Efficacy of a Modified Androgen Blockade in Prostate Cancer Patients with Biochemical Failure
How to best treat men with a prostate cancer PSA only recurrence (biochemical recurrence) still remains controversial. Hormone therapy (ADT) using a combination of a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor and an antiandrogen without conventional gonadal androgen [...]
A Look at the Status of Cancer Vaccines – Emerging Treatments
From very early on, researchers and doctors have dreamed of using the body’s own immune system to fight cancer. The big question has been why doesn’t the immune system attack the tumor cells that invade [...]
Dr. Mark Scholz Discusses Treatment Issues For Advanced Prostate Cancer
At the recent 2011 Prostate Cancer Research Institute Dr. Mark Scholz discussed care issues for men with advanced metastatic prostate cancer. In his presentation he stressed the importance of closely monitoring each man’s individual, on-going [...]
House Passes A 915 Billion Dollar Package Including DOD Funding
The good news is here, the House voted 296-121 Friday to pass a $915-billion spending package to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, likely staving off a threatened midnight government [...]
It Looks As If We Have Saved The CDMRP Programs For Another Year
I woke up this morning to some potentially good news. Last night the congressional committee finalized their reconciliation report and filed the final FY12 Omnibus Report. I am over joyed to report that the Report [...]
Some Interesting Epidemiological Information About Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is more prevalent in higher latitudes. This has been correlated with Vitamin D metabolism and its effect on tissue differentiation. Autopsies have shown that incidental prostate cancer is noted in 30% of men [...]