Dr. Len's Cancer Blog
Dr. Len's Cancer Blog
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Authored by J. Leonard (Len) Lichtenfeld, MD, the Society's deputy chief medical officer, this blog covers breaking cancer news and provides commentary on new research, scientific developments, and other cancer breakthroughs.
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Through The Fog Of New Cancer Research Information
By Dr. Len
I had trouble sleeping this morning, so I got up and took a look at the tweets on my ...
Jun 27, 2012 5:00 PM ET
Promising New Approach To Treating Cancer Means Hope For Many, But Remember This Is Just The Start Of The Journey
Every year at this time cancer specialists and researchers from around the world descend on Chicago for the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) to hear the latest breakthroughs in ...
Jun 27, 2012 1:00 PM ET
A New Treatment For Breast Cancer That Makes A Difference
By Dr. Len
This is the stuff of science fiction, a dream, something you could envision but were skeptical it could be done. But now it has been done, and raises the question of whether we are headed "back to the future" in the treatment of cancer....
Jun 26, 2012 5:00 PM ET
Who Will Lead Us As We Turn The Tide Against Cancer?
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to attend and participate in a conference "Turning the Tide Against Cancer Through Sustained Medical Innovation" in Washington DC. . The conference organizers...
Jun 26, 2012 3:00 PM ET
Weight And Inactivity Are Threatening To Overtake Tobacco As Risk Factors For Cancer
By Dr. Len
The "Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer" was released this afternoon as has been the case every year since the first report was issued in 1998. And, like many of the reports previously, we are fortunate to continue to see declines...
Mar 29, 2012 5:05 PM ET
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