Financial Resources – Help with the Financial Burden of Cancer
When you are diagnosed with cancer one of the hurdles you might face is a financial one. Bills can accumulate quickly so it might be a good idea to seek financial help early on after [...]
A Systematic Review – Does Local Treatment of the Prostate in Advanced and/or Lymph Node Metastatic Disease Improve Efficacy of Androgen-Deprivation Therapy?
One of the largest and most controversial issues for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer is the value of androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT). Most doctors use ADT as their pivotal initial treatment in the management of [...]
Have You Experienced Therapeutic Drug Switching?
Have you had the experience of being given a different medication from the pharmacy than was prescribed by your doctor? Have you had the pharmacy switch your prescription, whether from a brand to a generic [...]
A Take Away Point from the Last American Urological Association (AUA) Meeting
The prognosis of patients with advanced prostate cancer who have lymph node metastasis depends on the number of positive lymph nodes removed and Gleason score of the primary tumor. Bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection should [...]
Carboplatin plus Paclitaxel Therapy after Docetaxel in Men with Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer
UroToday.com published a dual-center study today that confirms that carboplatin and paclitaxel (a taxane product) has an active effect on PSA when used in the treatment of men with castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) after [...]
A Guide For Us All
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