Great News – Second Vaccine Shows Improved Survival in Prostate Cancer
Is there going to be a competitor to Provenge once it is approved? This is a very interesting question as a second investigational vaccine has shown a significant survival advantage in men with asymptomatic metastatic [...]
Crying For “Old Yeller”
I know, it isn’t manly to cry and it certainly isn’t manly to admit that you cry. But, you know what, I don’t care. I do have reasons to cry and I don’t care how [...]
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Please take a few minutes to help elevate OUR prostate cancer nonprofit, Malecare. As you know, Malecare started and facilitate this blog as part of our program addressing the needs of men living with advanced [...]
Using Gold Markers with Focused Radiation to Treat Adrenal Mets
Men with advanced prostate cancer who develop an adrenal tumor will usually undergo laparoscopic adrenalectomy (removal of the adrenal gland) as a treatment method. Just like with prostate surgery. in some situations surgery might not [...]
The Cures Acceleration Network and National Institutes of Health Reauthorization Act of 2009.
Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) introduced S. 914, the Cures Acceleration Network and National Institutes of Health Reauthorization Act of 2009. The bill has three main components: 1. Establishes a new, independent federal agency, to be [...]
Increased Levels of C-Reactive Protein is Confirmed to Limit Survival
A presentation at the ASCO conference in Florida reconfirmed the fact that increased levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with adverse outcomes (earlier death) in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) treated with docetaxel [...]