Abort, Retry, Fail? - Lancet Avoided Much Recent Unpleasantness in Reporting on New Gates Foundation CEO (Including Her Defense of $55,000 a Year for Bevacizumab)
The April 26, 2014 issue of the prestigious journal Lancet used two full pages and two separate articles by the same author to discuss the ascension of the Gates Foundation new CEO, Dr Susan Desmond-Hellmann.(1-2)Two Somewhat Redundant Lancet Articles Dr Desmond-Hellmann trained as an oncologist, spent time working on AIDS and Kaposi's Sarcoma in Uganda, but then spent much of her career as a pharmaceutical/ biotechnology executive, as described in the first article,(1)After returning from Uganda, Desmond-Hellmann joined the nascent Taxol development programme at Bristol-Myers Squibb, before being poached by Arthur Levin...
Source: Health Care Renewal - May 5, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: anechoic effect boards of directors conflicts of interest Gates Foundation Genentech health care foundations health care prices Lancet medical journals Procter and Gamble UCSF Source Type: blogs
BREAKING NEWS: I Wrote a Second Book. Pre-Publication Copies Available Now.
The secret is out: I wrote a second book titled Secrets of the Cancer-Slaying Super Man, an illustrated book for young readers and teens, or adults who want a quick read, about my cancer experiences. You can get a special pre-publication autographed copy at a discount price of $15. In support of my Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) “Man of the Year” campaign, my publisher, Woodley Books, and I are also donating twenty percent of all income from the sale of the book throughout my campaign, to LLS. Buy a special autographed not-even-released-yet book between now and June 14 for 20% off. We donate $3 to charity. Email...
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - April 23, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: man of the year writing/speaking Source Type: blogs
Cancer Pathology Results
There are always two ways of looking at things. Sure I have a new cancer, my third actually, and given my medical history and the state of my immune system, perhaps not the last. After all there was a time … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - April 15, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Journal * Living with Cancer Newly diagnosed Rare cancers Head and neck cancer Radiation Sarcoma Surgery Source Type: blogs
Byproducts of bacteria-causing gum disease incite oral cancer growth, study shows
X. Yu, A.-M. Shahir, J. Sha, Z. Feng, B. Eapen, S. Nithianantham, B. Das, J. Karn, A. Weinberg, N. F. Bissada, F. Ye. Short Chain Fatty Acids From Periodontal Pathogens Suppress HDACs, EZH2, and SUV39H1 to Promote Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Replication. Journal of Virology, 2014; DOI: 10.1128/JVI.03326-13 Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have discovered how byproducts in the form of small fatty acids from two bacteria prevalent in gum disease incite the growth of deadly Kaposi's sarcoma-related (KS) lesions and tumors in the mouth. The discovery could lead to early saliva testing for ...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 6, 2014 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a neoplatic disease
Pathophysiology
1) chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a neoplastic disorder with clonal proliferation of lymphocytes
2) 95% of cases are B cell in origin
3) primary site of involvement is the bone marrow (eventually bone marrow becomes completely replaced) with release into bloodstream of neoplastic lymphocytes
4) spleen, liver, and lymph nodes may become enlarged
5) 10 % of patients convert to prolymphocytic leukemia (most with more aggressive course)
6) 5% of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia convert to Richter’s syndrome
Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Lymph...
Source: Inside Surgery - November 18, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Oncology chronic lymphocytic leukemia CLL prolymphocytic Richter's smudge cell Source Type: blogs
Living with Sarcoma: Tiffany's Story
While breast cancer has a month, and colon cancer has Katie Couric, those living with sarcoma get lost in a game of statistics. Meet Tiffany, a single mother of three living with this uncommon, misunderstood, and often fatal disease.Contributor: Jenny GoosPublished: Sep 16, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - September 16, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Ewing Sarcoma and a Purpose Driven Life: Part II
This is the final installment of a three-part short story which spans my 11th and 12th anniversaries of surviving bone cancer. You can read the first two parts here (in order):
The Journey of Ewing Sarcoma
Ewing Sarcoma and a Purpose Driven Life: Part I
Ewing would need an assistant to help him fulfill his purpose. He considered contacting local high schools for cheap labor, but who was he kidding—nobody was as brilliant or fun as Pong. Some of their oxy and sewage-charged evenings were epic. If he returned his brain to that precise chemical imbalance then maybe he would remember the forest trails that led back to Pon...
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - September 15, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: life lessons cancer-free anniversary imaginative animals Source Type: blogs
Ewing Sarcoma and a Purpose Driven Life: Part I
This is the second of three installments of this short story which spans my 11th and 12th anniversaries of surviving bone cancer. You can read the first part, which I wrote last year, here: The Journey of Ewing Sarcoma
Ewing Sarcoma hopped much of the day and slept all night. He paid no attention to the date, time, angle of the sun, or anything else that keeps creatures grounded in reality. He ate when he felt hungry and found shelter when his bum got cold. He lived a clean life, breathing fresh, forest air and consuming only organic plant products. And he said the Shema for Ben, his creator, every night.
Wow, had time p...
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - September 14, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: cancer-free anniversary imaginative animals Source Type: blogs
Ewing Sarcoma and a Purpose Driven Life: Part II
This is the final installment of a three-part short story which spans my 11th and 12th anniversaries of surviving bone cancer. You can read the first two parts here (in order):
The Journey of Ewing Sarcoma
Ewing Sarcoma and a Purpose Driven Life: Part I
Ewing would need an assistant to help him fulfill his purpose. He considered contacting local high schools for cheap labor, but who was he kidding—nobody was as brilliant or fun as Pong. Some of their oxy and sewage-charged evenings were epic. If he returned his brain to that precise chemical imbalance then maybe he would remember the forest trails that led back to Pon...
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - September 14, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: life lessons cancer-free anniversary imaginative animals Source Type: blogs
Ewing Sarcoma and a Purpose Driven Life: Part I
This is the second of three installments of this short story which spans my 11th and 12th anniversaries of surviving bone cancer. You can read the first part, which I wrote last year, here: The Journey of Ewing Sarcoma
Ewing Sarcoma hopped much of the day and slept all night. He paid no attention to the date, time, angle of the sun, or anything else that keeps creatures grounded in reality. He ate when he felt hungry and found shelter when his bum got cold. He lived a clean life, breathing fresh, forest air and consuming only organic plant products. And he said the Shema for Ben, his creator, every night.
Wow, had time p...
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - September 13, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: cancer-free anniversary imaginative animals Source Type: blogs
In the beginning…liposarcoma – Guest Post
New diagnosis, new survivor, new journey, new blog. ~ I Dream of a Cure….. The beginning…. Hi!!! I’m Jeanne (hence the “I dream of” title) I am- well was- but am- a healthy happy funny kick ass chick! I’m a … Continue reading → (Source: Being Cancer Network)
Source: Being Cancer Network - August 27, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dennis Pyritz Tags: Guest Post * Sarcoma Source Type: blogs
Sometimes It’s Subungual
As you may have noticed, we have really put a finger on figuring out paronychia and the dreaded felon in the past two Procedural Pause blogs. This series, however, would not be complete without also touching upon complications related to a subungual hematoma and abscess. Hopefully, this month’s entry will point you in the right direction if you come across these two culprits.
Typically, a subungual hematoma will form from direct blunt trauma to the fingernail itself. Some common mechanisms of trauma range from slamming the digit in a car door, in a drawer, hitting it accidentally with a hammer, or from a sports-re...
Source: The Procedural Pause - June 29, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Crowdsourcing a Diagnosis With a Scientific Video: Part II.
I recently blogged about László Rosta, PhD who published a video in which he tries to find an explanation for the disease of a young boy by offering the video for crowdsourcing. He sent me these particular questions:
Does anybody have any experience with such a low-dose combinatorial drug therapy in sarcomas?
What do they think about the proposed drugs – any antagonism in the combination?
How could we get rid of the pulmonary metastases through a minimally invasive method (e.g. RF or MW ablation, HIFU, hyperthermia etc.)?
Where and who would treat my son according to these principles?
How could we get a single-patien...
Source: ScienceRoll - June 21, 2013 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Dr. Bertalan Meskó Tags: Crowdsourcing Health Source Type: blogs
More Data on Granulocyte Transplant Cancer Therapies
This study confirmed that the in vivo growth and spread of cancer cells depend on a complex interplay between the cancer cells and the host organism.
Here, hereditary components of the immune system, most likely the innate part, played a crucial role in this interplay and lead to resistance to a single experimental cancer type. The fact that leukocytes [could] be transferred to inhibit S180 cancer cell growth in susceptible recipient mice support the vision of an efficient and adverse event free immunotherapy in future selected cancer types.
The failure to replicate early work for more than one form of cancer suggests t...
Source: Fight Aging! - April 25, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
