Cancer in the News

Updates and recent news on treating cancer… both naturopathically and using western medicine. New posts appear approximately every two weeks on Wednesdays.

Summer/Fall 2020

• #1: June 23rd, 2020: What I’m doing to protect myself against the Coronavirus

• #2: June 24, 2020: Hope, recommendations, progress, and coronavirus

• #3: July 8, 2020: New treatment technologies, dangers of treatment, Coronavirus, Cannabis, and HR+ breast cancer

• #4: July 22, 2020: HER2+news, Robotic mastectomy, Vitamin D, Cannabis & Covid

• #5: August 6, 2020: Conferences & podcasts, Counterfeit cancer drugs, Early detection, Cancer & Covid

• #6: August 26, 2020: Insurance, MBC webinar, Dental Health, HER2+, Cannabis & Covid, Western medicine

• #7: Sept. 7, 2020: Natural cancer fighters (cannabis, bee venom), Androgen receptor in BC, Taking Supplements

• #8: Sept. 25, 2020: Cannabis, New HER2+ developments, Immunotherapy, Vitamin D

• #9: Oct. 28, 2020: Medical Marijuana, Pharmaceutical Toxicity, HER2+ BC, BC Risks, and Coronavirus

• #10: Nov. 19,2020: Treatment options for HER2+ breast cancer, brain metastases, and TNBC

• #11: Dec. 9, 2020: Interesting Findings, Discussions, Developments, Cannabis & Cancer

• #12: Dec. 23, 2020: Covid vaccines & cancer, Diet, Blood monitoring, Rising cancer rates, Less chemo, New chemos

Winter/Spring 2021

• #13: Jan. 28, 2021: Free Webinars, Aspirin, Going flat, Surgery & survival, Covid: remission & risk

• #14: Feb 26, 2021: QNBC, Fecal transplants, Vaccines & mammography, Bone met markers, & more

• #15: Apr 1, 2021: Covid & Cancer: disease and vaccination, Vitamin D, HER2+ News, Integrative Resources

Summer/Fall 2021

• #16: Jun 7, 2021: New tests, treatments, and risks for cancers. Fraud and studies to participate in.

• #17: Jul 30, 2021: Cancer vaccines, covid vaccines, HER2+ chemo-free options, triple-negative options, treatment developments

• #18: Oct 17, 2021: Treatment Developments and discoveries, Her2+ Treatments, Brain Metastases

Winter/Spring 2022

• #19: Dec 19, 2021: Statistics, Detection, Cancer vaccines, Chemo from nature, Treatment Advances

• #20: Feb 9, 2022: New Treatments, Reducing Side Effects, Cancer & Covid, Medical Cannabis

• #21: Apr 3, 2022: Breast Cancer Receptors explained, new HER 2+ treatments, alcohol, and aspirin

Summer/Fall 2022

• #22: June 4, 2022: New treatment studies, and Science validates what we knew

• #23: Sept. 19,2022: News of the weird, Things we knew, Treatment/testing News, Issues

News of the Weird, Things we knew, Treatment news, Testing News, Issues

23rd Issue: Contents News of the weird: World’s first device that can monitor cancer tumor growth in real-time is here. Bacteria living inside tumors help cancer spread through the blood Stanford researchers synthesize molecule that destroys cancerous tumors Cancer drug halts tumor growth by putting cancer cells to sleep Virtual patient ‘surrogates’ can personalize cancer […]

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New treatment news, and Science validates what we knew

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Today’s newsletter seems to be themed “the things we knew were true are just now being validated by science”. I’ll start out with new treatment news though. 22nd Issue:  Contents Treatment News: • Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Receives FDA Approval for Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer • World first: drug prevents human breast cancer recurrence and metastasis • […]

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New tests, treatments, and risks for cancers. Fraud and studies to participate in.

16th issue: Contents Lynparza reduced risk of cancer recurrence by 42% in patients with germline BRCA-mutated high-risk early breast cancer Blood Test for 50 Cancers Coming to US Clinics Soon One of the Biggest Healthcare Frauds Ever Is Still Ongoing Three studies you may wish to participate in to support research: Predicting Brain Health After […]

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Free Webinars, Aspirin, Going flat, Surgery & survival, Covid: remission & risk

13th issue: Contents 3 Free Webinars – Because knowledge is power Patients in Cancer Remission at High Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness Aspirin linked to better survival rates for bladder and breast cancer How Your Diet Impacts Breast Cancer Risk Most Women Satisfied With ‘Going Flat’ After Mastectomy Adding Surgery to Standard Treatments Linked to […]

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Covid vaccines & cancer, Diet, Blood monitoring, Rising cancer rates, Less chemo, New chemos

12th issue, Contents: • COVID-19 Vaccines and Cancer Patients: 4 Things to Know • CTCs Predict Overall Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer • Greater Adherence to a Diet for Diabetes Reduction May Improve Survival for Breast Cancer • Cancer Rates on the Rise in Adolescents and Young Adults • Neratinib Leads to Fewer Deaths, CNS Benefit, Potential […]

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Interesting Findings, Discussions, Developments, Cannabis & Cancer

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11th issue, Contents: Interesting Findings & Discussions • Cancer Deaths in 2017 Result in More than 4 Million Potential Years of Life Lost • Review Shows That Pharma Payments Do Influence Prescribing • New Findings on ‘Exceptional Responders’ to Cancer Therapies • Delays in Cancer Treatment Associated with Increased Mortality Rates • Curing Metastatic Breast […]

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Treatment options for HER2+ breast cancer, brain metastases, and TNBC

10th issue This issue focuses on current/new western medicine treatment options for HER2+ breast cancer, brain metastases, and TNBC…   • Single Dose Radiotherapy as Effective as Conventional Therapy for Patients with Breast Cancer “Early results of using single dose TARGIT-IORT during lumpectomy were promising, and the treatment was found to have advantages for the […]

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Medical Marijuana, Pharmaceutical Toxicity, HER2+ BC, BC Risks, and Coronavirus

9th Issue Contents A Common Plant Virus Is an Unlikely Ally in the War on Cancer Docs Develop Clinical Guides for Medical Cannabis Partnership for Cannabinoid Drug Development and Cancer Clinical Trials Study Finds Cancer Center’s Patient and Staff Bathrooms Contaminated by Chemo Agents A diabetes drug has been recalled because it contains high levels […]

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Cannabis, New HER2+ developments, Immunotherapy, Vitamin D

8th Issue Cannabis & Drugs   •   Immunotherapy & age,gender   •   Vitamin D & mortality New HER2+ Breast Cancer drugs, diagnostics, and a clinical trial for brain mets Cannabis • Cannabis And Blood Thinners “THC does not have quite as significant effect on these medications as CBD. The more dangerous thing is CBD is […]

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Natural cancer fighters (cannabis, bee venom), Androgen receptors in BC, Taking Supplements

7th Issue Natural Cancer Fighters Androgen Receptors in BC Taking Supplements   Natural cancer fighters Honeybee venom ‘kills some breast cancer cells’ “Australian scientists say the venom from honeybees has been found to destroy aggressive breast cancer cells in a lab setting… The venom – and a compound in it called melittin – were used […]

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Conference notes

Occasionally, I attend conferences and report on them…

• On Bone mets and Thriving metsters
• Highlights from the Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapies Conference
• Highlights from the International Integrative Oncology Conference
– Post#1: Maximizing chemo and minimizing side effects
– Post #2: Optimizing the Immune system to kill cancer
– Post #3: Anti-oxidants and detoxification in cancer patients
– Post #4: The Role of Fungus in Cancer
– Post #5: Potent Cancer Killers
– Post #6: Non-toxic targeted Alternative Cancer Therapies