PSA Levels & PSA Velocity (Doubling Time) Is Predictive of Your Survival Time
According to a recent presentation by Mitchell C. Benson, MD*, at the 32nd Winter Urologic Forum - State-of-the-Art in Urology - January 25-29, 2008 - Vail, Colorado, USA most men who have failed a local, [...]
Bone Mineral Density and ADT
Increasingly, we are using androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) either alone or in combination with radiation therapy for the treatment of localized, high-risk, or the biochemical relapse of prostate cancer (recurrent pc). Many studies have clearly [...]
Re-Induction of Hormon Sensitivity Is Possible After Chemotherapy
The normal protocol when chemotherapy is administered to men who have androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC) is to continue the androgen deprivation program despite its failure to any longer suppress the cancer’s growth. A study published [...]
Again, Physican Conflicts of Interests
Today’s New York Times carried a story written by Reed Abelson entitled “Financial Ties Are Cited as Issue in Spine Study.” The story explained that some of the nation’s most prominent spine surgeons hailed as [...]
The Health Insurance Assistance Service (HIAS).
The American Cancer Society has undertaken a unique effort to help cancer patients who have lost or are in danger of losing their health care coverage – the Health Insurance Assistance Service (HIAS). Along with [...]
LGBT cancer
LGBT cancer project at http://www.lgbtcancer.com is the first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trangender cancer project in the United States. Named, OutWithCancer and highlighted by the social network, OutWithCancer at http://www.outwithcancer.com Malecare’s project has had extraordinary [...]