Preparing For Your First Medical Oncology Clinic Visit.

Summary: Ten Points To Remember! MedOncMD Video. More ...

American Association for Cancer Research convention.

Summary: I am excited to share with you my recent participation at the annual American Association for Cancer Research convention in Orlando, Florida this week. More ...

Conflicting Opinions in Co-Managed Cancer Care: What to Do.

Summary: I recently saw a patient who is now 8 years in remission from metastatic melanoma. In the beginning of his cancer journey, this young male patient had declined all medical therapy, hoping for a more alternative approachMore ...

Eating fiber alters the microbiome. It may boost cancer treatment, too.

Summary: A clinical trial is underway at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to examine if a fiber-rich diet of fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and whole grains to nourish the microbiome might improve the odds that immunotherapy for cancer treatment is effective. More ...

In the Race for a Melanoma Vaccine, UVA Has Skin in the Game.

Summary: Dr. Craig Slingluff, a surgical oncologist at the University of Virginia, has been working on the possibility of a tumor vaccine since 1996. The UVA team has witnessed significant preliminary successes. In a small trial at UVA, four patients experienced tumor shrinkage or stabilization for between one and seven years with their melanoma vaccine alone. And in a more recent report, there was a higher-than-expected rate of tumor shrinkage with the UVA vaccine plus a PD-1 antibody (the kind contained in Keytruda) than expected for the PD-1 antibody alone. More ...

Melanoma Expert Focuses on Finding the Next Best Therapy.

Summary: Interesting and encouraging article about the clinical trials process and how dedicated and passionate researchers are working to find new cures for all types of melanoma.. More ...

10 Things I Learned in 10 Years at Cancer Commons That Could Save Your Life.

Summary: After facing his own cancer, Marty Tenenbaum, PhD, founded Cancer Commons to help others dealing with the disease. Here, Curious Dr. George asks him to share what he has learned. More ...