Tag: harvard medical school
member name: Marc Garnick, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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January 21, 2008 11:49 AM EST --
When talking to patients about reducing their cancer risks, nearly every one asks me about diet and nutrition. For people worried about colon cancer, breast cancer, and especially prostate cancer, I . . .
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February 04, 2008 01:26 PM EST --
You've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times – the big three things you can do to prevent cancer are eat right, exercise, and don't smoke cigarettes. But according to a new . . .
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February 11, 2008 03:32 PM EST --
When confronted with a diagnosis of cancer, patients simply WANT IT OUT, and the faster, the better. The two studies discussed below will go a long way in alleviating the anxiety to do something immediately, . . .
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March 17, 2008 04:50 PM EDT --
As daylight's savings brings more daylight into our lives, it's a good time to start thinking about protecting your skin from the sun's rays. Though most people have heard of melanoma, and . . .
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March 31, 2008 09:39 AM EDT --
In regards to taking the supplement selenium, we again find ourselves at a crossroad—on the one hand, studies have shown it to help prevent prostate cancer; on the other hand, other studies have . . .
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April 14, 2008 09:41 AM EDT --
We've all heard the tales of women and men who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day and lived to be 100 years old—cancer free. And then there are the sad cases of people who smoked very little . . .
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November 11, 2008 03:55 PM EST --
While there is a great deal of information about breast cancer in the lay press, there is less written about the problem of precancerous abnormalities of the breast.
What do we mean by a precancerous . . .
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February 24, 2009 09:13 AM EST --
My patients (both with and without prostate cancer) have an insatiable desire for information regarding foods, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and other non-prescription “stuff” that they can add to . . .
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March 20, 2009 10:17 AM EDT --
Personalized medicine—where doctors tailor treatment of a disease to characteristics of an individual person and unique features of his or her disease —is becoming a reality for colon cancer patients. . . .
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November 05, 2007 11:16 AM EST --
As a practicing oncologist who recommends biopsies of various tissues on a regular basis, the following report on the benefits of hypnosis for patients undergoing cancer surgery is a welcome one. The . . .
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January 28, 2008 11:32 AM EST --
Breast cancer is one of the best examples of a cancer that is hormonally responsive. What does this mean? First, hormones are chemical substances made in one part of the body that circulate throughout . . .
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February 18, 2008 12:03 PM EST --
When a woman gets a mammogram, her doctor examines the x-ray pictures to see if the breast tissue displays characteristics that could indicate the presence of cancer. One of the dilemmas in interpreting . . .
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February 25, 2008 02:49 PM EST --
As we learn more about the importance of nutrition and diet as related to cancer, vitamin D is often the subject of interesting and important research. Several recent studies have shed light on the potential . . .
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March 10, 2008 01:36 PM EDT --
Nutritional and vitamin supplements are again in the news. Folate (also known as folic acid), long considered to be essentially beneficial, now has been shown to have some potential downsides. The article . . .
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March 24, 2008 10:56 AM EDT --
I have written here before about "inferential" research results—results that are derived from studies that were actually studying something else, and low and behold, an unexpected result . . .
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July 14, 2008 11:58 AM EDT --
"What can I eat to reduce my risk of developing prostate cancer?" That's one of the most common questions I hear from men concerned about prostate health. Undoubtedly, many hope to hear . . .
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July 28, 2008 05:11 PM EDT --
The study reported on below by my colleague Dr. Robert Shmerling provides sobering news. It is yet another piece of evidence that brings into serious question the true value of early detection of cancer . . .
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August 11, 2008 10:48 AM EDT --
This important article below, written by my colleague Dr. Lori Tishler, shows the commonplace usage of complementary therapies in those diagnosed with cancer. While I endorse many of the practices mentioned . . .
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October 08, 2008 10:06 AM EDT --
This week’s blog addresses our ability to predict the likelihood that individuals with a family history of cancer will actually contract the disease themselves. In the case of breast cancer, there is . . .
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January 29, 2008 05:37 PM EST --
The term osteoporosis describes a condition in which bones are weak and more likely to fracture. It often brings up images of frail, elderly women, who are hunched over and experiencing bone loss . . .
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