My Concerns With The FDA
I want to share some of the issues that I have with the FDA and the processes it uses for drug and treatment approval. The FDA demands that a drug, to show efficacy, be tested [...]
Vacation Time For Chemotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer
There is now new hope for chemo holidays for men with advanced prostate cancer!!!! In a first-of-its-kind study, it has been found that men with advanced prostate cancer can take a much-needed safe break, or [...]
A More Accurate Method To Monitor Metastatic Disease
According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer claims approximately 27,000 of us each year, the vast majority of our deaths are a result of recurrent metastatic disease. Metastatic prostate cancer occurs when tumor cells [...]
A Google Experiment- Online Access to Your Medical Information
Google and the Cleveland Clinic have entered into an agreement to start a pilot program whereby Google will store patient medical records online. The experimental program will allow 1,500 to 10,000 of the Cleveland’s Clinics [...]
Perhaps A New Drug to Help Us With The Side Effects Of ADT
On the close horizon is a new drug that will treat the many side effects of a hormone blockade (ADT). On Monday, positive results of a phase III clinical trial of toremifene citrate was released [...]
FDA Approves Avastin – What A Surprise
To many people’s surprise on Friday the FDA approved Avastan in combination with the chemotherapy drug Paclitaxel for the treatment of breast cancer. Why was this a surprise? The FDA’s advisory committee voted 5 to [...]