Educational and Informative Posts
Despite the fact that pediatric cancer death rates have decreased and survival rates increased over the past decades as a result of major advances in cancer treatment, cancer continues to remain a leading cause of death among children. According to the National Cancer Institute, in 2017, an estimate of 10,270 new cases of pediatric cancer […]
“You have pancreatic cancer” – Shock, sadness, worry, and fear are all emotions that cancer patients may feel when hearing such devastating prognosis. To make matters worse, pancreatic cancer is expected to become the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the US by 2020. Stage IV pancreatic cancer patients have an average survival rate of only 1.5% after 5 years. Pancreatic cancer is also difficult to detect because there are no signs or symptoms in early stages of the cancer. Additionally, early symptoms often share similarities with other types of illnesses resulting in either a wrong diagnosis or catching the cancer at an advanced stage. But there is hope...
In recent years, many exciting new advances in the treatment for cancer have emerged. However, new drugs also usually mean a higher cost of cancer drugs. Cancer treatment options are often thousands of dollars per drug per month. Everyone thinks twice about giving up our hard-earned income in exchange for any service or product. This includes insurance […]
Every patient’s cancer is unique. However, the vast majority of cancer patients are still treated as if cancers can be grouped together by the organ of origin (e.g., colon cancer, breast cancer) rather than by looking at each cancer on an individual basis. Personalized medicine considers the uniqueness of each cancer patient’s tumor, and uses […]
Cancer mutations are like holes in a sinking boat. Watch this short cartoon to learn about cancer treatment and how personalized combination therapy can be used treat cancer.
