Tag: cancer

UPDATE: 7/22/2024 Originally written 2/25/2019 Before jumping on the fenbendazole (FZ) bandwagon, here’s an important update to the 2019 blog below. True, this de-worming agent for dogs has been showing anti-tumor properties in lab and mouse testing against cell lines in prostate cancer (PCa)[i], ovarian cancer[ii], breast cancer[iii] and others. Thus far, however, getting the keep reading

Dr. Mark Scholz (Prostate Cancer Research Institute) is a respected authority on prostate cancer (PCa). Many patients subscribe to the PCRI youtube channel where he responds to questions his viewers post at his channel. Since he is an oncologist, the questions he’s asked often refer to advanced or metastatic PCa. Sometimes, though, he addresses topics keep reading

Within the last 30 years, attention has been drawn to the relationship between aspirin use, cancer development, and cancer survival. I have posted several blogs on this topic, the most recent of which reported on prevention of colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers. Now, JAMA has published a thorough analysis of data gathered by the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial... keep reading

Don’t read this blog if any of these statements describes you: • You don’t care if you ever get cancer • You don’t care about great health when you age • You don’t believe your lifestyle affects how long you live. In other words, if you’re a fatalist, this blog is not for you. A keep reading

Differences between male and female are both debated and celebrated. The Bottle Rockets sang, “Now everybody knows there’s a difference/Between a woman and a man.” John Gray’s book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus quickly soared to bestseller status. And the French immortalized the declaration vive la difference! (long live the difference!) For keep reading

Because of my interest in immunotherapy, especially in conjunction with focal treatment of prostate cancer, I investigated claims that naltrexone (a drug approved for treatment of alcohol or opioid1 dependency) can normalize the immune system when taken in subtherapeutic (low) doses. keep reading

Celebrities and athletes are great publicity fodder. What are they wearing? Who are they dating? Did they buy a mansion on the coast? What diet or exercise regimen are they following? That last question about their wellness choices brings up a new celebrity fad: hyperbaric chambers. Among the rich and famous who own or use keep reading

If changing one thing in your life could protect you from colorectal cancer, liver cancer, head and neck cancer, breast or prostate cancer, and gastric cancer – would you make that change? A review and analysis of 83 studies offered indisputable evidence that close adherence to the Mediterranean diet amounts to putting on a suit of armor against several cancers... keep reading

If you’re old enough to remember Smokey the Bear you certainly remember the famous slogan, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” Smokey was an orphaned baby bear rescued from a 1950 New Mexico wildfire. His burns eventually healed, and he gained a home at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. He quickly became a national keep reading

When I entered medical school, cancer was generally viewed as an older person’s disease. The facts were clear. According to Roswell Park Cancer Center, the oldest cancer center in the U.S.: Age 66 is the average age at diagnosis 60% of cancer patients are 65 or older The most common cancers occur more often in keep reading