3 October
2010 [Edited 15 October 2010]
Humanitarian Resource Institute
Phone: (203) 668-0282
Url: www.humanitarian.net
Pathobiologics International:
Url: www.pathobiologics.org
Dear Colleagues
Today, I sit in at the midpoint of cancer therapy, initiated with
brachytherapy for the primary site, with chemotherapy/radiation the
recommended course for the next phase of treatment for a localized
spread to 3 lymph nodes w extension into extranodal soft tissue
(adjacent glands, soft tissue and skeletal muscle free of
incursion based on current diagnostic technologies).
As an athlete, non smoker and one glass of wine/day guy, my questions
to the team at Yale Cancer Center were focused on my non HPV, high P16
[1]
cancer cell type, alternatives to chemotherapy, and an interest in
specific immunomodulatory treatment that targeted the mutational
sequence with colony stimulation to facilitate an optimized immune
response. The response was that such
treatment approaches were still in the research phase and were not
available as an option to chemotherapy.
Per my interest in this topic, I would like to transition international
molecular diagnostics discussions from infectious disease research and
development [2] to the cancer treatment landscape.
I would appreciate your feedback regarding peer reviewed collaborative
pathways to advance access to related information. As a starting
point, I have provided an online access point for international
academic and research community:
Neoplastic Disease: Anti-Cancer:
Research
and Development
Url: http://unarts.org/nevergiveup/bioinformatics
References:
1. p16 (gene): Wickpedia: Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/p16_(gene)
2. Bioinformatics: Pathological Diagnostics: Pathobiologics
International. Url: http://humanitarian.net/biodefense/bioinformatics/
Looking
forward
to your feedback,
Stephen M. Apatow
Founder, Director of Research & Development
Humanitarian Resource Institute
Humanitarian University Consortium Graduate Studies
Center for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Law
Phone: 203-668-0282
Email: s.m.apatow@humanitarian.net
Internet: www.humanitarian.net
Pathobiologics International
Internet: www.pathobiologics.org
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One Health Initiative unites human and veterinary medicine
Url: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/
The One Health Initiative is a movement to forge co-equal, all
inclusive collaborations between physicians, veterinarians, and other
scientific-health and environmentally related disciplines, including
the American Medical
Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, the American
Society
of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
(CDC), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S.
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). Additionally, more
than
535 prominent scientists, physicians and veterinarians worldwide have
endorsed
the initiative. -- One Health Initiative Unites Human and Veterinary
Medicine: Humanitarian Resource Institute, United Nations Arts
Initiative. Updated.
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