Dr. Nagourney's Blog

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 information. But how are they to know what constitutes honest and reliable information? Most people seek...

Cancer Patients Need More Than "Me Too" Drugs

Cancer drug developments follow a rather predictable course. A new breakthrough is followed by a flurry of interest as the...

Cancer Chemotherapy Costs Continue to Rise

The skyrocketing cost of cancer therapy has become a popular topic of discussion as a recent article in the Wall Street Journal...

For Lung Cancer, We've Got the Answer, Now We're Waiting For the Question

As I finished a recent Thursday afternoon clinic, I received a call. The voice was familiar and I recognized it to belong to...

For Advanced Cancer Patients: The Clinical Trial Dilemma

Patients confronting advanced cancer are encouraged to participate in clinical trials. Clinical trials are employed to develop...

In Advanced Breast Cancer, Sometimes the Patient Knows Best

On 10/23/2017 I had a phone conversation with a patient in Virginia. She had been diagnosed in December 2012 with estrogen...

Wisdom Imparted From A Cancer Patient To His Physician: Lessons Learned

The practice of medicine offers physicians the opportunity to meet people from many walks of life. In medical oncology, the...