Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Stage 4 Colon Cancer: Doctor Heal Thyself
One year ago, almost to the day, I was asked to see a very pleasant 67-year-old surgeon. He was personally referred by the radiologist...
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Jan 11, 20173 min read
The Cost of Cancer Therapy: How Much is Too Much?
There has been much written about the cost of cancer chemotherapy. In the US alone over 2.5 trillion dollars are spent on healthcare...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Dec 12, 20164 min read
Metastatic Lung Cancer: A Patient with 9 Lives
In September of 2013, I was asked to see a patient with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung. Treatment with Chemotherapy Biopsies did...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Nov 9, 20164 min read
Most Dangerous Words a Cancer Patient Can Hear: "We Do the Same Thing"
Cancer patients who seek our functional profiling EVA-PCD test frequently ask their doctors for assistance. Responses can vary. There is...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Oct 24, 20163 min read
What Do Medical Oncologists Do?
If you ask most patients, even their doctors, what medical oncologists do, they will tell you that they give chemotherapy. But is that...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Sep 28, 20164 min read
A Stage IV Bladder Cancer Meets Its (Unexpected) Match
I am often asked to see the family members of current and former patients, as one good outcome can beget another. A recent clinic had 3...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Sep 14, 20163 min read
Stage 4 Uterine Cancer & BRCA Gene Mutation Story Gets Interesting
The discovery of the BRCA genes by Mary Claire King and Mark Skolnick in the 1990s provided immense insights. It explained familial...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Aug 15, 20163 min read
Life Imitates Art in Treating Glioblastoma: Was Dr. McCoy Right?
Star Trek aficionados will remember Dr. Leonard H. McCoy played by DeForest Kelley who served as the original USS Enterprise ship...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Aug 10, 20163 min read
Cancer Immunotherapy Suffers A Setback: Cause For Alarm?
Cancer immunotherapy, which uses the patient's immune system to eradicate disease, has been the subject of investigation for over a...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Jul 19, 20163 min read
For Some Cancer Patients, A Bad Gene Can Be A Good Gene
Ironically, many of the worst cancers prove to be the easiest to treat when new discoveries are made. Hairy cell leukemia, once the bane...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Jun 27, 20163 min read
Is Stage 4 Gastric (Stomach) Cancer Curable?
In February 2016, I met with a 57-year-old gentleman who presented with weight loss. An endoscopy revealed gastric (stomach) cancer. With...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Jun 19, 20161 min read
Colon Cancer Treatment Guide
We have all been touched by someone diagnosed with cancer. Our hope is to spread awareness regarding the diagnosis, impact and treatment...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Jun 13, 20163 min read
Complete Response in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Treatment
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) represents a distinct form of breast cancer that does not express estrogen receptors (ER),...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
May 30, 20162 min read
Hospice Nurse Confronts Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer: Her Own
Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer Survival With 53,000 new pancreatic cancers diagnosed each year and 41,000 deaths, pancreatic cancer is among...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
May 15, 20162 min read
BRCA Prostate Cancer: Lessons Learned from a Successful Outcome
On March 29, 2016, we reported the story of a 55 year old man diagnosed 13 years earlier with prostate cancer who had failed many prior...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Mar 11, 20162 min read
The Role of Medical Oncology in Stage IV NSCLC
There has been a trend in medical oncology to add therapies, layer upon layer, until every patient receives every drug every time. In...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Mar 7, 20163 min read
Another Victory in Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer
The battle against Stage IV pancreatic cancer is every bit as challenging as a hard fought military campaign. Not unlike our comrades in...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Feb 3, 20162 min read
Harvard Investigators Endorse Functional Profiling
In the December 2015 issue of Nature Reviews: Cancer, investigators from Harvard University published an editorial in support of...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Jan 25, 20164 min read
Seventh Time’s the Charm-Unexpected Response in Relapsed Leukemia
For medical oncologists, the choice of chemotherapy drugs is one of statistical probability. For cancer patients, it is a matter of life...
Dr. Robert A. Nagourney, MD
Jan 12, 20164 min read
For Recurrent Colon Cancer Case: "Right to Try" or "Right to Receive"?
Over the past five years I have been treating a 70-year-old gentleman diagnosed in 2010 with lymph node positive, Stage III colon cancer....
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