Melanoma Monday

This time of year, conjures up thoughts of fun in the sun, on the boat, or walking the dog. It is also the beginning of Skin Cancer Awareness Month and May 6th is Melanoma Monday. There are a number of things we can all do to enjoy the sunshine while also practicing skin safety.  Melanoma is one […]

Survivorship: What Lies Beyond Cancer

“Now what?” This is at the top of patients’ minds after completing cancer treatment. For many, it comes with a significant amount of worry. You have achieved the “end goal” so it’s common to wonder, what’s next? Patients are used to being supervised on a daily or weekly basis and that may abruptly change to […]

BREAKING: e-cigarettes pulled from shelves

BREAKING: The FDA announces all JUUL e-cigarette products, including menthol-flavored e-cigarettes, must be pulled from shelves across the U.S. E-cigarettes have been touted as a “safer” version of tobacco products. This may be true in regards to lung toxin exposure but many of the same and even new risks remain. Nicotine, the main active ingredient […]

Can prostate health be found in a bottle?

There are many different names for products that manufacturers are hoping you think that if taken as recommended will lead to a “healthy prostate”.   You have most likely noticed them in the store or online with names ranging from Prostate Defense to Super Beta Prostate Support. Other than a high price tag are they really any […]

Remission in Every Patient

Promising clinical response for rectal cancer patients. This weekend, Green Bay Oncology providers attended ASCO in Chicago where the results of a phase II trial was discussed involving patients with mismatch repair deficient locally advanced rectal cancer. These patients received treatment with PD-1 blockade, dostarlimab, and had a complete clinical response. This is exciting news […]

There is always another play.

In April, I asked parents of these teams if they wanted join me in a donation system to give some deeper meaning to the girls’ season after my mom, Patty Thorne, had passed away from breast cancer on January 6th of this year. We have all had people we know affected by cancer and several […]