Category Archive: Richard Frank MD

April 2012

• Monday, April 09, 2012
  What are the "Blood Cancers?"

  By Richard C. Frank, MD A 60-year-old woman came to see me recently for an oncology consultation and she was, as is often the case, very (more...)

February 2012

• Wednesday, February 22, 2012
  How Much Do Oncologists Care?

  By Richard Frank, MD In response to my last post, I heard from many of you about both good and not so good experiences with cancer (more...)

January 2012

• Monday, January 30, 2012
  What is Great Cancer Care?

  By Richard Frank, MD I remember meeting Mr. Albert and his wife about four years ago. In their 70’s, they had been married for nearly (more...)

December 2011

• Tuesday, December 27, 2011
  Bilateral Mastectomy for Breast Cancer

  By Richard C. Frank, MD When a famous person is affected by illness, especially one as serious as cancer, they may publicly share their (more...)

• Thursday, December 01, 2011
  With Cancer, Every Patient is Unique

  By Richard Frank, MD I have practiced oncology for nearly twenty years and met thousands of cancer patients. I have blogged in this (more...)

November 2011

• Monday, November 07, 2011
  Dealing With the Fear of Recurrence

  By Richard Frank, MD One of the most difficult challenges in coping with cancer is dealing with the fears of recurrence. In the (more...)

October 2011

• Thursday, October 20, 2011
  PSA: To Test or Not To Test, That Is the Question

  By Richard C. Frank, MD This past week, a government appointed scientific advisory board, the United States Preventive Services Task (more...)

• Wednesday, October 05, 2011
  Live for Today

  By Richard C. Frank, MD The patient and her husband were in distress. Seated in my examination room, she perched on the exam table, he (more...)

September 2011

• Thursday, September 22, 2011
  A Cancer Miracle

  By Richard Frank, MD How do you define a miracle? It can be thought of as an event brought on by divine intervention or more commonly as (more...)

• Thursday, September 08, 2011
  Cancer and Blood Clots: Patients Beware

  By Richard Frank, MD  One of my patients came to my office recently and reported that he had been feeling well but noticed that one of (more...)

August 2011

• Thursday, August 25, 2011
  Chemotherapy: One Size Does Not Fit All

  Chemotherapy drugs are the mainstay of cancer treatment. There are many different types and combinations of chemotherapy drugs. I have (more...)

• Tuesday, August 09, 2011
  Cancer: A Disease of Aging

  Cancer can affect children, young adults and adults under 65 years of age. But cancer is much more common as we grow older. Consider these (more...)

July 2011

• Tuesday, July 26, 2011
  Alternative Medicine and Cancer Treatment

  "Doctor, do you believe in alternative medicine to treat cancer?" As a medical oncologist, this is a question I am frequently asked by (more...)

• Tuesday, July 12, 2011
  "Hey Doc, Thanks for the Chemo!"

  Cancer treatments are often strong therapies that cause many side effects. One of the main types of treatment is chemotherapy; the other (more...)

June 2011

• Tuesday, June 28, 2011
  What is a Targeted Cancer Therapy?

  By Richard Frank, MD The treatment of cancer has gone through different phases during the past half century. The era of effective cancer (more...)

• Friday, June 10, 2011
  The War on Cancer 2011: Progress and Promise

  by Richard Frank, MD I write this blog entry from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. (more...)

May 2011

• Tuesday, May 31, 2011
  Hospice: Five Myths

  by Richard Frank, MD There are two words in the English language that most individuals would rather never hear. The first was (more...)

• Monday, May 23, 2011
  My Replies to Your Comments

  by Richard Frank, MD To all those who have responded to my blog, thank you so much! I will try to address your questions. As an (more...)

• Tuesday, May 17, 2011
  The Importance of Being Organized

  by Richard Frank, MD When It’s Cancer: First Steps, Part Two Once you have dealt with the shock of a cancer diagnosis and followed (more...)

• Tuesday, May 03, 2011
  When It's Cancer: First Steps -- Part One

  by Richard Frank, MD If you are reading this blog entry, then either you or someone you know may have just been told that they have (more...)

April 2011

• Tuesday, April 19, 2011
  There Is Always Room for Hope

  by Richard Frank, MD I am grateful to the staff of WebMD for granting me the opportunity to start and develop this cancer blog. My goal (more...)