Looking Forward To The Promise Of Immunotherapy
As I have discussed, immunological therapy will be a significant cancer treatment option in the future, but how will it actually develop and what will it look like? Provenge (sipuleucel-T), for the treatment of men [...]
Starvation – A New Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer
What is the role of diet in the treatment of prostate cancer? We hear about changing our diet as a way to slow down prostate cancer progression and we hear about diet as a preventive [...]
Using the Complete Team to Battle Advanced Prostate Cancer
It is important to learn to use as many resources as possible as we take our trip through the treatment processes for advanced prostate cancer. Many of us limit ourselves to just our doctor and [...]
Why Are Gay Men and Lesbians Excluded From Medical Studies?
One question that needs more attention is why are gay men and lesbians excluded from participating in certain medical studies? A little over a year ago a letter written by three scientists from the Fox [...]
Early Zytiga & Prednisone Trial For Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer Is Un-blinded
In one of those situations when actual clinical practice precedes the normal drug development process a recent announcement from Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Johnson & Johnson) informs that they have un-blinded their Phase 3 [...]
INHERITED PROSTATE CANCER GENE IDENTIFIED
Men who inherit a mutation in the HOXB13 gene have a 10 to 20 times increased risk of developing prostate cancer, according to the study in the January 12, 2012 issue of the New England [...]