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Smallpox and the COVID-19 Vaccine

Steve Lee, MD, PhD — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:36:20 +0000

Recently, there has been much debate about vaccines due to the global rollout of vaccines for COVID-19. What is lacking in most debates is historical context. So, in this article we will talk about the history of the smallpox vaccine, one of the first vaccines every produced and distributed widely to the masses. The history…

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Understanding Cancer, Part 5/5: Alternative Cancer Treatments

Steve Lee, MD, PhD — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:35:01 +0000

As I mentioned in Part 4, There are a mass of alternative treatments, some better known that others. In this final part to this series on cancer, we’ll explore the most popular alternative cancer treatments, as well as how we can think about them. The Gerson Therapy The Gerson Therapy promotes a low salt diet…

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Understanding Cancer, Part 4/5: Busting Myths About A Secret, Miracle Cure For Cancer

Steve Lee, MD, PhD — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:19:00 +0000

After reading or hearing about the conventional treatments for cancer, it’s no wonder that people go searching for alternatives. No one wants to go through chemotherapy. No one really wants to have deforming or debilitating surgery. No one wants to have radiation therapy with its lifelong side effects. No one wants to go through all…

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Understanding Cancer, Part 3/5: Conventional Methods Of Treating Cancer

Steve Lee, MD, PhD — Thu, 11 May 2017 16:10:32 +0000

There are three major modalities for the treatment of cancer: surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy Then, there are the following medical specialties that are associated with each of these modalities: surgical oncology, radiation oncology, and medical oncology, respectively. Surgery The concept behind surgical treatment of cancer is very straightforward. If you cut the cancer out of the…

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Understanding Cancer, Part 2/5: Causes And What We Can Do To Reduce Our Risk

Steve Lee, MD, PhD — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 23:10:45 +0000

So, why do we get cancer and more importantly, what can we do to prevent it? In order for cancer to develop, at least three events need to occur: Damage to the genome affects one or more facets of cell replication, so growth becomes uncontrolled. The damage to the genome is not recognized or not…

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Understanding Cancer, Part 1/5: What Is It?

Steve Lee, MD, PhD — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:42:53 +0000

Here are the sobering facts: Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, a very close second to heart disease. In fact, in 2011, 596,339 died from heart disease while 573,313 died from cancer1. Cancer is the leading cause of death for those who are 45-74 years old. After accidents, it’s…

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