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A recent warning to avoid fish oil during chemotherapy for cancer treatments raises the question: Can vitamins and supplements do more harm than good? In the case of cancer patients taking fish oils, this might be the case. In mice, the administration of fish oil, while getting a common chemotherapy agent cisplatin (used in …
Dr. Donald Morton recently passed away. As a cancer surgeon, he pioneered the treatment called SENTINAL NODE BIOPSY. This simple and effective therapy for identifying lymph node involvement in cancer (or lack of involvement) led to more limited surgeries for cancer, more specific treatment protocols, and improved patient outcomes for many cancers. It is a …
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A new medication is under research that is having significant impact on a variety of cancers. This medication, still without a name, is in a group of medicines that block a protein called PD-1. In a recent study, early results have been encouraging in lung cancer, melanoma, and kidney cancer. Even at advanced stages, this …
Metformin (Glucophage) is a medication used in treating diabetes for the past 50 years. It has a great track record of safety and is very inexpensive. It has always been recognized as a ‘first line’ therapy, as it reduces the body’s insulin levels and helps in losing weight. If that weren’t enough, recent studies have …