The Hazards Of The Closed Car
By Dr. Gifford Jones Sunday, January 1, 2012
What’s the best way this holiday season to expose your child to nicotine and the cancer-causing compounds in tobacco smoke? A report in the British Medical Association Journal says it’s very easy. Take your children for a car ride, keep the windows closed and smoke cigarettes.
“Gifford-Jones, They Don’t Want To Hear That!”By Dr. Gifford Jones Saturday, December 10, 2011
Several years ago a friend asked if I’d talk to a women’s organization about breast cancer, how mammography could detect malignancy in its early stages. But when I gave her a short version of what I intended to say, she remarked, “But they would not like to hear that!” End of the talk. So what do women not want to hear?
Armenian Study: Induced Abortion Nearly Triples Breast Cancer RiskBy Christian Newswire Monday, November 28, 2011
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer notes that an Armenian study-whose authors examined diabetes mellitus type 2, reproductive factors, and breast cancer-found a statistically significant association showing a 2.86-fold increased breast cancer risk from one induced abortion. [1] The study, led by Lilit Khachatryan, included researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and the University of Pennsylvania.
Who Says That Heroin is an Illegal Painkiller?By Dr. Gifford Jones Monday, November 7, 2011
The Globe and Mail was wrong in a recent column about the in-site heroin clinic in Vancouver, when it stated that heroin was an illegal drug. Its editors have forgotten that when I wrote for the G and M I spent thousands of dollars placing ads in the newspaper during a campaign to legalize heroin. And that Jake Epp, The Minister of Health, announced on Dec 4, 1984, that heroin would be legalized to treat terminal cancer pain.
By Online Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The “Lance Armstrong effect” could become a powerful new weapon to fight cancer cells that develop resistance to chemotherapy, radiation and other treatments, scientists say in a report in the ACS journal Molecular Pharmaceutics.
Robert Getzenberg and Donald Coffey explain that many advances have occurred in the 40 years since President Nixon declared a “War on Cancer” on December 23, 1971. However, cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide, claiming almost 8 million lives annually. Patients with some forms of cancer respond well to treatment, while others have disease that becomes resistant to every known treatment. Patients with testicular cancer have a high survival rate — more than 70 percent — even if the cancer metastasizes, or spreads. For example, Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist, beat metastatic testicular cancer that spread to his lungs and brain, and then went on to win the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times. But patients with pancreatic cancer have only a 25 percent survival rate in the first year and a 6 percent survival rate by the fifth year after diagnosis. Why is this?
The 2011 Terry Fox Run
By Online Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Greetings:
The Terry Fox Run is this Sunday, September 18th at more than 230 cities, towns and communities across Ontario. It also takes place in more than 30 countries around the world.
When In Doubt, Cut it OutBy Dr. Gifford Jones Saturday, August 6, 2011
“Is it a benign mole or a malignant melanoma?” you wonder. This is an important question as the number of cases of melanoma continues to increase. It’s shocking that the incidence of new cases is now greater than the combined number of breast, lung, prostate and large bowel cancers. So how can you prevent dying from this disease?
Rudyard Kipling, the English novelist, gave some sound advice when he wrote, “Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun”. Too much sun exposure is the cause of many melanomas. Remember that if your shadow is shorter than you, it’s time to get out of the sun.
ZYTIGA™*receives Health Canada approval for treatment of metastastic prostate cancerBy Online Thursday, July 28, 2011
TORONTO, - Janssen Inc. announced today that after a priority review, Health Canada has approved ZYTIGA™ (abiraterone acetate), an oral medication for the treatment of men with metastatic prostate cancer. ZYTIGA™ is indicated with prednisone for the treatment of men with metastatic prostate cancer (castration-resistant prostate cancer) who have received prior chemotherapy containing docetaxel.1
Eight CT Scans = 4,000 Chest X-rays To Diagnose Lung Cancer?By Dr. Gifford Jones Saturday, April 30, 2011
The facts are depressing. Lung cancer kills more people than prostate, breast and colon cancer combined. Only 15 percent of those diagnosed with lung cancer are alive in five years. Now, a study by the National Cancer Institute shows that CT scans can decrease the number of these deaths from this deadly disease. But what is the medical and economic cost?
Every year 24,000 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in Canada and 157,000 people will die from this disease in the U.S.
By Dr. Gifford Jones Saturday, March 5, 2011
“Isn’t it wiser to suffer a little discomfort for a few moments than face the pain of terminal colon cancer?” I’ve lost count of the times I’ve asked this question of patients. But some still prefer playing Russian Roulette with malignancy than submitting to colonoscopy. So is “Fido” an alternative to this unpleasant procedure?
A recent report in the medical journal, Gut, found that a trained Labrador retriever was smarter than doctors in diagnosing large bowel cancer. With a sniff of a stool the trained Fido was able to diagnose this malignancy.
Dwarf Village May Hold Clues to Cure Cancer
By News on the Net Thursday, February 17, 2011
Scientists are trying to determine whether a group of dwarfs in Ecuador—all of them living in a remote village on the slopes of the Andes Mountains—could hold the clues to cure cancer.
Laws of Physics Cause Esophageal CancerBy Dr. Gifford Jones Saturday, August 14, 2010
Do you suffer from a hot fire beneath the breastbone following a heavy meal? One that’s often accompanied by belching and regurgitation of bitter fluid? If so, you’re most likely suffering from heartburn. This common problem can be the forerunner of serious disease. But there are several ways to decrease the risk of developing one of the deadliest cancers.
The Unbreakable Spirit Mom’s Final Journey – Part TwoBy Online Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The boys and I used to joke that Mom must be like a cat with nine lives, surviving two bouts of breast cancer, a five-way by-pass, lymph edema, gall-bladder surgery where she’d forgotten to mention that she’d drank liquid prior to her surgery, causing complications and irritating her surgeon, congestive heart failure, thyroid complications, pituitary complications, kidney failure and a brain tumor.
The Unbreakable Spirit, Part 1By Online Tuesday, June 15, 2010
“ The bravest battle that was ever fought; Shall I tell where and when? On the maps of the world you will find not; it was fought by the mothers of men”
It’s often been said that a person’s true character is often tried during times of crisis. Mom’s first health crisis occurred in 1981 with her diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer.
By Dr. Gifford Jones Monday, April 19, 2010
Should a patient refuse treatment when the doctor says the diagnosis may be cancer? This is not usually a wise move. A recent report shows that it’s prudent for patients to get a second opinion, particularly in the case of the disappearing cancer.
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