Should I Start Chemotherapy While My Advanced Prostate Cancer Is Still Hormone Responsive?
I remember when I was first diagnosed with a prostate cancer recurrence, when I was told that I had advanced prostate cancer. More than any other times that I have been told I have cancer [...]
On the Horizon – CABOZANTINIB IN MEN WITH ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER: RESULTS OF A PHASE II RANDOMIZED TRIAL
Cabozantinib (XL184) is an orally bioavailable tyrosine kinase inhibitor with activity against MET and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2. It is designed to target the men with castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Results from [...]
A High Fiber Diet May Be Preventive to Prostate Cancer Progression
We are constantly hearing about possible ways to control prostate cancer through diet. Often, researchers point out that in Asian cultures, even in the cultures that have a similar rate of prostate cancer, the disease [...]
When to Start, Sequencing and the Co-Administration of Provenge and Zytiga
I have said many times that one of the more important issues facing our use of Provenge is when to start it and how to sequence this treatment with the other newly approved agents that [...]
Free Exercise Programs Available for Cancer Survivors at Many YMCAs
Everyone knows that exercise is good for both people with and without cancer, including advanced prostate cancer. For us advanced prostate cancer survivors, going on and off therapy probably makes exercise evn more important than [...]
Should we be Using Provenge Earlier Than We Currently Do?
Sipuleucel-T (Provenge) is FDA approved after a man becomes castrate resistant. In clinical trials it has shown that it extends life when compared to placebo. The use of Provenge has raised many questions, the two [...]