Cancer check list

Checking this page could save your life! Cancer Facts: There is no type of cancer from which someone has not been cured! There is no type of cancer for which there are no treatments! Cancer is the most curable of all chronic diseases! ACTIONS: Make a commitment. The most important single factor is to do [...]

When is enough enough?

Knowing that cancer is a life threatening illness and there is generally only one chance to successfully treat it, when do you accept the advice being given by your physician and commence treatment? This is an extremely complex question. Some of the factors to be considered: Do you have a strong desire to live? On [...]

Beware of Terminal Prognosis

Something new is happening and it is bad! I previously believed that when a physician told a newly diagnosed cancer patient they were terminal, the physician was unaware of what was available to treat that specific disease or was trying to protect their ego by forecasting the worst in which case there was no downside. [...]

Knowledge Heals – Ignorance Destroys

Being diagnosed with cancer is the most traumatic event that can happen to an individual. Someone who has not been there cannot possibly appreciate the gravity of this event. Normally, the diagnosis comes from a visit to a physician for a supposedly innocuous illness while the patient feels relatively healthy. All of a sudden they [...]

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 [...]

Three cheers for some outstanding institutions

Over 100 of the top institutions treating cancer patients in the US are now offering Multidisciplinary Second Opinions (MD2O). This is great news for newly diagnosed cancer patients. From the seed of a single Cancer Management Center started in September 1980 in Kansas City to give second opinions, this incredible life-saving service has developed. It [...]

How to select an institution

I receive numerous calls from cancer patients around the country asking where the best place to treat their cancer would be. That is a much more complex subject than it appears on the surface. First of all, their motivation and how serious their cancer is statistically must be considered. The fundamental factor is to be [...]

Build your recovery on a solid foundation – not quicksand!

Ask your physician to pick up a qualified oncologist and place your life in their hands. Every third American will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. It will strike virtually every family. Recovering from cancer is a matter of teamwork between a doctor and patient. It is vital that a patient select a physician [...]

Doctor – weigh your words carefully

The manner in which a physician discloses to a patient the diagnosis of cancer can, in and of itself, determine whether the patient will die or survive. The physician can instill hope and the desire to try to fight and be part of a winning team or can cause the patient to want to do [...]

Questions to ask your doctors

The more involved you are the better care you will receive. You can also ask important questions of your caregivers, family and friends to help determine the roles they can best fill for you throughout your cancer journey. Questions To Ask Your Medical Oncologist Questions About Cancer: Do you typically treat patients with my diagnosis? [...]

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