University Cancer Centers Save Lives
Published 11-22-2009 1:38 AM | John Hayslip
Health experts across the country recognize that different care may be offered to patients depending upon where patients receive live. For example, surgeons who work at university cancer centers are more likely to offer breast conserving surgery for eligible...
Prostate cancer clinical trials - Not just for rich and famous
Published 11-09-2009 5:14 AM | John Hayslip
This week Dennis Hopper, an iconic actor famous for performing over 200 roles during a career spanning over 50 years, revealed that he had been treated for prostate cancer for over nine years. Hopper, a noted horse supporter, recently canceled public...
Research aiming to overcome resistance to hormonal therapy in breast cancer
Published 11-06-2009 5:18 AM | John Hayslip
At least two thirds of all breast cancers are dependent on estrogen for growth (Estrogen receptor positive), and that is critical to the use and success of hormonal (also called anti-estrogen or endocrine therapies) in controlling breast cancer progression...
Developing treatments to overcome chemotherapy resistance
Published 10-24-2009 10:08 AM | John Hayslip
There can be many reasons why two patients who appear to have a very similar cancer may respond very differently to the same therapy. Some of these differences can be explained by our fitness, our genetics, and our other medical conditions that may interfere...
More options for patients with breast cancer
Published 10-06-2009 10:07 AM | John Hayslip
A recent study suggests that women with some types of advanced breast cancer may have more treatment options than have traditionally be considered. Some breast cancers are able to sense certain hormones in a woman's body and use those hormones as...
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Common medicines may also help fight cancer
Published 09-29-2009 8:33 AM | John Hayslip
The answers are far from complete, but some doctors and scientists are hopeful that some common medicines will be helpful in the treatment of cancer. This week's National Cancer Insitute's bulletin summarizes recent findings that suggest a common...
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Skipping chemo after lung cancer surgery has more side effects than taking the chemo?
Published 09-22-2009 9:01 AM | John Hayslip
It is natural and normal to be fearful of chemotherapy. In fact, my desire to improve how well someone can live after a cancer diangosis was a key reason I first got interested in cancer research and improving cancer therapies. I was somewhat surprised...
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Is less better in Hodgkin lymphoma
Published 09-21-2009 12:58 PM | John Hayslip
Hodgkin Lymphoma or Hodgkin's Disease was one of the first cancers to be routinely curable with radiation and chemotherapy. Unlike many types of cancer which need to be removed surgically in order to be cured, surgery is usually only used to take...
How much treatment for breast cancer
Published 09-15-2009 10:26 AM | John Hayslip
Many women, and their families, raise a common set of questions when confronted with a new diagnosis of breast cancer . Why is my treatment different than someone else's that I know? How do you know this is the best treatment for me. Why do I need...
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Advertisements affect patient's care
Published 09-10-2009 11:03 AM | John Hayslip
Hearing the word Cancer, especially when its applied to you, can cause the mind to go numb. It is a frightening and confusing time. What I spent 15 years learning in school and training I try to "boil down" and explain patients and their families...
Light The Night and spread the word
Published 09-08-2009 9:44 AM | John Hayslip
On Saturday, September 12, 2009, the Lexington, KY night will be illuminated by the glowing red and white balloons of the Lekemia & Lymphoma Society's "Light The Night" walk. I recently watched the video that was shown before we began...
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Another step in personalized medicine
Published 09-03-2009 11:52 AM | John Hayslip
Every individual is unique. However, sometimes we experiences illnesses that are pretty similar. I would expect that the strep throat infections that I experienced as a kid are pretty similar to the ones that everyone else did too. Without question, cancer...
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Hard to find reliable cancer information
Published 09-01-2009 9:21 AM | John Hayslip
When I was assigned a report in school, I actually had to read books to find the information my teachers expected that I put in my papers. Although I grew up in a small farming town, you could request books on inter-library loan and usually within a week...
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Accomplishing great things
Published 08-27-2009 8:11 AM | John Hayslip
The recent passing of Senator Ted Kennedy has brought the challenges that patients with brain tumors face to the front of our nation's attention. It has also demonstrated plainly the improvements in survival and quality of life that are the direct...
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What is a clinical trial
Published 08-24-2009 5:30 AM | John Hayslip
When I discuss enrolling on a cancer clinical trial as a treatment option with someone who needs treatment for cancer, most people are thankful this option is available for them. In those consultations, we often start by just talking about what are clinical...
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