Teleconference Call About Advanced Prostate Cancer is Today
A reminder that the Malecare teleconference on advanced prostate cancer is today Conference Time: 6:00 PM ET, 5:00 PM CT, 4:00 PM MT, 3:00PM PT Participant Dialing Instructions: Toll Free Number: 1.800.868.1837 Direct Dial/Int’l Number: [...]
2010 Statistical Projection of the Death Rate for Prostate Cancer Exceeds the Projection for Breast Cancer
Recent statistics projecting the cancer incidence in the United States for 2010 have a number of interesting items buried inside the data charts. I thought that three items were particularly interesting and relevant, so I [...]
Androgen Deprivation (ADT) and Its Anti-vascular Effects: An in Vivo Human Study
We all know that hormone therapy (ADT2) stops the production of testosterone and blocks the little testosterone that might still be produced from entering into the prostate cancer cell to “feed” the cancer. There have [...]
Treating Fatigue in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer
One of the more common experiences many of us have when fighting advanced prostate cancer is fatigue. Despite how common fatigue is in men with advanced disease there has not been even one published controlled [...]
Denosumab Demonstrates An Increased Time to First Skeletal Event in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer vs Zometa
In men with bone metastasis from castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), a monthly subcutaneous injection with denosumab, 120 mg, is superior to Zometa, a multinational group of researchers reported at the American Society of Clinical Oncology [...]
Acupuncture for Hot Flashes in Men with Prostate Cancer
In men with prostate cancer hot flashes are one of the most commonly reported adverse effects of hormonal therapy (ADT). Researchers at the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, [...]