Cancer Awareness
Vaccine Therapy For Solid Tumors
For years researchers have tried to stimulate the immune system to fight cancer. Currently the FDA has approved several vaccines that I would like to… Continue Reading
New NCCN Guidelines For Cancer Survivors
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) issued new guidelines regarding cancer survivors. Survivorship means the post-treatment period. Eight areas are covered including anxiety/depression, fatigue, pain,… Continue Reading
Immediate Implants
Over the past 20 years, dental implants have allowed dentists to replace missing teeth and teeth that have been compromised by disease or trauma. You… Continue Reading
What Is Oral Cancer?
Oral cancer is one of the most common cancers, with roughly 35,000 new cases reported annually in the U.S. The vast majority occur in people… Continue Reading
Cancer Drugs Approved In 2012
This is the first part of a two part article. The past decade has been very prolific as far as drug development and FDA approval… Continue Reading
Sleep Apnea Linked To Increase In Fatal Cancer
Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder in which the airway becomes narrowed or closed during the sleeping process. Incidents can be for longer than one… Continue Reading
Minimizing Breast Cancer Risk
Despite decades of research and billions of dollars spent, cancer remains one of the most feared diseases. In 2011, according to the American Cancer Society,… Continue Reading
Treatment Options For Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma is fairly common worldwide, secondary to Hepatitis B, and less common in the United States where the majority of cases are secondary to… Continue Reading
Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer is not a common neoplasm although the incidence is rising in the USA. The most common pathology is papillary and follicular and in… Continue Reading
Massage and Cancer Patients
When I went to massage school (1987-88), giving massages to cancer patients was contraindicated unless there was approval from the patients doctor. Today, it is… Continue Reading
