If you’ve been diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer, you’ve probably been told that you have very few options for effective treatment. The poor prognosis is made even worse
In our last Discoveries article, we introduced the idea that the way a cancer treatment kills or damages a tumor can result in a marshaling of the immune
We often hear about how the immune system is harmed by conventional treatments such as high-dose chemotherapy and radiotherapy. But few people realize that low-dose versions of these
When cancer patients first begin to learn about the light-based treatment approach called photodynamic therapy (PDT), they eventually pop the question: Where can I get this treatment? The answer
Since the early 1990s, the photodynamic treatment of cancer has relied mainly on a light-sensitizing agent called Photofrin. This was the first photosensitizer to be approved in many
In previous Discoveries posts, we explored the synergy between photodynamic therapy (PDT) and strategies that enhance the immune system. PDT has the marvelous ability to not only destroy
Why do doctors say surgery is the first “treatment of choice” for basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common cancer among fair-skinned people worldwide? And why, given the
Women with metastatic breast cancer are often faced with a serious dilemma: The five-year survival rate is a dismal 2%, and standard treatments for these advanced-stage breast cancers are replete
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