Executive Summary Cancer treatments get hyped and then are found to be ineffective all the time. This article looks at the cancer treatment of autologous stem cell transplants. Introduction In this article, I cover what was once presented as a breakthrough treatment for cancer that was pushed into clinical practice before having any evidence to…
Executive Summary Radiotherapy is presented as effective against cancer. What is the actual effectiveness of Radiotherapy? Introduction Centers that provide radiotherapy treatment usually do not discuss the general effectiveness of chemo. This article will delve into this topic. About Radiotherapy The first thing that I found interesting was that I could not quickly find the…
Executive Summary There are many articles on cancer on the BRTD website. This article provides a guide to these articles. Introduction The following are the current articles on cancer on the website. Cancer Article Category #1: Cancer General Cancer Article Category #2: Cancer and Chemotherapy This is the subsection on chemotherapy. Cancer Article Category #3:…
Executive Summary Medicine’s approach to the immune system is very odd. This article explains how it is odd and why medicine takes this approach. Introduction This article discusses the curious way medicine frames and approaches the immune system. Examples of The Way Medicine Approaches and Frames the Immune System Example #1: The Presentation of Vaccines…
Executive Summary CAR-T is a new and very expensive immunotherapy treatment. What cancer patients have de-emphasized is the effect of CAR-T on cytokines. Introduction CAR-T is one of the most expensive cancer treatments in existence. CAR-T contains a critical problem that oncologists and cancer centers underplay for cancer patients. The Dangers Inherent to Immunotherapy Treatments…
Executive Summary CAR T is a new, very hyped treatment by the medical establishment. This article provides a much more realistic explanation of CAR T. What Does CAR-T Therapy Stand For? How CAR-T works is explained in the Cleveland Clinic article CAR T-Cell Therapy? Your T-cells are white blood cells in your immune system. Your…
Executive Summary A central assumption that the medical establishment helps perpetuate is that cancer is strongly genetic. Just how much of global cancer is genetic in origin? Introduction Is cancer genetic? The medical establishment emphasizes DNA and genetics research over lifestyle research. This is true even though cancer is only somewhere between 3% and 10% is…
Executive Summary Cancer centers very significantly mark up chemotherapy drugs. This article covers this topic from several dimensions. Introduction If one looks at the normal drug market, one sees corruption in that the pharma companies create financial incentives for MDs to prescribe on-patent drugs for which there are better generic alternatives. However, for most drugs,…
Executive Summary Chronic stress leads to chronic inflammation, a precursor to many diseases. This article focuses on the importance of stress reduction. Introduction We all know that stress has a negative impact on our health, but did you know stress can actually promote cancer? Yes, stress and cancer are linked. It’s true – stress promotes…
Executive Summary The immune system is central to understanding why people get cancer. Why does the medical establishment discuss it so little? Introduction A major clue to how cancer functions and why it occurs is observing the increasing incidence of cancer that comes with age. This is related to what happens to the immune system…