Cancer
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”PREVALENCE OF CANCER SURVIVORS IN THE U.S.”
Unfortunately, every year millions of people are diagnosed with cancer. As I said in a blog published in 2021, it’s…
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ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS: WHAT ARE FAMILY DOCS TO DO?
Cancer is by far the scariest diagnosis patients receive. Every patient is filled with anxiety when just the word “CANCER”…
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THE GALLERI TEST: “PROCEED WITH CAUTION”
On two previous occasions, I have written blogs about the MCED (Multi-Cancer Early Detection) test known commercially as the Galleri…
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COVID-19, VITAMIN D, CANCER, GLP-1’S, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS #29 COVID-19 has a greater effect on kidneys than pneumonia: Natural aging causes a gradual decline in…
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REMEMBERING RARE AND ODD DISEASES
As regular “DrGOpines-ers” know well, on three recent occasions, I have written brief paragraphs explaining unusual diagnoses. Medical science, and…
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WHAT’S THE GALLERI TEST?
The Galleri test is also called the Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) test. It is, at this point, still considered to…
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SUNSCREENS TRASHED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Until today, March 24, 2025, I was unaware that there are “elements” of the scientific community who actually believe that…
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ALCOHOL AND CANCER
President Joe Biden’s Surgeon General of the United States, Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy MD, has expressed concern that consumption of…
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PROSTATE CANCER: MANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED!
The November, 2024 issue of American Family Physician, the scientific publication of the American Academy of Family Physicians, has an…
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PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT WORSE THAN THE DISEASE?
Prostate cancer is a disease about which many physicians and patients have developed a “cavalier” attitude. The disease itself has…
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