Tag: cancer treatment

When cancer isn’t; rethinking the diagnosis of cancer to avoid unnecessary treatment and psychological trauma.

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When cancer isn’t; rethinking the diagnosis of cancer to avoid unnecessary treatment and psychological trauma. For a while, there has been talk within the medical profession regarding many of the normal variants that have been called cancer.   For most people, a diagnosis of cancer conjures up images of a life-threatening battle to stay alive, surgeries, and treatments that make you ill, cost a fortune, and can disfigure you. In the past, the suspicion of cancer required constant monitoring, tests, and treatments for the disease were not usually curative.   The constant fear of the unknown is ever-present after a cancer diagnosis Read More »

The dark side of seemingly miraculous immunotherapy cancer drugs.

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The dark side of seemingly miraculous immunotherapy cancer drugs. Imagine you are diagnosed with melanoma, a cancer that can be quite deadly and compared to classical treatments such as chemo therapy which has a poor record for curing the disease, your doctor can get you into a clinical trial that gives you a greater chance of survival with a new type of treatment. Immunotherapy is all the rage in cancer treatment circles, since it offers renewed optimism for a successful cure of a particular cancer.   Unfortunately, the promise of a cure sometimes comes with the side effect of the body Read More »