A Blow to the Bush White House Proposal to Allow Medicare to Pay for Only the Least Costly Treatment
A federal court blocked a recent move of the Bush administration to allow Medicare to only pay for the least expensive treatment available without regard to the medical issues. The administration saw instituting this limitation [...]
Seize The Time
Maybe things are poised to bring about some changes in funding for prostate cancer research. President Elect Obama’s administration does offer the potential of increasing funding for prostate cancer research. During the campaign, he made [...]
Caution, Avoid Forteo® for Treating Bone Density Loss
I recently met a prostate cancer survivor whose doctor prescribed a new “miracle drug” to treat his loss of bone density caused by hormone therapy. He was given a prescription for FORTEO® and told that [...]
Frequent Urination Protects Against Bladder Cancer
Go to a support group and one of the most common complaints you will here is about the number of times we need to wake up from our sleep and urinate. As we age, we [...]
Prostate Cancer is Not Important Because We Don’t Make It Important
Normally, I don't duplicate my postings from internet listservs, but today I am going to make an exception. There was a posting today on The list called "Prostate Problems." The thread involved my post about [...]
Salvage HIFU – A New Alternative for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is slowly becoming a better-known treatment for prostate cancer in the United States. (What is HIFU- high-intensity focused ultrasound that rapidly heats and destroys the prostate.) HIFU has been used in [...]