Docs Talk Shop: Episode 1
Have you ever wondered why some cancer patients unexpectedly recover?
In this episode, Drs. Lemanne and Gordon discuss the cases of four persons who survived a range of cancer diagnoses considered universally terminal.
But instead of dying promptly, two left hospice to return to active, athletic lives for several years. Two others defied all odds to achieve apparent cures. These four patients used radically different approaches.
The four diagnoses include chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), advanced ovarian cancer, metastatic prostate cancer, and metastatic melanoma.
Several surprising ideas that come up in this episode include why having chemotherapy before surgery is often better than rushing to surgery, and how the principles of evolution (as in Darwin) are pointing to lighter, more infrequent cancer treatments as a way to prolong both healthspan and lifespan.