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Great question for national cancer prevention month! You may have read a lot about this already – don’t smoke, minimize alcohol, keep a healthy weight, etc. Don’t worry, I won’t bore you with a repetition. Rather, I’ll make just 3 Read more
A young woman, a young family, a piece of tumor, a cancer cell line, a scientific revolution…… At first, it might seem like a story about cells that revolutionized medicine, leading to important advances in cell culture, development of vaccines, Read more
I started off on this blogging journey less than a year ago. Each time I write, I think of how I could make my blog better and more relevant to your needs. In order to do that I need to Read more
This is the second part of a series targeting cancer survivors. You may want to refer to the first part here. We commemorate National Cancer Survivors Day in June. Here are a few more tips that would be helpful to Read more
Every year, on the first Sunday in June, communities commemorate National Cancer Survivor’s Day. Currently 13 million strong in the USA, and 20 million worldwide, this group of cancer survivors continues to grow due to better diagnosis and more effective Read more
When I encounter melanoma as a Medical Oncologist, it is usually more advanced that what my Dermatology colleague described on this blog recently. In my clinic, melanoma cases may be a lot larger, deeper, or ulcerated, or may have spread Read more
It is May, and Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness month. There is a common misconception, that non-white individuals may not be at risk of skin cancer, like their white counterparts. This assumption is not only wrong, but also dangerous. This post Read more
A few days ago, I was pleased to have the day wrapped up at about 9pm. My older children were in bed, and I had placed my toddler in his play pen, right next to my bed. He was fast Read more
Yes, aside from lung cancer, smoking can increase risk of other cancers. I will focus here, on cancers of the upper airways and digestive tract. I will write about head and neck, and esophageal cancers. The esophagus is a long Read more
This is an excellent question that I get asked very often. Yes, the cancer has been cut out completely. Perhaps you were told of “negative margins” which means that the surgeon scooped it out very well, almost like scooping out Read more