Good advice on how to call your representatives. From a former Senator staffer from Seattle, Mark Jahnke: Friends! As some of you know, I used to work on Capitol Hill as the person in charge of all the incoming phone calls to my Senator's office. I have some insider tips to make calling your reps [...]
All of us are affected by the recent refugee and travel ban. At one time or another, all of us have been helped by doctors, medical students, nurses, social workers, caregivers and fellow cancer patients who were born outside of the United States. Many of the treatments and drugs that keep us alive were developed [...]
Our best chance for establishing an Office of Men's Health in the USA is now, in the early days of this new administration. Our Petition at whitehouse.gov is a first and important step. Please sign and spread the word. This effort is entirely up to us. We can do this! Click and Sign here: [...]
I've been leading Malecare Cancer Support for nineteen years. You have honored me by sharing your time, voice and heart in one or more of our programs. Thank you for that! You have taught me a lot about happiness, disease, hurt and fear. You've shown me respect, made me laugh, and challenged me when I was [...]
I was talking to a prostate cancer patient about the difference between "harm" and "hurt," referring to the Hippocratic Oath. Doctors are ok with "hurting" patients regarding impotence and incontinence, but do all they can to prevent "harm," or death. Both of us agreed this distinction relates to the Hippocratic Oath. But, turns out we [...]
Sign pledge to boycott CVS here: http://bit.ly/2gAJlno CVS Pharmacy will hurt many cancer patients by removing dozens of cancer treatment drugs, like leukemia drug Tasigna, prostate cancer drug Xtandi and chemotherapy treatment drug Neupogen, from their formulary, starting in 2017. CVS claims these drugs cost too much. Go ahead and tell that to my insurance [...]
Family history and genetics. Prostate cancer is often referred to as a family disease. Is it and what does this actually mean? Malecare's Advanced Prostate Cancer Program Director, Joel Nowak, interviews Dr. Lorelei A. Mucci. Dr. Mucci is an epidemiologist specializing in prostate cancer. She works at the Harvard University School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts. [...]
UPDATE June 9, 2016 The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to approve its FY17 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill earlier today, with only one senator, Bill Cassidy (R-LA), voting against the bill. Funding for the Centers for Disease Control's Prostate Cancer activities program was restored!!! Thanks to all of Malecare's Patient Advocacy Leaders and ALL of You who [...]
Error in ZYTIGA® Beginning Your Treatment Brochure It has come to Malecare's attention that the dosing schedule for ZYTIGA® (abiraterone acetate) is incorrectly described in the ZYTIGA® Beginning Your Treatment brochure. Please destroy the ZYTIGA® Beginning Your Treatment brochure and the ZYTIGA® Resource Kit. It contains inaccurate dosing information. Please ask your doctor, today, to ensure that you understand the appropriate dosing for ZYTIGA®. The recommended [...]
PROSTATE CANCER NETWORK Join here: https://healthunlocked.com/prostate-cancer-network A friendly, informal atmosphere where we can pick each other’s brains. Your 24 hour online support group. Talking about prostate cancer can be a powerful tool in learning to cope with it. Our community is run by the Prostate Cancer Network of the Global Prostate Cancer Alliance https://healthunlocked.com/prostate-cancer-network
