What is the Role of the Circulating Cancer Cell Test in the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer?
A relatively new arrival on the cancer scene is a test called the circulating cancer cell test. Many of the major labs and hospital cancer cells are able to run the test, including Quest Diagnostics, [...]
Can the “Right to Die” Become A “Duty to Die”
Wesley Smith who is a lawyer, associate director of the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide and senior fellow at the Discovery Institute has published an article in the Telegraph of the experience [...]
Estrogen, An Alternative Hormone Deprivation Drug
The occasionally discussed, but not often used, alternative hormone therapy, transdermal estrogen might be ready to soon move on to a phase III trial. A poster presentation of a phase II trial showed that transdermal [...]
Positive Results from a Phase I-II Trial of MDV3100, Perhaps a New Alternative Hormone Blockade Option
There has been some positive news coming out of the ASCO conference in Florida this past week. One of the most significant pieces of positive news deals with the results of a phase I-II trial [...]
Why Participate in a Clinical Trial, They Are Never Successful
Why should I participate in a clinical trial? If I participate in a trial I take a risk and probably the trial will fail to prove that there is a better drug or treatment, so [...]
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance
How can you obtain financial assistance getting your prescription drugs? One possible solution is the Partnership for Prescription Assistance. from their web site: "The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together America's pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other [...]