Evaluating the Validity of Cancer Research Reports
One of the most common gripes I hear (and one that I often express) is that Medical news changes often. How often do we hear of a "breakthrough" only to be disputed the next week. [...]
We Need to Improve Access to Oral Chemotherapy By Changing Insurance Co-Pays and Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Cancer chemotherapy agents historically have been administered intravenously or by an injection. In recent times there have been a number of emerging oral chemotherapy. Most of us strongly prefer the oral drugs as they are [...]
Lady Sybil Dies on Downton Abbey Leaving an Important Message for All of Us
I recently read a very interesting post by Trisha Torrey on About.com about a happening on the TV show, Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey is a PBS (in the United States) TV show that originates from [...]
Researchers Find Consistent Epigenetic ‘Signatures’ In Prostate Cancer Patients’ Who Have Metastases
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center found in a genome-wide analysis of 13 men with metastatic prostate cancer that there were consistent epigenetic "signatures" or “marks” across all metastatic tumors in each of [...]
Lance Armstrong and His Role as a Cancer Survivor
What should the role of a cancer survivor be? Why are we supposed to be giants among people, after all we are just regular people? Why are we to be measured against the likes of [...]
Chemotherapy Every Two Weeks Might Be Superior to the Standard Every Three Week Schedule Currently Used
Chemotherapy with Docetaxel is usually given on a once every three (3) week schedule of 75 mg/m2 administered intravenously + prednisolone (10 mg/day p.o.) for men with advanced prostate cancer. In the cases when the [...]