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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 […]

03/21/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Photodynamic treatments for human health and the food supply: Light compounds being developed that will fight microbial infections and cancer

A new field of medical science is emerging from six universities and five partner organizations in Europe. The POLYTHEA project, coordinated at the University of Limoges, aims to train doctorate candidates in the field of photodynamic treatments. Researchers are learning how to develop active light compounds that fight cancer and microbial infections. The new field […]

01/31/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

New guidelines for breast cancer survivors push “cheap hormone pills” with horrible side effects like nausea, vomiting and uterine cancer

New, insidious cancer care guidelines were put forth by The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health Care Excellence (NICE). The guidelines instruct breast cancer survivors to take cheap hormone pills on a daily basis for up to ten years following chemotherapy (if the patient survives the chemotherapy). The current recommendations suggest a steady dose of […]

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 […]

09/28/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Groundbreaking study reveals 20% of all deaths now caused by junk food and toxic food ingredients

Here I was, strolling up to a cancer fundraising event for a relative I hardly knew. I heard the sounds of drunken chatter and eyed the Budweiser banner sponsoring the event. A crowd of faces overflowed out of the banquet hall like fizz bubbling over the brim of a red solo cup. I entered through […]

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