Something light for you

Hope you are not bored yet with the technical information provided in this blog. In case you are, here is some info on the lighter side:

1. As of today (7/25/2016), this blog has been viewed a total of 3,706 times. Interestingly, Israel is catching up (1,298 views) compared to the U.S. (1,410 views) although Israel is still in second place. Viewers in the U.S., please refer your friends and acquaintances to my blog. Otherwise, the U.S. may fall to 2nd place in the near future.

2. If you have children or are related to young kids, you may want to check these children's books out:

(a) Mr. Red’s Balloon

Mr. Red is a cheerful blob man who goes through town trying to encourage his friends. They think he is happy because of his balloon, but he teaches them otherwise. The book trailer is on YouTube.  

(b) King Cat’s Crown
The second book in the colorful children's book series, #MrRedBooks. In this story, Mr. Red helps his good friend King Cat search for his missing crown.
This book was just published and is now available at Amazon.com and ShawCreativeInc.com.

Enjoy and talk to you next time.

Novel/Unconventional Methods for Cancer Treatment (2)

(2) Using Heat therapy (Hyperthermia) to Kill Cancer Cells

Heat therapy is a method to use heat to treat diseases. There are a number of methods to generate/deliver heat for therapeutic purpose. For example, ultrasound has been used as a tool to generate the required heat to kill cancer cells. Heat can also be transferred by a thin needle inserted into a tumor.

If you remember, we talked about the potential of heat to damage DNA. Given sufficient heat, DNA replication can be hampered and the cells will stop the replication or die. This is one of the reasons how heat therapy can be used in cancer treatment.

Heat therapy in cancer can be divided into two general classes, local and regional hyperthermia. In local hyperthermia, very high temperature is used to destroy a small area of tumor cells by coagulating the proteins and destroying the nearby blood vessels. If the treatment time is long enough, DNA/cell replication could also be affected. In regional hyperthermia, the temperature of a portion of the body is raised a few degrees higher than normal.

Most of the time, hyperthermia is used in combination with other treatments, such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Simply put, all cells grow better at certain range of temperature. If the temperature becomes too high, the cells may not survive. Logically, when cancer cells die of heat, some surrounding normal cells may be damaged or die, too. Theoretically, this method should work well. However, similar to most anticancer treatments, the technical hurdle of heat therapy is how to kill cancer cells while minimizing the damage to normal cells. 

All contents posted in this blog are extracted from the book "IS CANCER IN US", available at Amazon.

Disclaimer: This blog is written solely for informational purposes. It does not constitute the practice of any medical, nursing or other medical professional health care advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Although some commercial products, publications, and services are mentioned in this blog, the author does not endorse any specific products, publications, or services.  None of the contents in this blog represents or warrants that any of the products, publications, or services is appropriate or effective for their intended purposes. Readers shall always seek the advice of their physicians or other medical practitioners with any questions regarding personal health or medical conditions and shall be solely responsible for their own decisions and/or actions.  

Novel/Unconventional Methods for Cancer Treatment (1)

In addition to the three classic/conventional methods of cancer treatment mentioned before, there are some novel and/or unconventional methods for cancer treatment that are worth mentioning. Some of these methods are being used, although not widely available, and some are still under clinical development and not yet available. Examples of these novel and/or unconventional methods as well as some novel strategies of cancer drugs are briefly described below.

1. Using Electromagnetic Waves to Treat Cancer

Electronic devices that emit some form of electromagnetic waves have been investigated for cancer treatment for a few years. Although there are a number of electronic devices under development as potential devices for cancer treatment, there is only one device recently approved by the FDA for brain tumor treatment. The device is called Optune (by Novacure), which includes a portable electric field generator, transducer arrays, and rechargeable batteries. The device works by creating alternating wave-like electric fields which interact with the dividing cancer cells, therefore, slow down the multiplication of cancer cells.

Clinical studies showed that, when used in combination with temozolomide (the most prescribed brain cancer drug), Optune was effective in treating glioblastoma (brain cancer) and significantly extended patients’ lives. 

All contents posted in this blog are extracted from the book "IS CANCER IN US", available at Amazon.

Disclaimer: This blog is written solely for informational purposes. It does not constitute the practice of any medical, nursing or other medical professional health care advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Although some commercial products, publications, and services are mentioned in this blog, the author does not endorse any specific products, publications, or services.  None of the contents in this blog represents or warrants that any of the products, publications, or services is appropriate or effective for their intended purposes. Readers shall always seek the advice of their physicians or other medical practitioners with any questions regarding personal health or medical conditions and shall be solely responsible for their own decisions and/or actions.  

Status and Update of this Blog (July 2, 2016)

As of July 3, 2016, this blog has been viewed for 2,764 times by people around the world. These include United States (1,372), Israel (492), Germany (345), Brazil (143), Taiwan (99), Russia (68), and many other countries including Philippine, Italy, Thailand, United Kingdom, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Chile, France, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Kenya, and Brunel. Germany is catching up and getting close to Israel, but United States of America is still the first. Thank for viewing my blog. Please keep your eyes open, my second book, Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy, is coming soon.

As to the browsers, 52% used Chrome, 21% used Firefox, 14% used Explorer, 5% used Safari, 3% used Qt, and the rest by all others. Again, Chrome is still the primary browser.

As to the operating systems, 66% used Windows, 15% used Macintosh, 6% used Linux, and the rest by other systems. It is clear that Windows is the most popular operating system used.

By the way, if you’d like to read more than just my blog, you can order my book (IS CANCER IN US) from amazon.com or from ShawCreativeInc.com. Meanwhile, please continue to read my blog and recommend it to your loved ones and friends.

Wanna take a break and enjoy something relaxing for now? You can visit ShawCreativeInc.com for some great paintings and interviews with a few creative artists. You could also find a children’s book, Mr. Red’s Balloon, which by itself is a fantastic artwork. Enjoy it.

  

Disclaimer: This blog is written solely for informational purposes. It does not constitute the practice of any medical, nursing or other medical professional health care advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All contents posted are extracted from the book I am writing, "IS CANCER IN US", to be published in about two months.

Anecdotal Stories about Cancer (4)

Anecdotal story four

A cancer patient was treated by many different methods but was not successful.  However the patient has a strong will and decided to use mental power to overcome the disease.  In addition to taking prescribed anticancer drugs, the patient started a rugged routine to meditate, pray, doing regular physical activities, and maintain a positive altitude.  Sometime later, the patient became healthy and was free of cancer.

© Jiajiu Shaw, 2016

Disclaimer: This blog is written solely for informational purposes. It does not constitute the practice of any medical, nursing or other medical professional health care advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All contents posted are extracted from the book I am writing, "IS CANCER IN US", to be published in about two months.