Tag: sloan kettering

Does a high protein diet increase cancer risk, or are we just confusing and scaring the public again?

Does a high protein diet increase cancer risk, or are we just confusing and scaring the public again? Yesterdays headlines of High-protein diets: Bad for the middle-aged, good for the elderly (read the article here) hit the news wires and paper stands with great fanfare, but is it true, or just scientific data being misused? For most of us, one study says one thing, another refutes it. An inside source who saw this paper as it was offered for publication initially in another journal that turned it down thought the study was faulty as were the conclusions. Others who have Read More »

NY Magazine takes on the cost of cancer drugs; you will find this hard to believe.

NY Magazine takes on the cost of cancer drugs; you will find this hard to believe. The cost of healthcare services is ridiculous in the USA which is something most of us are accustomed to. The cost of staying alive temporarily if you have terminal cancer is extraordinary according to a new NY Times article. You have to read this article to believe it. Even doctors at the famed Sloan Kettering hospital system are balking at these prices which are for drugs proven to give you a few more months at best. Apparently, the FDA approves drugs based on their Read More »