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Tag Archives: Cancer Treatment
Breast Cancer Surgery Harmful in Frail Nursing Home Residents
Elderly women with breast cancer fare worse after surgery, study finds
As a rule, breast cancer surgery is considered a low-risk procedure, even in the elderly. But a recent study published in JAMA Surgery has called into question the wisdom of surgery in women who are elderly and medically frail. After … Continue reading
A Plan to Learn from Cancer’s Exceptional Responders
A group of scientists will study data from patients who beat the odds in a big way
As every oncologist will tell you, cancer is an unpredictable disease. Despite rigorous research protocols that map out every aspect of each patient’s treatment, some people with a particular diagnosis do well, while others succumb to their disease in a … Continue reading
“Making It Through Chemotherapy” by Jackie Schuld
A book that is a helpful token for someone beginning the scary process
“Making it Through Chemotherapy” is a thin, 33-page booklet, yet it’s worth reading for two reasons. First, it tackles the important topic of cancer chemotherapy. Second, it’s written from the perspective of a young woman who was present for her mother’s … Continue reading
FDA Approves Keytruda Based on Cancer Genetics
The first-ever approval focuses on tumor genetics rather than tumor location
For decades, cancer treatments focused on where tumors originated to determine how to treat the disease. But now for the first time, the FDA has approved the immunotherapy drug Keytruda to treat cancers based on genetic biomarkers rather than the location of the … Continue reading
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Should You Get a Second Opinion?
Why second opinions are essential
I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians~ Alexander the Great When a doctor tells you you have cancer (or any life-threatening illness) your natural reaction is to ask him or her, “What should I do?” You’ve just … Continue reading
Immunotherapy drug Keytruda Tops Chemo in Lung Cancer Study
FDA may offer the drug to more patients based on promising results
Researches have stopped a study of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) the immunotherapy drug that former president Jimmy Carter says helped stop the progression of his advanced melanoma, because the medication is so effective that they want to offer it to all the patients in … Continue reading
