Forty Two Percent

Mar 8, 2018 | Chattanooga Oncologist

That’s the number you need to know. The American Cancer Society recently published the Annual Age-Adjusted Cancer Death Rates by Sex, United States, 1975-2015. The report provides a detailed review of the expected cancer incidence in 2018 and provides a breakdown by...

Who wants a colonoscopy?

Sep 11, 2017 | Chattanooga Oncologist

If you are over 40 years old, you may want to consider it.  The Journal of the National Cancer Institute recently published a study last month “Colorectal Cancer Incidence Patterns in the United States, 1974–2013” showing that our risk of colorectal cancer is now back...

Does Intermittent Fasting Prevent Cancer?

Dec 15, 2013 | FAQs

Sorta. Intermittent Fasting (IF) can help prevent cancer because if done correctly, it lowers caloric intake, which reduces body fat, which we KNOW prevents cancer. Here is what we know: Obesity is the second largest cause of cancer after smoking. Being overweight...

Cancer Quacks

Nov 17, 2013 | Chattanooga Oncologist

Unfortunately they exist, and Stanley Burzynski is a well known one. As an oncologist, it’s hard to tell cancer patients when their prognosis is poor, when medical science has nothing more to offer. I understand desperation, and wanting to find a cure, the need...