Cachexia (Weight Loss) and Its Treatment
The Hypermetabolic State Weight loss can occur for various reasons. For example, people who go on a rigorous diet may of course lose weight. But if they resume their previous food regimen, they...
The Hypermetabolic State Weight loss can occur for various reasons. For example, people who go on a rigorous diet may of course lose weight. But if they resume their previous food regimen, they...
Hyperfractionation These are innovative schedules that adjust the time frame in which radiation is delivered to decrease the toxicity of treatment and increase the total amount of radiation...
The Problem of Second Cancers Along with increased survival as a result of increasingly effective treatment in NHL, there is growing evidence that some treatment regimens themselves cause cancer....
Long Term Treatments There is an emerging trend in oncology to keep patients on anticancer drugs for longer periods, even years at a stretch. This concept was given support from two studies...
An Essential Topic in Oncology Molecular or genomic testing is among the essential topics in oncology. The fundamental question is whether or not one can analyze live, frozen, or preserved tissue...
What is Immunotherapy? Immunotherapy is a kind of treatment that uses the body’s own immune system to attack cancer. There are many different kinds of immunotherapy. This includes: The insertion...
Using T CellsThe U.S. government at cancer.gov defines cellular adoptive immunotherapy as follows:“A type of immunotherapy in which T cells (a type of immune cell) are given to a patient to help...
How Does Cancer Get Started? Mainstream medicine believes that most cancer originates because of mysterious processes taking place in our genes. Environmental theories have fallen on hard...
Wandering Cancer Cells If metastases are, at least, in part due to the activity of macrophages, then these cells already possess most or all of the key characteristics of wandering cancer cells....
A Healthy Immune System is Primed One thing that almost all cancers have in common is that they are related to the immune system. A healthy immune system is primed to attack ”non-self” as opposed...
The Basis of the Immune SystemLymphocytes are one division of the white blood cells (WBCs) that form the basis of the immune system. There are three major kinds of lymphocytes: B cells, T...
Fundamental Methods of Immunotherapy Action Active specific immunotherapy (ASI) involves immunizing the patient with tumor cells and/or cell extracts, either alone or in combination with an...
Evaluating Your Compatibility Score One of the most important questions is who will respond to the new type of immune treatment, immune checkpoint inhibition. A very important paper...
Phytochemicals that Block CSCsPhytochemicals (also called nutriceuticals) comprise several different kinds of agents. Resveratrol, soy isoflavones, sulforaphane, curcumin, and EGCG/green tea are...
Supplements and the Immune System Do antioxidants and other immune-boosting supplements promote the growth of cancer cells that are themselves derived from the immune system—particularly...
In this episode, Rachael Moss speaks with Brandon LaGreca LAc, MAcOM about the importance of mindset when it comes to cancer. Brandon LaGreca is a licensed acupuncturist in Wisconsin who is...
Dr. Moss discusses "Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing" with Dr. James S. Gordon. Transcript Welcome to the Moss Report hosted by Dr. Ralph W. Moss. His guest today is Dr. James...
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: One of the most important questions about ICI therapy is who will respond to this new type of treatment. A recent paper from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson...
Widespread Acceptance A few years ago I toured Israeli cancer hospitals and clinics. I was happily surprised to find a widespread acceptance of medical marijuana (MM), especially in the pediatric...