continue readingDr. Nicholas Gonzalez- Pancreatic Cancer
“In 1994, Dr. Gonzalez conducted a pilot study of his program for 11 patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer. Five lived longer than two years, and two lived longer than four years.” As
Continue readingOmega-3 fatty acids, triple-negative BC
However, they omega-3 fatty acids were dramatically more effective in inhibiting proliferation in the triple-negative breast cancer cell lines. If you are a triple-negative breast cancer (BC) survivor
Continue readingEarly Prostate Cancer? Know Your Options-
Active Surveillance IS Treatment for Early Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most prevalent cancer diagnosis annually among men. The majority of PCa diagnoses are indolent or early stage diagnoses.
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