Colonoscopies Yes, PSAs No
I am trying to be well behaved, but I have to say that increasingly I am having a more difficult time controlling myself. My darling, loving wife, Wendy, says that I have to be nice [...]
One Step On the Slippery Slope
Remember back to when your children were young and you would sit at a table with them and help put together a puzzle. Depending upon the puzzle’s size and complexity, it could take hours of [...]
So, What Happened In The Clinical Trial?
There is a lot of pressure on cancer survivors to participate in clinical trials. Without the brave individuals willing to participate in the trials research would grind to a halt along with new, improved treatments [...]
Scott Goodman Shares his Fourth Update on his Chemotherapy Journey
I had my second chemo treatment last week (Thursday) and it went so much faster with the port-a-cath (see the December 1, 2008 post “Injection Site Issues and Technology” for an explanation of a port-a-cath). [...]
Estramustine Plus Docetaxel After A Vacation as Second-Line Therapy in Patients with Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Resistant to Docetaxel
What is left for us once we become resistant to docetaxel (DOC) plus prednisone, which is the last FDA approved, standard of care treatment available for advanced hormone refractory prostate cancer? There has been some [...]
Men Who Take Aspirin and Other NSAID Drugs Have Significantly Lower PSA Levels
What a coincidence, yesterday I wrote about my being curious about what was going to be the effect on my PSA as a result of my cutting back the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) that I [...]