A Personal Request – Help Us Save The Prostate Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense
Federal research funding for prostate cancer accounts for around $400 million per year. The Prostate Cancer Research Program at the Department of Defense has received about $80 million per year since 2001. Funding at the [...]
IMPORTANT ALERT- RECALL OF COUMADIN (WARFIN SODIUM) 5 mg Tabs
Recall: Coumadin (warfarin sodium) Crystalline 5 mg Tablets - Tablets May Have Higher than Expected Potency ISSUE: Bristol-Myers Squibb initiated a voluntary recall of one lot of 1,000-count bottles of Coumadin (warfarin sodium) Crystalline 5 [...]
Blood Glucose and Cholesterol Levels Change Due to ADT in Men with Non-Metastatic Prostate Cancer
We often talk about the assumed fact that androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) changes both the blood glucose levels as well as cholesterol levels in men who are under treatment. Researchers at the Division of General [...]
A Confirmatory Study – Acupuncture Provides Relief for Men on ADT
Another small confirmatory study of acupuncture to treat the side effects of hormone deprivation (ADT) was published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology. The study found that acupuncture appears to provide long-lasting relief to [...]
A Video on Bone Metastases & Zometa
I recently made a video with Dr. James Mckiernan of Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City on the use of Zometa (zoledronic acid) to combat bone metastases in advanced prostate cancer that is castrate [...]
Key Information About the FDA Approval of Zytiga (Abiraterone Acetate)
The FDA approval of Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) for men with advanced prostate cancer defines the men who qualify to receive the drug. To qualify you must have advanced prostate cancer and meet all of the [...]