Why would anyone consider using unproven therapies? With over 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 “Unproven Therapies”
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. Continue reading “How to select an institution”
Prostate cancer chronology
Background: 20% of all men age 55 have prostate cancer. By the time a man reaches the age of 70 that increases to approximately 50% and close to 100% by the age of 90. This is known because when men die from other causes, it is discovered at the autopsy that they had prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is extremely serious for a young man and generally is not imminently life threatening for a man over 65 unless Continue reading “Prostate cancer chronology”
Death and Cancer
It is my personal opinion that the greatest cause of mortality from cancer is the individual equating death and cancer. When an individual is diagnosed with a malignancy, their first assumption is that it will eventually kill them and they do not muster all their resources to fight this vicious disease. Continue reading “Death and Cancer”
Enjoy Life
It is a terrible shock to anyone to be diagnosed with cancer. Most people cannot comprehend what the physician is saying, but the underlying tone is that this may mean the end of your life. Or at the very least, it will mean the end of your life as you had known it. We’re here to tell you that it doesn’t have to! Continue reading “Enjoy Life”