George Lundberg, MD Editor in Chief at Cancer Commons

  • June 21, 2019  

    Many Elderly Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Benefit from Targeted Therapies Bookmark

    George Lundberg, MD

    Article from Medical Xpress curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

    Ageism (bias against the elderly) is a real issue in the selection of patients to be included in clinical trials. A new study demonstrates how such bias may harm the elderly with renal cell carcinoma.

    Go to full article published by Medical Xpress.

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  • January 12, 2019  

    Role of Immunotherapy in the Management of Locally Advanced and Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer Bookmark

    George Lundberg, MD

    Research paper from the Journal of the National Comprehensive Care Network curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

    Metastatic or advanced cervical cancer remains very difficult to treat. Immunotherapy is showing promise.

    Go to full article published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Care Network. 

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  • July 23, 2018  

    Cancer Pain and the Opioid Epidemic

    George Lundberg, MD

    A Q&A with Kevin Sevarino, MD, PhD, President-elect of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and Consulting Psychiatrist at Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford, CT Q: Opioid abuse, addiction, and overdose are huge American problems right now. Many cancer patents experience chronic pain. What is the best way to use opioids to manage chronic pain? [Note: The views expressed below represent the opinion of the author,… Read more »

  • July 16, 2018  

    Using the Principles of Evolution to Treat and Prevent Cancer Bookmark

    George Lundberg, MD

    Excerpt:

    “Cancer has been called malevolent. Devious. Even ingenious. It’s actually none of these. Cancer has no purpose or direction. As these wayward cells arise, they simply adapt to the environmental conditions of the tissues in which they exist. That concept, which springs from Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, is guiding new approaches to fighting this common and deadly disease.

    “In Darwinian evolution, organisms that are well-adapted to their environments flourish and crowd out those that aren’t. My colleagues and I believe that much the same thing happens with cancer in a process we call adaptive oncogenesis.”

    Go to full article published by STAT on Jun 27, 2018.

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