My Cancer Advisor

Cigarette smoking and tobacco use result in significantly more deaths each year than illegal drugs and AIDS. Smoking damages nearly every organ in the human body, is linked to at least 15 different c...

Does smoking cigarettes mean getting lung cancer? Just ask John Wayne. What a contrast between these two videos from one of the greatest actors who ever lived (and who did over 200 movies). The first ...

The prestigious American Society of Clinical Oncology publishes each year a list of major cancer advances during the previous year. In their “Clinical Cancer Advances 2009″, they list th...

This is an Oncology Podcast segment for women about preparing for hair loss and how to cover the head with wigs and scarves. Here’s more information from our companion website, patientresource....

Tarceva, also known as Erlotinib, is an oral form of cancer therapy taken once a day that is approved by the FDA as a “second line” (i.e. backup) for patients with non-small cell lung can...

Metastasis is a medical term that can strike fear in the minds of cancer patients. It’s the process of cancer cells spreading to vital organs and then interfering with their normal function. T...

This 7-minute Oncology Podcast News report is about lung cancer and the use of computed tomography (CT) scans to screen patients for and diagnose lung cancer. Here’s more information from patie...

This was Peter Jennings’ final broadcast before his death from lung cancer. He said he smoked for years, and in this video he offers some words of wisdom for his viewers. Here’s more inf...

Can good nutrition help prevent cancer? Dr David Heber from UCLA talks about the benefits of eating a colorful diet. The recommendation is  5 – 9 servings of fruit and vegetables each day in o...