We encourage you to discuss Functional Tumor Cell Profiling openly with your doctor.  After all, he or she will be the one to administer and monitor the treatment which is based upon your Functional Tumor Cell Profiling test results.  Most cancer physicians are pleased for their patients to take an active role in managing their own illnesses.  You and your doctor can be an effective team when you work together.

Much progress has been made in cancer management over the past 20 years and Functional Tumor Cell Profiling is no different.  Your doctor might not be aware that Functional Tumor Cell Profiling can be helpful beyond what he or she already knows about choosing drugs - or, he or she may have knowledge of other types of chemotherapy drug sensitivity tests that were applied over the years by different laboratories.  Most testing methods of just a few years ago are no longer used.  The newer and vastly improved methods that are in use today, especially those used by the Weisenthal Cancer Group, have undergone rigorous scrutiny in dozens of different studies performed by independent researchers and published in peer-reviewed medical journals.  We would like for you and your physician to understand exactly what level of proof now exists that shows how Functional Tumor Cell Profiling can be useful in making treatment decisions.  Just as importantly, we would also like for your physician to understand exactly how to use the information provided by your tests to the best possible advantage once it is obtained for you. 

Larry Weisenthal, M.D., Ph.D. is a medical doctor who is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology and is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California, Irvine.  He also holds a Ph.D. in pharmacology.  Dr. Weisenthal will be pleased to accept a telephone call from your doctor at the number shown below to answer questions and provide information that will help your doctor to decide if Functional Tumor Cell Profiling is right for you.  Dr. Weisenthal also provides professional, collegial consultation to your physician after your tests are completed, to help interpret your test results and discuss a therapy plan that offers you the best chance for success.  The choice of whether or not to use Functional Tumor Cell Profiling from the Weisenthal Cancer Group is yours alone.  Our goal in that process is to provide any and all information you might need to make an informed decision.

   (714) 596-2100   Dr. Weisenthal consultation hours for physicians: 11 AM - 5 PM Pacific