Patricia Weiser PharmD 
Besides following your oncologist’s treatment plan, you may wonder what else you can do to fight cancer. It can be difficult to figure out what diet and exercise routine to follow and whether or not you should add dietary supplements. For the health-conscious, and especially when you’re fighting cancer, it’s common to have questions about … Read more
When facing cancer, you want to use every cancer-fighting tool available. Among different strategies, taking repurposed prescription drugs like mebendazole has gained popularity. “Off-label” drug use is when a medication is prescribed for purposes other than the approved uses described in the drug’s official Food and Drug Administration (FDA) label. Healthcare providers can legally prescribe … Read more
A team of researchers from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) recently published extraordinarily successful results from a small clinical trial. After utilizing a new immunotherapy drug to treat advanced rectal cancer, all 12 participants in the trial emerged cancer-free. After six months, not a trace could be found in any of them. The … Read more
Nausea is a common side effect of chemotherapy. Nausea from chemotherapy is more than unpleasant —it may also lead to severe vomiting and subsequent dehydration. A bad episode of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) can be traumatic, leading to anticipatory nausea and vomiting, which occurs when you feel sick even before the next chemo treatment … Read more
Ivermectin has generated a lot of interest lately, and the buzz has nothing to do with its historical use as an anti-parasite medication. Most of the headlines have talked about ivermectin as a remedy for COVID-19. You may have also heard that some people are taking ivermectin for its potential effects against cancer. When you’re … Read more