Dichloroacetate
Treating my terminal disease like a research problem and finding a lead. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - September 26, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
Progression
The Standard of Care treatment fails. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - September 14, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
The California End of Life Option Act
Time to face the elephant in the room. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - September 6, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
Just Saying "No" to Adjuvant Temozolomide
Discovering that the medicine cabinet for my terminal disease was filled with fluff. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - August 31, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
George
Coming to terms with a disease that can change who you are. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - August 19, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
Chemoradiotherapy
Undergoing a chemical and radiological exorcism. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - August 11, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
Temodar, MGMT Methylation, and the Endless Loop of Bad Glioblastoma Treatments
Understanding why half of patients will take a drug offering little to no benefit. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - August 6, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
Tumor Board
The disquieting limits to glioblastoma ' s front-line diagnostic technique. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - July 27, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
The Ambiguously Alarming Brain MRI
A close look at one reason that glioblastoma remains incurable despite decades of research. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - July 21, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
The Principle of Least Convenience
Clawing back lost abilities, one at a time. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - July 18, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
Glioblastoma's Dismal Standard of Care: The Stupp Protocol
Coming to grips with a disease whose best treatment is not very good. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - July 10, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
Deconditioning, Rehabilitation, and Independence
Learning that rehabilitation is not something given, but rather something taken back. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - July 4, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
Fall Guy
Cognitive and physical impairments come home to roost. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - June 30, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
Buried Alive
Getting my first post-operation MRI was no fun. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - June 25, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
Dealing with Brain MRIs
Shedding light on a little-discussed aspect of having brain cancer. (Source: Depth-First)
Source: Depth-First - June 22, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Richard L. Apodaca Source Type: blogs
