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Prostate Cancer: Is Surgery REALLY the Most Effective Treatment?
Prostate cancer is an age-related illness and is the leading cancer in males. Thankfully, most prostate cancer is not fatal and is amenable to early diagnosis and treatment. Most doctors dealing with this problem are walking a fine line between (1) whether to treat the patient, (2) how to treat the patient, and (3) how to balance the treatment, particularly as it occurs frequently in an elderly population. As a radiation oncologist, I find the decision a little easier than...Read the rest of this article »
What the Future Looks Like for Cancer in the US
Some Good News In spite of the aging of the population, overall mortality rates from cancer have stabilized. This is true in all groups of our population except black males. Not only has the death rate stabilized, but the incidence of most cancers in our population is also declining; only a few have increased. According to www.cancercontrol.com, cancers of the breast, prostate, lung, and colon/rectum accounted for more than half of all cancer deaths in the United States in...Read the rest of this article »
Cancer: Aggressive Treatment or None at All?
Over the past few years, I’ve witnessed the growth of a company that I’m infinitely proud to be associated with. I serve as the Medical and Policies Director of Gilbert Guide and have worked with my children, Jill and Jason Gilbert, to start this company and fill a need in the long-term care market that has, until now, been egregiously ignored. There is a dire need on the part of families for quality information on quality care. I have...Read the rest of this article »
Breast Cancer Detection in Elderly Women
When a close friend of my family was diagnosed with breast cancer several years back, two things went through my head: Did they catch it early enough? And, will she respond to treatment? Luckily for her and everyone who loves her, the cancer was in its early stages, and therefore, she was highly responsive to treatment. The odds of detecting a potentially terminal illness decrease dramatically without proper screening. And this often the case for the elderly population— including...Read the rest of this article »
