The utilization of more than one therapy to battle cancer has been the direct cause for the overall increase in survival rates we have seen in the past 2 decades. In the early 1970′s, the overall survival at 5 years for newly diagnosed cancer was 50%; in 1997 it was 70%. This dramatic improvement (which [...]
There are basically three causes (“etiologies”) of cancer symptoms. The first is the cancer itself — by definition a malignant tumor can spread to anywhere in the body. This means than any of the body’s numerous systems may be affected. It is unusual to cure cancers when they become widespread(“disseminated”) although there are notable exceptions (e.g. choriocarcinoma, [...]
As we explained above, the main limitation to giving higher dose chemotherapy or moderate dose Total Body Irradiation to kill cancer is Bone Marrow Suppression. Patients who get chemotherapy often have a significant LOWERING of their blood counts; the lowest counts (called the “nadir” ) are usually about 18 days after each “cycle” is given. Then we [...]