Part II of III – Managing Taxotere Side Effects – Gastrointestinal Problems
Taxotere can cause severe irritation of the liver, so your liver functions must be monitored via regular blood tests. If the blood screens show you are developing liver problems a modification of your dosing or [...]
Part I of III – Managing Taxotere Side Effects – Blood Problems
One of the major problems faced by men on taxotere (chemotherapy) is anemia. Anemia is characterized as a low red blood cell count. It is often the cause of significant fatigue, another major complaint from [...]
Patient Advocate Foundation Provides Additional Co-Pay Relief Program For Men With Prostate Cancer
The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF), a national non-profit has announced that it has received a substantial contribution which will provide additional funding support for prostate cancer patients through its Co-Pay Relief Program (CPR). […]
Does Androgen Deprivation Treatment (ADT) in Men with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy have a Clinical Benefit?
Is there any reason to continue hormone therapy (ADT) while I have become castrate resistant and I’m starting chemotherapy? This is a common question that is asked by many of us. The real underlying question [...]
Potential Attenuation of Disease Progression in Recurrent Prostate Cancer With Plant-Based Diet and Stress Reduction
There is a constant debate; will diet modifications assist men in dealing with advanced prostate cancer? Most of us believe that it will; now there has been a small study that supports this belief. The [...]
Caution, Common Medications Impact PSA Measurments
There have been a number of studies that have suggested that some common medications will alter prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA., investigated the impact of individual and [...]