Early Retiree Reinsurance Program – Helping the Younger Advanced Prostate Cancer Survivor
Those of us advanced prostate cancer survivors who are younger than 65 years and who live in the United States often face a major dilemma if we are unable to continue to work. Medicare will [...]
The Hot — And Cold — Interventional Radiology Treatments for Recurrent Prostate Cancer – Still Lacking Information
Physicians at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, FL announced that they have treated men using magnetic resonance-guided heat (laser interstitial thermal therapy) or cold (cryoablation) to treat prostate cancer [...]
An Interesting Internet Cancer Statistic From Yahoo
From Yahoo (posted today): Men and Women looking out for each other: * 43% of searches on Yahoo! Health for Prostate Cancer come from women * 33% of searches on Yahoo! Health for Breast Cancer [...]
A New Radiotracer to Diagnosis Early Prostate Cancer Recurrences
At the Society of Clinical Medicine’s 57th Annual Meeting there was a report of a clinical trial using a new molecular imaging agent could improve diagnosis of recurrent prostate cancer. […]
Prostate Cancer SATURN Trial, a Phase 3 Trial in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer
A new phase 3, registration trial has been announced by OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of its investigational drug custirsen sodium (OGX-011/TV-1011). The trial, for men with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is referred to as [...]
HIFU For The Treatment Of Recurrent Prostate Cancer Post Failed Radiotherapy
What are you going to do if you have had radiation therapy as a primary prostate cancer therapy and the cancer has reoccurred? If the disease has remained in the prostate gland some men are [...]