Dr. Nagourney's Blog

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 101,420 new colon and 44,180 new rectal cancers diagnosed and 51,000 deaths attributed to this disease in 2019....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...