The Role of Group Therapy and Support Groups with Advanced Cancer
Current thinking has long been that group therapy contributes positively to the life extension of people with advanced cancer. In a landmark study (1989) by Stanford University psychiatrist David Spiegel, it was reported that group [...]
Financial Co-Pay Assistance for Qualified American Citizens
Patient Advocate Foundation's Co-Pay Relief (CPR) Program provides direct co-payment assistance to men with prostate cancer as well many other serious illnesses. Financial assistance is for pharmaceutical products to insured Americans who financially and medically [...]
Surviving the Cancer Unit
In the June 2007 edition of Harper's Magazine there is a very interesting article entitled "Chemo World, Surviving the Cancer Unit" by Sallie Tisdale. The article is written from a general cancer perspective. What makes [...]
Add Estramustine to Your Taxotere
Taxotere® (Docetaxel) plus Estramustine Confirmed Superior to Taxotere Alone for Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer A recent multi-center U.S. clinical trial has concluded that Taxotere and Estramustine improved survival of men with hormone refractory prostate cancer [...]
The Disease of Life
When I was born I was diagnosed with a terminal illness, "life!" My advanced prostate cancer is only one of my many symptoms. We all share this illness and we all will eventually succumb to [...]
Your IRA
If you are on full and permanent disability you can remove funds from your IRA without becoming liable to pay the 10% early withdrawal penalty. However, you will be subject to income tax liability for [...]