The Time To Biochemical Failure Post Radiation Predicts Your Survival Time, How To Plan Your Todays
Yesterday, November 11, 2009, I wrote that I appreciated knowing what my survival chances were after learning that I had a returning PSA, so I thought that this study was particularly relevant. At the American [...]
How Long Do I Have To Live?
You have been treated for prostate cancer and you find out that your PSA is rising. You are diagnosed with prostate cancer and the doctors tell you that the cancer has escaped the gland and [...]
How to Manage the Side Effects of Hormone Therapy (ADT) in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
David P. Wood, Jr., MD gave a presentation at the 9th International Prostate Forum (IPF) on October 8 - 10, 2009 in Izmir, Turkey on the Management the side effects of hormone therapy (ADT) when [...]
Dendreon Finally Completes Its FDA Submission for the Approval of Provenge
Finally, on Monday, Dendreon announced that it completed its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) application for the approval of Provenge (sipuleucel-T). Provenge is designed as a vaccine that stimulates the body's own immune system to [...]
Mammograms vs PSA Testing – What A Surprise As Men Lose Again
On this blog I have tried to be minimally involved in writing about the PSA screening controversy, but I find it is getting hard to continue to avoid the issue. As I ate my breakfast [...]
Where We Are – The Changing Struggle of Cancer Survivors in the War
We have now been in this intense war against cancer for over 40 years and in many ways we still are losing. We have won some battles and some battles looked as though we were [...]