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For your prostate: HIFU being accepted in USA
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: … but only just now, 10 years after the patients at the Weeks Clinic have been referred to practitioners using HIFU in other countries. It is…
Breast pain? Hold off on imaging. Breast lump? Consider sonocine.
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: If you feel a lump, do NOT ignore this. See your doctor right away. Remember that many things aside from cancer cause lumps and fibrocystic breasts often…
Innovations in Breast Cancer
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: prevention is wiser than treatment. Early warning systems are very valuable. Here is one in the works to keep you eye on. Detecting Breast Cancer’s…
So you tested positive???
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: The old wisdom is that “the map is not the territory”. So how much can we trust test results to advise reasonable clinical care? What do you…
Urine test instead of prostate biopsies??
DR. WEEKS’ COMMENT: If this proves to have merit, this will be an excellent piece of science! FDA Approves Urine Test for Repeat Prostate Biopsies Nick Mulcahy Authors and…
PET CT better image than CAT or MRI or CXR for cancer
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: I am always surprised and disappointed when an oncologist recommends a CT scan or MRI for assessing cancer since a PET CT gives more important information. The…
Blood tests instead of biopsy for cancer?
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: this is the future of oncology. It can’t come too soon! New ‘Biopsy in a Blood Test’ to Detect Cancer ScienceDaily (Feb. 2, 2012) — Scientists…
Ask your oncologist for chemosensitivity testing
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: We at the Weeks Clinic have offered genetic screening and chemosensitivity testing based on oncogene analysis for years. Why guess which chemo drug might be most…
Sober reflection upon Chemotherapy… source? The Economist!
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Are we winning the war on cancer? Few would argue that we are. Buyer beware applies in the world of cancer care as it does on…
Share this with your oncologist. It is a matter of life or death.
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Simply stated, antioxidants defend your cells better than they do the pathological or cancerous cells. They help you survive when taking chemotherapy or radiation and don’t help…
