Systemic inflammation is recognized as one of the key driving factors for cancer development recurrence and death. Increasingly, studies are reporting that we can use simple lab tests as prognostic tools to help us better predict which patients will ... [Read More]
Exercise Duration And Intensity Matters
It's abundantly clear that if you want to reduce your risk of developing cancer exercise is important. Additionally, if you are a cancer survivor exercise has been shown in numerous studies to significantly lower your risk of cancer recurrences ... [Read More]
Smoke After Cancer And Die
It's NEVER TOO LATE to stop smoking...especially if you have ever been diagnosed with cancer. I hope this post gives you a bit more incentive to quit. The Data: A new study reports that even if you quit smoking after a diagnosis of cancer you ... [Read More]
Break up the day with activity to anti-cancerize your cells
We have known for a while that cancer survivors who get at least 150-minutes of moderate intensity exercise each week (i.e. 30-minutes per day, 5-days per week) have much lower rates of cancer recurrence and death than those who are less active. A ... [Read More]
Taking Multi-Vitamins May Reduce Your Risk Of Dying From Cancer
The best source of micronutrients is from whole food, however it is often challenging to consume enough of these in our busy lives unless you eat high quality food every day. Therefore, I encourage many of my patients to take a high quality ... [Read More]
A Simple Way To Potentially Reduce Cancer Recurrence: Use A Local Anesthetic
In a new study, the authors found that the addition of a local anesthetic to general anesthesia during breast cancer surgery reduced breast cancer recurrences and death by greater than 60%!! Not surprisingly, this also reduced postoperative pain. ... [Read More]
Higher Risk Of Developing Another Cancer After Your First Diagnosis
If your body grew one cancer it has a higher risk of developing another one in the future. A new study reports that breast cancer survivors have a 29-96% increased risk of developing a second cancer in the future. It's never too late to ... [Read More]
Exercise and Cancer 101: Why You Should Just Do It!
Why is exercise so important: Exercise reduces your risk of developing cancer. Exercise during and after cancer treatment may reduce your risk of cancer recurrence and progression. Exercise improves quality of life in cancer patients and ... [Read More]
Testosterone replacement therapy in men with prostate cancer: An oncologist’s perspective
"Does testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) increase the risk of my prostate cancer coming back?" It seems that this question is coming up more often these days among patients who have completed treatment for prostate cancer. The ... [Read More]
