Emil J. Freireich, MD, DSc, was the originator of combination chemotherapy, the primary architect of the first cure for a systemic cancer, a major contributor to the cures for half a dozen other systemic cancers and, quite possibly, the man who did the most to transform MD Anderson from ...
Researchers suspect that the higher rates of esophageal cancer in Central Asia are linked to the use of chewing tobacco — a habit common in Pakistan — as well as the "drinking of very hot beverages such as tea and Kawa [or kahwa], which are again, extremely common in Pakistan," the ...
In 2008, John was diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent emergency surgery the very next day. After getting a grim prognosis of 3-6 months to live, he opted to undergo an aggressive regimen of chemotherapy for the next six months. In that time, he lost all his hair, his fingernail...