Colorectal cancer
Continued Progression in Cancer Diagnostics and Discussion
Editor’s Note: In this article the author continues an interview with Dr. Richard Schilsky, previously covered in “Cancer: A New Age in Treatment?” “As our population ages, cancer will increase in incidence and in prevalence,” says Dr. Richard Schilsky. As I continue my interview with Dr. Schilsky, however, he appears to be promoting a more [...]
Save the Drama for Your Mama: Do You Really Need That Screening?
My grandfather recently went into the hospital with appendicitis. Appendectomies are simple – open the abdomen, sew the patient up, send him home. Unfortunately, when the doctors opened him up, they discovered that the real source of his illness was not bacteria, but a tumor; he had stage four colon cancer. As I write this, [...]
Using a Virus to Treat Cancer
Doctors estimate that in 2011, 1.6 million Americans were diagnosed with cancer, with around 600,000 who died [1]. Needless to say, any new cancer treatment will save millions of lives. The persistent endeavor to cure the world’s seventh most common cause of death [2] has led to many novel breakthroughs and revolutionary innovations. While chemotherapy [...]
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