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Atlanta An experimental drug dramatically slowed tumor growth among certain patients with advanced-stage breast cancer, researchers reported Saturday, providing hope to women who don't respond to standard treatment options. This is really exciting," said Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, which was not involved in the study.
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Dichloroacetate -- DCA -- is not the cure for cancer. But over the past week or so, the American Cancer Society has apparently been all but overrun with requests for information about DCA, a biochemical compound related to the acetic acid that gives vinegar its bite. According to Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deptuy chief medical officer for the agency, this mass interest was likely precipitated by a study published in the journal Cancer Cell last month showing that DCA could be used in laboratory rats to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. For those wanting to know more, see www.cancer.org/ aspx/blog and click on the headline about DCA. My focus is on the more general issue of false hope in medicine, and how to avoid its hazards. The two things that tend to fuel false hope are the practice of a...
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WASHINGTON - As many as two of every five men whose prostate cancer was caught through a PSA screening test have tumors too slow- growing to ever be a threat, says a new study that raises more questions about the controversial tests. The work "reinforces the message that we are overdiagnosing prostate cancer," said Dr. Len Lichtenfeld of the American Cancer Society, who was not involved in the new study.
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You're sitting in a freshly drywalled house, drinking coffee from a plastic foam cup and talking on a cellphone. Which of these is most likely to be a cancer risk? It might be the sitting, especially if you do that a lot.
...Len Lichtenfeld, the American Cancer Society's deputy chief medica...
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Terry Dyroff's PSA blood test led to a prostate biopsy that didn't find cancer but gave him a life-threatening infection. In the emergency room several days later, "I didn't sit, I just laid on the floor, I felt so bad," said Dyroff, 65, a retired professor from Silver Spring, Md. "I honestly thought I might be dying.
...Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Canc...
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You're sitting in a freshly drywalled house, drinking coffee from a plastic foam cup and talking on a cellphone. Which of these is most likely to be a cancer risk? It might be the sitting, especially if you do that a lot.
...Len Lichtenfeld, the American Cancer Society's deputy chief medica...
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It turns out that catching cancer early isn't always as important as we thought. Some tumors are too slow-growing to ever threaten your life. Some are so aggressive that finding them early doesn't make much difference. And today's treatments are much better for those somewhere in the middle.
...Len Lichtenfeld, a longtime screening proponent. "We're learning ...
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You're sitting in a freshly drywalled house, drinking coffee from a plastic foam cup and talking on a cell phone. Which is most likely to be a cancer risk? It might be the sitting, especially if you do that a lot.
...Len Lichtenfeld, the American Cancer Society's deputy chief medica...
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By Marilynn Marchione THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
...,000 to as much as $800,000, said Len Lichtenfeld, the American Cancer Society's deputy chief medica...
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By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press
...Len Lichtenfeld, the American Cancer Society's deputy chief medica...
