Cancer / You Are The Lifeline

The old notion of the all knowing doctor and the passive patient still works some of the time. But if you are facing a malignancy, there’s a good chance that the outcome might not be optimal . Not because doctors aren’t trying, but because cancer is one of...

Are Cancer Patients Offered Enough Lifelines?

Are Cancer Patients Offered Enough Lifelines? Over the past few years, I have received a number of calls from patients around the country seeking personalised cancer care. Many of these individuals are looking for molecular profiles of their tumors, chemosensitivity...

Cancer / Where are the Innovative Treatments?

In the May 13th, 2014 edition of Propublica.org is an interesting article titled ” MIA in the War on Cancer : Where are the Low Cost Treatments? ” ( By Jake Bernstein ) It features a cancer survivor named Michael Retsky who was diagnosed with advanced GI...