Cancer Secrets

New research suggests that more women might not need radiation therapy for their breast cancer.

Breast cancer findings 'suggest a new set of criteria for avoiding radiation' Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer often can choose to have a lumpectomy, which removes only cancerous tissue and a thin margin of surrounding healthy cells instead of the entire breast. Current cancer guidelines for most women under 65 recommend following lumpectomy with radiation thera...

For men with prostate cancer, active surveillance (monitoring and watching, rather than treatment with andorgen deprivation therapy, chemotherapy, and/or surgery) is recommended only for older patients with low risk prostate cancer.

Active Surveillance Best Suited for Older Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Researchers assessed 30-year trajectories of prostate cancer in men with very low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer on active surveillance.

From the Cancer Secrets blog: "Vitamins and Bioactives - How Much is Too Much?" -- Excerpted below:

Research has shown the potential health benefits of bioactive nutrients — those compounds found in foods like fruits, vegetables, tea, and cocoa. And consumers are showing an increased interest in learning more.

But can there be too much of a good thing?

Dr. Stegall’s Comments: "It is tempting to assume that more is better, especially when dealing with natural treatments such as foods and nutritional supplements. I always stress to my patients that any substance – natural or manmade – which has a potential effect in the body also has the potential for side effects and toxicity."

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Spring has sprung and the colors and blooms are all around us. But, cancer can cast a looming shadow over the joy and life this season can bring. 🌻🌹🌷

Dr. Jonathan Stegall wrote his Amazon best-selling book, "Cancer Secrets," to offer hope and share about the power of an integrative approach to cancer treatment. To be a helpful, hopeful, and happy guide for you and your loved one in this long journey and fight.

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