Diagnosis and Treatment

"Trojan Horse" Nanoparticles Kill Cancer Cells Without Drugs

Scientists have created a “Trojan horse” that sneaks anticancer nanoparticles into cancer cells and causes them to self-destruct without any drugs. The research is still in its early days, but the new method has already proved to be remarkably effective at killing cancer cells in a petri dish and reducing tumor growth in mice. 

VIDEO: Cannabis: The Exit Drug

Cancer Schmancer Medical Advisor Dr. Uma V.A. Dhanabalan, MPH, FAAFP, knocks down the bias against the use of medical cannabis and explains its many uses in her own practice. Watch below.

Magic Mushroom's Active Compound Could Relieve Depression For Up To One Year, New Study Finds

A new review study by Johns Hopkins University researchers is shedding light on the long-term effects of psilocybin in the treatment of major depression.

In a new study, 58% of participants with major depressive disorder were in remission after one year of doing two sessions with psilocybin.

A Brief History of Psychedelic Research With Albert Garcia-Romeu

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For decades, the word psychedelic was most acutely tied to images of the “swinging” ‘60s, peace signs, and flower power. But perceptions are changing.

Half a century on from the counterculture movement, psychedelics are now firmly rooted in clinical research, as an exciting new avenue for drug-assisted psychotherapy.

MDMA Reopens Child-like “Critical Periods” in the Brains of Mice to Promote Mental Healing

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Chemo Creates Leaky Blood Vessels Helping Cancer Cells To Spread

A new study adds to the evidence that chemotherapy enhances cancer’s spread beyond the primary tumor, showing how one chemo drug allows breast cancer cells to squeeze through and attach to blood vessel linings in the lungs.

The research in mice leaves no doubt that the chemo drug caused changes to non-cancer cells that enable this process. Scientists pre-treated healthy mice with the chemotherapy agent and gave them intravenous injections of breast cancer cells four days later.

Perlmutter Cancer Center Researcher Advances Therapies for Difficult-to-Treat Brain Tumors

A neuro-oncologist at the Brain and Spine Tumor Center at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, Sylvia C.

Alternatives to Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy

 

More and more of you are looking for alternatives to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This is a very legitimate question: given the growing number of cancers across the world, more and more people are asking themselves the question of their choice of treatment.

Evidence Grows for Acupuncture Treatment in Cancer Survivors

Among cancer survivors with chronic musculoskeletal pain, both electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture—also called battlefield acupuncture—effectively reduced pain and improved quality of life, according to a study presented at the virtual 2020 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (abstract 12004). The randomized study, which involved 360 participants, found that battlefield acupuncture was inferior to electroacupuncture at reducing pain and was associated with higher rates of discontinuation.

The Healing Benefits of Complementary Medicine

People with breast cancer often have physical symptoms to deal with on a daily basis, such as pain, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. Some of these come from the disease itself. Others are side effects of treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, or hormonal therapy.

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