Death Due to Competing Risks in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer
The old adage, prostate cancer is the cancer that you die with not the cancer you die from has been around for a long time. No question compared too many other cancers prostate cancer does [...]
Ron Gerhard Speaks About the American Cancer Society & PSA Testing
There has been a lot of criticism about the recent guidelines on PSA testing that has been issued by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Many of us with advanced prostate cancer are appalled with these [...]
NO ONE DESERVES CANCER!
I don’t know if you have ever thought about it, but sometimes I think about who gets cancer and who doesn’t. It is hard not to think about this after having three different cancers. According [...]
McCain Withdraws Support For Dietary Supplement Safety Act- Why?
Sen. John McCain’s (R- Arizona) office has confirmed that the Senator no longer supports his own bill that would significantly tighten the regulatory requirements for dietary supplements. Currently, the manufacturing of supplements is not monitored [...]
On The Horizon – Cabazitaxel Extends Life After Chemotherapy Failure
The drug is called Cabazitaxel, (it will be named Jevtana) and is made by the French company Sanofi-Aventis SA. Cabazitaxel is a chemical cousin of Taxotere (the current standard of care) and it is designed [...]
Ten Steps Backward at Today’s Congressional Hearing
I spent most of today listening to the Congressional Hearing on Prostate Cancer. I spent most of today listening to a travesty for men with advanced prostate cancer. I believe that today's hearing pushed men [...]