by drstegallio | Jul 29, 2017 | Cancer, Cancer Research, Cancer Treatment
A study(1) released earlier this month has been making its rounds on the internet, and has quickly become a hot topic on social media. I have seen some sensational headlines stating that this study “proves that chemotherapy spreads cancer” and “is the death blow to...
by drstegallio | Jul 27, 2017 | Cancer, Cancer Treatment
Cancerous tumors are formidable enemies, recruiting blood vessels to aid their voracious growth, damaging nearby tissues, and deploying numerous strategies to evade the body’s defense systems. But even more malicious are the circulating tumor cells (CTCs) that...
by drstegallio | Jul 26, 2017 | Cancer, Cancer Treatment
Michael D. Becker, a former biotech executive, knows a lot about cancer drug development. In 2015, he was diagnosed with head and neck cancer, which was caused by human papillomavirus (or HPV), a sexually transmitted infection. After the diagnosis, Becker — who...
by drstegallio | Jul 1, 2017 | Cancer, Cancer Nutrition, Cancer Research, Cancer Treatment
In the first study to examine how effective Ontario-grown onions are at killing cancer cells, U of G researchers have found that not all onions are created equal. Engineering professor Suresh Neethirajan and PhD student Abdulmonem Murayyan tested five onion types...
by drstegallio | Jun 29, 2017 | Cancer, Cancer Treatment
The cancer patients who were allergic to allergens such as cat dander and ragweed saw their allergic skin test reactivity reduced by 80 to 90 percent in one week, and this persisted with continued use of the drug for at least one to two months. The findings were...
by drstegallio | Jun 27, 2017 | Cancer, Cancer Research, Cancer Treatment
Uncontrolled activity of male hormones, called androgens, contributes to the development of prostate cancer. One of the primary ways doctors treat prostate cancer is by inhibiting the activity of androgens by either surgically removing the testicles or with drugs that...
