A Review of the Literature on the Treatment of Oligometastasis in Prostate Cancer
Oligometastasis can be described as a state of limited metastatic disease following failed primary treatment or even prostate cancer as it is first diagnosed. Many doctors believe that it is amenable to aggressive local therapy [...]
Multiple vs. One External Beam Radiation Dose for Palliation of Bone Pain in Men with Prostate Cancer
A man in the advanced prostate cancer online support group has asked, “Why the radiation (external beam to relieve bone pain from prostate cancer and to protect the bones from fractures) is given in so [...]
Randy Sheffield Shares An Important Warning About ONJ
Randy Sheffield, a member of the Malecare Advanced Prostate Cancer Online support group recently has had his fight with advanced prostate cancer made even more complex when he developed Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). ONJ [...]
The Well Reviewed Guide to Advanced Prostate Cancer (A Survivor Perspective) Has Been Updated and is Now Available for a free Download
Somehow I have been negligent and not let people know that I have written and posted a major update of my “Guide to Advanced Prostate Cancer.” As in the past, it is available as a [...]
New ASCO/CCO Prostate Cancer Guidelines Emphasize Quality of Life
It is important that survivors keep up on the professional standards of our doctors to make sure that we receive the best care and the most current care. It is easy for doctors to just [...]
FDA Approves Movanik for Opioid Induced Constipation in Non-Cancerous Patients – Does It Also Have A Role in Cancer Survivors?
As prostate cancer progresses so does the pain we will suffer. In the normal course we will also progress on to different drugs to help control the pain. Opioids are one of the most common [...]