Dr. Howard Scher, M.D. Responds to the FDA about Provenge
Dr. Howard Scher, M.D. was one of the four members of the Provenge advisory committee who voted against recommending that the FDA approve Provenge. Dr. Scher is a respected clinician (practicing at Sloane Kettering Hospital) [...]
How We Live
Incurable- Not capable of being cured; beyond the power and skill of medicine to remedy Treatable- Possible to treat; responsive to treatment Incurable does not mean Untreatable Advanced Prostate Cancer is incurable, but it is [...]
PROVENGE – WHY THE FUSS?
Last Thursday, March 29, 2007, I had the opportunity to participate as a patient advocate in the FDA's Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee. The purpose of the committee meeting was to evaluate the application [...]
LGBT Cancer Project
The First National LGBT Cancer Project was started by the Malecare in 2005. Including a lgbt cancer survivor social network, in person and online support groups and an informational lgbt cancer website , Malecare's OutWithCancer [...]
The Implications of Serious Illness and being President of the U.S.
I hadn't planned on starting this Blog in this fashion, however, when I woke up this morning my wife Wendy and I started to talk about the recent revelation that John Edward's wife Elizabeth has [...]