Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Stage 4 Gastroesophageal Cancer Patient Responds to 2nd Novel Cocktail
This is the first blog I have penned since COVID-19 swept through the country. So troubling were the consequences of the pandemic that I...
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Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Feb 2, 20204 min read
Stage 4 Gastroesophageal Cancer Patient Responds to Novel Cocktail
On June 5, 2019, I received a telephone call from Des Moines, Iowa from a 60-year-old gentleman who had presented to medical attention...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Nov 17, 20193 min read
Are All Colon Cancers Created Equal? Absolutely Not!
I was recently asked by a surgical colleague to meet a patient. This 58-year-old woman had presented two years earlier with sigmoid colon...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Oct 13, 20194 min read
Overcoming Stage IV Ovarian Cancer: A Life Well-Lived
In 2008, I met a delightful 88-year-old patient accompanied by her daughter. The patient had been successfully treated for advanced...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Aug 1, 20193 min read
Interstate Oncology: Breast Cancer Patient On the Run
Of the one million new breast cancer patients diagnosed each year worldwide, approximately 170,000 of these cases are triple negative....
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Jun 23, 20193 min read
There's Something Sweet About Evolutionary Biology
Humans evolved around their food supply. The foods we eat, the herbs we consume, our sources of nutrition, indeed everything that makes...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Jun 23, 20193 min read
There's Something Sweet About Evolutionary Biology
Humans evolved around their food supply. The foods we eat, the herbs we consume, our sources of nutrition, indeed everything that makes...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
May 15, 20194 min read
For Mantle Zone Lymphoma: What Goes Around Comes Around
Mantle zone lymphoma represents approximately 6% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas diagnosed in the US each year. It is named for the region...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
May 14, 20194 min read
For Mantle Zone Lymphoma: What Goes Around Comes Around
Mantle zone lymphoma represents approximately 6% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas diagnosed in the US each year. It is named for the region...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Mar 19, 20193 min read
Confronting Colorectal Cancer: A No-Holds-Barred Approach
March is colorectal cancer awareness month. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer for both men and women in the US with...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Feb 14, 20193 min read
Treating an 83-yr-old With Neuroendocrine Cancer: All in Good Measure
A recent editorial entitled "More Proof That Less Chemo is Best in Elderly Colorectal Cancer Patients" (David Kerr, Medscape, January 24,...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Jan 12, 20195 min read
Woman with Both Breast and Pancreatic Cancer: Finding an Achilles Heel
With the rapid rise of cancer, medical oncologists sometimes find themselves treating family members, friends or neighbors. In 2008, the...
team9425
Dec 18, 20185 min read
For a 26-year-old Stage 4 Adrenal Cancer: It's Knowing Where (and How) to Look
“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth” Sherlock Holmes The Sign of the Four...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Nov 20, 20185 min read
Serendipity Saves a Life for a Patient with Advanced Breast Cancer
In early September of 2018, I consulted with a 51-year-old patient with heavily pre-treated, extremely advanced metastatic breast cancer....
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Oct 24, 20183 min read
For Some Cancers Are There Immunotherapy Hazards?
A report by French investigators has raised concern regarding the broad application of immunotherapy in lung cancer. Checkpoint...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Aug 30, 20183 min read
Cancer, Computers and Genes: A Bad Mix for Patients
Every day, we hear of another breakthrough using gene testing and DNA to identify a new target, new treatment, new combination or novel...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Jul 30, 20184 min read
High Cost of Cancer Care To 340B or Not To 340B, That Is The Question?
There are many reasons why medical care costs continue to spiral out of control. Some of these are systemic like an aging population,...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Jun 14, 20187 min read
The Right Treatment at the Right Time: Double-Hit Lymphoma
On February 5th, 2018 I was asked to consult on a 53-year-old patient who was admitted to the hospital with a one month’s history of low...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Jun 8, 20187 min read
Cancer Patients and the "Right To Try"
On May 30, 2018 the president signed HR 878, granting terminally ill patients the right to try experimental drugs. While there has been...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
May 9, 20184 min read
Cancer Patients Want to Win, but is the Playing Field Level?
Anyone diagnosed with cancer knows the drill. After the initial shock, many go to the internet in pursuit of honest and reliable...
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