Shorter Adjuvant Androgen-Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Leads to Reduced Survival
At the European Association of Urology’s 23rd Annual Congress there was an abstract presented (Abstract 186) that concluded that three-dimensional external beam radiation (EBRT) with 6 months of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for the treatment [...]
Support For The Prostate Cancer Petition
The following was posted on: http://kittywampus.blogspot.com I have decided to reprint the post, with the author’s permission in its entirety. The author, Dr Patty Stokes (Sungold) is an instructor in Women’s Studies at Ohio University. [...]
Gynecomastica – What Is It & How Can I Cope With It?
Gynecomastica is a taboo subject with many men. Men have a hard enough time talking about prostate cancer, but discussing their breast growth is just too much for many. However, many of us who are [...]
Clinical Trials – What The Terminology Means
Sometimes when I write posts I do not stop to think if everyone understands all of the terms I use. It recently came to my attention that not everyone understands all the terminology used about [...]
Abiraterone Acetate (CB7630)
A recent announcement about the once daily oral drug abiraterone acetate (CB7630) indicated that some of the current trial results demonstrate some efficacy in men with hormone refractory prostate cancer. The positive results appeared at [...]
What Is Chemotherapy?
Many of us think that chemotherapy for prostate cancer only involves the use of Taxotere. Just for the sake of accuracy, I want to clarify that almost every drug we take to treat prostate cancer [...]