How much say do we really have when it comes to our children’s medical care? When is it okay for a doctor or judge to override a parent’s wishes? The recent case of parents being forced to put their 3-year-old child on chemotherapy has taken the media by storm - but there may be more to the story than we’ve been told. Recent headlines have painted a picture of parents being stripped of their rights,...
We all hear of this cancer treatment, but what exactly does the process of chemotherapy entail? Simply put, it is a way to kill cancer cells with drugs. Cancer cells grow and divide very quickly, so treatment is a race against this spreading. Chemotherapy specifically targets the cells that do spread quickly. “Chemo” can work throughout the entire body, which is different from radiation or surgeries...
A study published in June, 2018,- in the New England Journal of Medicine may change the guidelines on how doctors treat a common form of breast cancer. According to the report, about 70% of people in early stages of certain breast cancers can be treated just as effectively - without - chemotherapy. New Findings - The researchers focused on patients with hormone-receptor positive, HER2-negative, node-negative...