Does Sugar Cause Cancer Cells to Grow?
FACT: Sugar does not make cancer cells grow faster! The truth is that all cells in our body use a form of simple sugar, called glucose, for energy. We get sugar from foods that contain carbohydrates, protein and fat. Even though sugar does not “feed” cancer cells it is a good idea to limit the […]
Another Advance in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
For many years, options for the treatment of advanced prostate cancers remained unchanged while advances were made in other areas of cancer treatment. That has changed recently with multiple new treatments for prostate cancer. Enzulatimide (Xtandi) is the latest development in advanced prostate cancer treatment. We have known for a long time that blocking testosterone […]
New treatments for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
In the United States, about 5500 patients per year will be diagnosed with CML; a chronic leukemia associated with high white blood cell counts and other blood count abnormalities; which in the past was only curable with a bone marrow transplant. However for the last 12 years, treatment with an oral drug called imatinib (brand […]
Cancer Myths
Webster’s Dictionary defines a myth as an unfounded or false notion. Information on cancer is available seemingly everywhere. Unfortunately, not all that is written is factual or proven in regards to cancer. The following information sets a few of these myths straight. MYTH: The number of people diagnosed and dying from cancer is increasing. FACT: […]
How Does Cancer Occur?
Understanding the advancements in cancer means having an understanding of how cancer starts and how it is treated. Basically cancer is a broken cell. At one point the cancer cell was a normal cell, but somewhere along the way its internal mechanism became broken or abnormal.We call that event a mutation. From that event on, […]
