Tag Archives: survival
Activity & Sitting Time for Colorectal Cancer Survivors
St. Patrick’s Day 2013 is almost here, as is college basketball’s March Madness. But there’s another reason for excitement this month. March is Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month & a time to celebrate CRC survivors: http://www.cdc.gov/features/colorectalawareness/. A timely paper published in the March 1 issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology does just that. Lead author, [...]
Who is Losing the War on Cancer in 2012?
Despite what you may have heard, cancer is NOT an equal opportunity killer. As we begin National Minority Cancer Awareness Week, April 16-21, 2012, I’d like visitors to http://thecancermd.com/ to remember that single fact. While oncologists try to be positive and hopeful with our patients whenever possible, we also need to be realists, with eyes wide open. The [...]
Argentina’s President Kirchner with Thyroid Cancer
Cristina Kirchner, president of Argentina, was recently diagnosed with cancer of the thyroid gland in her neck. She will undergo surgery in the near future. Fortunately, despite this cancer diagnosis, her likelihood for a long survival is quite high. Thyroid cancer is one of the top 20 cancers in America that I discuss in When [...]
Giuliana Chooses Mastectomy Over Breast Conservation
Reality TV star Giuliana Rancic announced in October 2011 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was planning “double lumpectomy,” which is the removal of the tumor plus a rim of normal tissue around it (presumably one tumor in each breast), followed by radiation therapy. This process of lumpectomy + radiation therapy is [...]
“Doc, How Long Have I Got Left?”-Predicting Cancer Survival
Despite the power of the human body and many dramatic advances in modern medicine over the past couple decades, we still lose roughly 600,000 patients to cancer each year in America. As oncologists, my colleagues and I are regularly faced with difficult questions from patients and their families when a cure for their cancer is [...]
