Every cancer patient is entitled to make an informed decision. While it sounds so simple, it is possibly one of the most difficult aspects in getting started in the right direction. Being told that nothing can be done, that surgery is required tomorrow or take these pills and come back in 90 days is not making an informed decision. Continue Reading…
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Patient Responsibility
In discussing the idea of mandatory second opinions for newly diagnosed cancer patients (www.blastcancer.org) a cancer support organization came to the conclusion that the patient must be responsible for his/her own body in lieu of another Federal or state regulation. That’s only logical. If I don’t care that much about my life, why should anyone else? We all hate regulations Continue Reading…
To Tell The Truth – just for fun!
Dick Bloch was a guest on the game show, “To Tell The Truth” in 1966 — FUN! Continue Reading…
Ottawa Ontario cancer survivor park video
Video tour of the Ottawa, Ontario Cancer Survivor’s Park: Continue Reading…
Choosing treatments
There are three types of treatments that you must consider in treating cancer. First are orthodox medical treatments (such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation) of which I am completely in favor when prescribed by a qualified physician and concurred with by an in dependent qualified second opinion. Orthodox medical treatments always come first and foremost in treating cancer. Continue Reading…
Deciding to take treatments
“Should I take chemotherapy?” Lately I have heard this question asked by callers several times. Whether it is by an 80 year old gentleman with slow growing lung cancer, by a 52 year old lady with advanced ovarian cancer or a young lady with breast cancer. The answers, with numerous qualifications, is “yes” Continue Reading…
Time is critical
Time is a critical factor in the successful treatment of cancer. Cancer grows geometrically. In other words, 1 billion cancer cells will become 2 billion or 10 billion will become 20 billion in the same length of time it takes 1 cell to become 2. Cancer can not be detected by an x-ray, scan, or feeling until it contains at least 1 billion cells. Continue Reading…
Pain control
I had never been a pill taker. Twice I tried to quit the five-a-day pills with codeine I had to take to keep my post-lung-surgery pain in control and both times I had to go back to the pills the second day because the pain was so intolerable. Continue Reading…
Unproven therapies
Why would anyone consider using unproven therapies? With one million cases of cancer per year, thousands of doctors have tested every reasonable treatment on every type of cancer for many years. They know what works and what doesn’t. But those who know that only surgery, radiation or chemotherapy hold hope of treating someone unfortunate enough to be stricken with cancer are living twenty years in the past. Continue Reading…
NCI News
- First prospective trial shows molecular profiling timely for tailoring therapy May 16, 2013
- Skin cancer linked to reduced risk for Alzheimer's disease May 16, 2013
- Preclinical tests shows agent stops 'slippery' proteins from binding, causing Ewing sarcoma May 16, 2013
- Primary care physicians vital to complete care of prostate cancer patients May 15, 2013
- Study identifies key protein for cell death May 15, 2013
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