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An Introduction to Combination Therapy

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 [...]

What Causes Cancer Symptoms?

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, [...]