Reduced Testosterone Levels (ADT) in Men with Bony Metastatic Prostate Cancer Increases Survival Time
A study from Milan Italy look at the controversy, does the testosterone level achieved with androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) increase the survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer? ADT comes with significant morbidity issues, so [...]
Few Side Effects Found From Radiation Treatment Given After Prostate Cancer Surgery
A post-surgery increase of PSA (usually three increases) is the definition for a prostate cancer recurrence. The best response after these increases is to radiate the prostate bed in hopes for stopping any stray cancer [...]
The Value of & Teaching Empathy to Our Doctors
When I was first interviewing oncologists to decide whom to put on my team to help me deal with my prostate cancer recurrence, I remember leaving the office of the doctor I eventually selected and [...]
Outcomes of Locally Advanced (T3 or greater) Prostate Cancer in Men Undergoing Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
Stories abound about men who undergo prostate cancer surgery only to have the surgery halted when their doctor sees that the cancer has left the gland. The stories go that the doctor stops the surgery [...]
On the Horizon – Estrogen Receptor Modulator Reduces Bone Complications from Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
A multi-center Phase III study discussed at the 2009 meeting of the American Urological Association,[1] has demonstrated that the risk for bone fractures in men on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) can be reduced by using [...]
Confirming Hormone Therapy Increases The Risk for Heart Diseases
Confirming a belief of many of us, new research has found that hormone therapy (endocrine therapy or ADT) is associated with a very large increased risk of developing various major heart problems. This research also [...]