16 July 2011 This week’s article was inspired by Hollis Cameron in San Diego, CA: How did Lance Armstrong beat his cancer/cancers? What...

9 July 2011 Craig Ricker of San Diego, CA writes: What is the most painful type of cancer? What an objective question for a tantalizingly...

3 July 2011 As a prelude to writing about more specific topics, I thought it would be worthwhile to answer the following question that...

26 June 2011 This week’s question comes from Frank Uyeda in San Diego, California: “X may cause cancer” seems to be plastered on the side...

This week’s article focuses on Astaxanthin, an up and coming cure-all. Among other things, it is claimed to be an “internal sunscreen.”...

This week’s article was inspired by Tom Anhalt of Santa Barbara, California. It is important to understand why there is no plausible...

A controversial WHO ruling this week has categorized cell phones as “potentially carcinogenic.” A media frenzy has ensued, and it is...

This week’s article comes from Josh Soto in Encinitas, CA: Can suncreen CAUSE cancer? There’s actually a lot of buzz on the issue in the...

This week’s question is from Peter Borak in San Diego, CA: What’s the difference between a tumor and a cancer? Short answer: Tumors can...

This week’s question comes from Barbara B. in La Jolla, CA: How does cancer treatment vary by stage of diagnosis? Cancer is like weeds in...

This week’s article comes from a question asked by Andrew Ulvestad in Chicago, Illinois: Why does testicular cancer mostly affect young...

This week’s question comes from Peter Borak of San Diego, CA: Why haven’t you (Ryon) found a cure for cancer? Aside from (unfairly)...

I am excited to finally write on this topic. This blog is all about cancer education and awareness. What could be more important than...

Since it’s my birthday I figured I’d post something a little different for this week’s article, which was inspired by Randall Hollis, a...

Happy Saturday, readers! This week I answer the second part of a question from Akosua Tom in San Diego, CA: When is cancer “terminal” and...

This week I answer a question from Akosua Tom in San Diego, CA: Can smoking cause cancer even after quitting? Yes. Why? The mutations...

This week I answer a question from Katie Funk in San Francisco, CA: Can cancer be caused by viruses? Short answer: Yes. In fact, in...

The immune system can both destroy and stimulate new growth of tissues. So maybe a little immune-supression could be a good thing? ...

It’s been two weeks and my little experiment in scientific communication is coming along nicely. Cancer for Dummies has had almost 10K...

A few months back my advisor and I came up with an off-the-wall idea of doing a public education seminar. Or several. I wound up...