My Anger with the FDA
I woke this morning feeling very angry and much stressed. One of the principles in cancer management is to reduce, ideally remove stress from ones life. Now the FDA is adding stress, major stress to [...]
Provenge Hears from the FDA
Today I received the following e-mail and press release from Dendreon's Senior Director for Government Affairs, Chris Lockett. At this time the FDA did not grant Dendreon a license to market its immunologic therapy Provenge! [...]
It’s the Fault of Cancer Survivors
For years, the pharmaceutical companies have been developing more then just drugs! Our treating physicians and our researchers have also been very creative, performing feats beyond what we normally give them credit. Together, they have [...]
Equality in Treatment
We hear a lot in the press about the celebrity survivors and how they stand up and fight their cancer. They all are the benefactors of cutting edge treatments and the very best doctors. However, [...]
UPS
I went to the United Parcel Service terminal this afternoon to ship a carton to my nephew in Philadelphia. Standing next to me was an older women just chatting away with the counter person. She [...]
The Prostate Cancer Community Reaffirms their Support for Provenge
The following was submitted to the FDA in support of the development of additional treatments for men with advanced prostate cancer, including Provenge. The advocates of "Raise a Voice", a grass roots initiative for [...]