Archive for May, 2009

Farah is no exception

Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Last week, NBC ran a movie on Farah Fawcett’s battle with cancer, which she is clearly losing. I saw segments but not the whole show. In my practice, I had seen the same thing many times and did not need to see another patient dying of cancer.
She actually has an uncommon [...]

Sorry, you need full doses of chemotherapy.

Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
It was at the tail end of the 1970s that we began giving chemotherapy to women who had just undergone surgery for breast cancer. Clinical trials had been reported that showed that chemotherapy lowered the chance that the cancer would come back. It also lowered the chance that the woman would [...]

Tigerlily Foundation: DIVA Night Out Event

You’re invited to a must-attend event, Tigerlily Foundation’s 1st Annual DIVA (Divine Inspired Vivacious Aware) Night Out on June 25th at the Fair Oaks Marriott, in Fairfax, Virginia.  The event will raise awareness of young women with breast cancer, with all proceeds going to support young women affected by breast cancer.
 
The event will be a lot of fun, featuring a [...]

Provenge for prostate cancer – more hype than hope?

Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Today’s paper headlined the success of the so-called cancer vaccine, Provenge. A report from a meeting of the American Urological Association said that treatment with Provenge increased survival of men with advanced prostate cancer by about 4 months. But, the article is misleading. Provenge is not really a vaccine. The special [...]