Cancer

Toxic Weed Kills Tumors
Cancer

Toxic Weed Kills Tumors

Sam Denmeade, MD | September 17, 2012

Throughout history, Arab caravans knew to keep their camels from munching on the Thapsia garganica plant. In fact, they called…

Do You Need This New Breast Test… Or Could It Do More Harm Than Good?
Breast Cancer

Do You Need This New Breast Test… Or Could It Do More Harm Than Good?

Rachel F. Brem, MD | September 13, 2012

When a friend told me that she was scheduled for a test called breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI), I was concerned.…

Vanishing Cancers
Cancer

Vanishing Cancers

Keith I. Block, MD | September 13, 2012

Sometimes the disease simply disappears A common belief about cancer is that it is an irreversible process. Normal cells become…

Breakthrough Cancer Therapy

Breakthrough Cancer Therapy

Christopher Taylor Barry, MD, PhD | September 13, 2012

This high-voltage treatment could offer hope to those with inoperable tumors. A "shocking" new treatment that some doctors believe offers…

Nervous About Needing a Breast MRI? Here
Breast Cancer

Nervous About Needing a Breast MRI? Here

Rachel F. Brem, MD | September 11, 2012

My coworker’s mammogram revealed a suspicious area in one breast, so her doctor recommended a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test…

How a Top Brain Doc Protects His Own Brain from Cancer

How a Top Brain Doc Protects His Own Brain from Cancer

Keith Black, MD | September 10, 2012

A large study that examined data over a 20-year period found that the incidence of brain tumors had increased by…

Combination MRI and Mammo Finds More Cancers
Breast Cancer

Combination MRI and Mammo Finds More Cancers

Huong Carisa Le-Petross, MD | September 5, 2012

High-Risk Women May Identify More Cancers with One of Each, Six Months Apart At present, the gold standard of care…

Regular Colon Scans to Save Your Life
Colon Cancer

Regular Colon Scans to Save Your Life

Robert Smith, PhD | September 5, 2012

Vital: Make sure yours are done right Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the US, accounting for 50,000…

Finding the Clinical Trial that Can Cure Your Cancer

Finding the Clinical Trial that Can Cure Your Cancer

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD | September 5, 2012

Considerations for Participating In Cancer Clinical Trials Clinical trials are conducted for all pharmaceutical drugs, but when consumers go looking…

Lifesaving Cancer Cocktails

Lifesaving Cancer Cocktails

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD | September 5, 2012

Finding the Right Mix Requires the Right Expert Oversight Cancer cocktails -- or, more scientifically, combination molecular targeted therapies --…

Cordless Phones May Be As Risky As Cell Phones… But We Just Don’t Know
Cancer

Cordless Phones May Be As Risky As Cell Phones… But We Just Don’t Know

Ronald B. Herberman, MD | September 4, 2012

Radiation Dangers from Cordless Phones Similar to Cell Phones... Scientists' Call to Action Did you know that your cordless phone…

HPV: The Killer That No One Talks About

HPV: The Killer That No One Talks About

Diane Harper, MD, MPH, MS | September 4, 2012

You may be at increased risk for a number of deadly cancers and not even know it. Despite all the…

What Even Nonsmokers Need to Know About Lung Cancer

What Even Nonsmokers Need to Know About Lung Cancer

Joan Schiller, MD | August 30, 2012

Each year, lung cancer claims the lives of more women than breast, ovarian and uterine cancers combined. Equally startling is…

Oral Cancer
Cancer

Oral Cancer

Michael A. Kahn, DDS | August 29, 2012

Few know about it. Many get it. Simple self-exam saves lives Has your dentist ever performed an exam to detect…

Foods and Supplements That Prevent Cancer

Foods and Supplements That Prevent Cancer

Mark A. Stengler, NMD | August 29, 2012

My top anti-cancer choices If you are confused about whether certain vitamins, supplements or foods can prevent cancer, you’re not…