How an Expert Would Manage His Own Advanced Bladder Cancer: An Update
When facing a frightening new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Here, our Curious Dr. George asks Daniel E.C. Fein, MD, […]
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How an Expert Would Manage His Wife’s Metastatic Breast Cancer: An Update
For most people with breast cancer, a lump is the first sign that leads to diagnosis. But some cases are not detected until after spread has already occurred. Here, our […]
How an Expert Would Manage Her Own Advanced Colorectal Cancer: An Update
When facing a new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Here, our Curious Dr. George asks oncologist Christina Wu, MD, how […]
How an Expert Would Treat His Own Advanced Lung Cancer: An Update
A new cancer diagnosis is overwhelming. Patients often ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Here, our Curious Dr. George asks lung cancer expert Howard (Jack) […]
How an Expert Would Manage His Own Advanced Prostate Cancer: An Update
When facing a new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Here, our Curious Dr. George asks Marc B. Garnick, MD, how […]
The Personalized Power of the “N-of-1” Approach
Randomized, controlled clinical trials with a large N—number of participants—are the recognized “gold standard” of evidence-based medicine. Even so, the results of large-N trials can only reveal population averages, and […]
How Would an Expert Manage His Own Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: an Update
When facing a frightening new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Previously, our Curious Dr. George asked leukemia expert Adam Asch, […]
How Would an Expert Manage His Own Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma: an Update
When facing a frightening new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Here, our Curious Dr. George asks oncologist Kevin Knopf, MD, […]
SAGE Oncotest: Entering the Next Generation of Tailored Cancer Treatment
For people with recurring or drug-resistant cancer, choosing the best-possible next treatment can pose a huge challenge. Our Curious Dr. George asks Chris Apfel, MD, PhD, MBA—Founder, CEO, and Board […]
Treating Pancreatic Cancer: Could Metabolism—Not Genomics—Be the Key?
In 2018, we published a Curious Dr. George post featuring Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD, about cancer possibly being mostly a metabolic—rather than genetic—disease. Since then, the field of cancer genomics has […]