In an interview with Bob Wright from the American Anti-Cancer Institute for my The Quest For The Cures docu-series, I asked him what causes cancer in cells. His reply was that “Cancer is caused by chemicals and radiation. You can explode that out to many different types of chemicals whet...
Identify some of the methods in which treatments for cancer can be enhanced. What are four characteristics (behaviors) of all cancer cells? What are the main five types of cancer? Explain. What are the types of cancers and their cures? Explain various treatments for cancer. What are some ca...
And even in the year 2020, that generally doesn't mean miracle cures or medical breakthroughs. Having a devastating genetic diagnosis means learning to live with uncertainty. It means learning that you and your diagnosis are not the worst thing that could happen. Learning to live with uncertainty...
Even institutes dedicated to finding causes of and cures for cancer acknowledge that no connection between aluminum deodorant and cancer has been made. Studies have shown concentrations of aluminum in benign breast cysts, but that is not considered proof that aluminum can cause breast cancer. The ...
later his student, Rudolph Virchow, proposed that all cells, including cancer cells, are derived from other cells. And in the 1860s, the German surgeon Karl Thiersch proposed that cancers migrate to other parts of the body (known scientifically as metastasis) by the spreading of malignant cells...
The current standard for patients with advanced diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is R-CHOP-21 (21-day rituximab-cyclophosphamidedoxorubicin- vincristine-prednisone). However, while this regimen cures approximately two-thirds of patients, a significant fraction of patients will still relapse, and...
I know someone who had breast cancer, and the doctor ordered breast cancer chemotherapy prior to a mastectomy. There was a chance that she would have to have radiation post surgery. The chemotherapy was successful and radiation was not warranted. She is cancer free. ...
Thankfully, women are talking more and more about this natural process, which has been brought into the open in part by the proliferation of books on the topic, free-speaking celebrities, "femtech" apps, pricey diets and "cures" pitched to menopausal women and more. “But it’s still not...
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“All of these things are really important. We’ve been trying hard to add that layer of treatment into how we manage colorectal cancer.” Fewer smokers, earlier detection for some cancers and improved treatments have led to a steady drop in the overall cancer death rate. But cancers in the...