Tag Archive - Radiation

The doctor says…

February 13, 2009 in Physicians with 0 Comments

Newly diagnosed cancer patients are sometimes told they are terminal with 3 or 6 months or a year or two to live. Why does the physician say this? Because, they say, they must be honest, they must be frank, and the patient and their family has a right to know and must prepare for death. The truth is that Continue Reading…

Choosing treatments

February 5, 2009 in Treatments with 0 Comments

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…

Reducing medical errors in cancer

February 3, 2009 in 2nd Opinions, For Patients with 0 Comments

On May 7, 2001 on ABC National News Peter Jennings stated, “In cancer, a second opinion should be more than just an option.” The following evening his report went in depth reviewing the study at Johns-Hopkins about the alarming figures of individuals treated with surgery or radiation for prostate cancer who did not have any cancer and the one in 5 cases of all cancers wrongly diagnosed Continue Reading…