Your Oncologist and Getting Their Cooperation In Using Out Of The Box Treatments
For those who do not know, I moderate an advanced prostate cancer on-line support group. Members are both men with advanced prostate cancer and many of their care givers. There was a recent conversation I [...]
Abiraterone Acetate Now Available in the North East, United States
From Jan Manarite: To all, Many of you who have advanced prostate cancer may have been watching a drug in development called Abiraterone Acetate. It is not yet FDA approved, but trials look very good, [...]
Changing ADT in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer – Are We Using It Correctly?
Patient advocates have long raised the question about the wisdom in using hormone therapy for extended periods of time. The introduction of intermittent scheduling of hormone therapy (ADT) has become more acceptable thanks to the [...]
Affects of ADT on A Spousal Caregiver of A Man with Advanced Prostate Cancer
We all know it, advanced prostate cancer not only affects the survivor, but it also affects his family. When diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, the most common treatment is androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) which causes [...]
Is Salvage Cryotherapy for Biopsy Proven Recurrent Prostate Cancer An Effective Treatment – Analyzing Disease Free Survival
Following failed radiation therapy (RT) the best treatment of recurrent prostate cancer remains controversial due to the lack of long-term data. Researchers reviewed the survival and establish prognostic indicators for men who received salvage cryotherapy [...]
NDA Has Finally Submitted for FDA Approval of Abiraterone, A Very Promising Treatment for men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer
It has been announced that the application for the FDA approval of abiraterone with prednisone has been submitted by Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. As I have discussed in prior posts, abiraterone is an extraordinarily promising [...]