20.04.2010 The War with Cancer No Comments

San Diego Psychologist: New Type of Test May Help Predict Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness

At the recent annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, John Hopkins University researchers reported that a new type of PSA (Prostate-Specific Androgen) test may help predict which types of prostate cancers are more aggressive than others; helping patients determine the urgency of treatment.

Robert W. Veltri, Ph.D, principle researcher and associate professor of urology and oncology at Hopkins stated, “What we have shown is that using the Prostate Health Index and tissue DNA measurement is informative in separating out patients whose cancers are likely to progress vs. those that are not likely to progress.”

Available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_97772.html.

Dr. Schwartz

San Diego Psychologist

www.integrative-health.net

06.04.2010 Lifestyle Coaching: Changing Your Path, The War with Cancer No Comments

San Diego Psychologist: Colonoscopy Procedures Really Do Work

A recent University of Toronto study indicates that, “for every one-percent increase in colonoscopy use, the risk of death from colon cancer dropped three percent.”  Although not fun, it shows that keeping up on prevention procedures such as this are very important.  Available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_97237.html

Dr. Schwartz

San Diego Psychologist

www.integrative-health.net

23.02.2010 The War with Cancer No Comments

San Diego Psychologist: Bitter Melon Extract: A New Tool Against Breast Cancer?

An intriguing Saint Louis University study indicates that Bitter Melon may potentially be helpful in the fight against breast cancer.  One of the researchers noted, “The bitter melon extract killed only the cancer cells, not the healthy breast cells.”  Although it’s just a preliminary study and hasn’t been human tested yet, it’s good to see research like this.  Available at: http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=636317

Dr.  Schwartz

San Diego Psychologist

www.integrative-health.net