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03/30/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Too much testing is dangerous: Prostate cancer screening does NOT save lives, puts men at risk according to groundbreaking study

Routine cancer screening is notorious for giving false positives, leading to unnecessary diagnoses for benign cancers. False diagnoses for prostate cancer are commonplace, and they devastate patients emotionally. When someone is told they have cancer they are often stricken with anxiety. The false diagnosis also leads to an aggressive, expensive, and many times deadly treatment […]

12/01/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Breast cancer patients don’t trust the system and want better treatment, according to new study

A growing number of breast cancer patients are beginning to trust their own instincts and go against their doctor’s advice. In a new survey, nearly one third of women with breast cancer chose to forgo the full, recommended course of chemotherapy, radiation, or hormone therapy, post-surgery. Health authorities find this troubling because “treatment discordance” could […]

11/06/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Toxic for generations: Kids born to chemo survivors are increasingly infertile, having 72% fewer children

What are the generational health effects caused by chemotherapy? Precisely, which genes are turned on and off when a cancer patient is inundated with these toxic chemical agents? Do the chemotherapy-inflicted epigenetic changes pass on to the offspring of the patient and how do these changes impact fertility for future generations? Chemotherapy has lasting health effects […]

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