An Important Announcement – Open Enrollment Period for Medicare
All of the Americans who receive their insurance benefits from Medicare need to become aware that the Medicare Open Enrollment Period will begin this coming October 15. What is the Medicare open enrollment period?During this [...]
The Impact of Prostate Cancer on the Quality of Life – A Canadian Survey
Prostate cancer can impact the quality of life, having a major effect on patients' day-to-day life and overall well-being. According to a new Canadian survey of men who have or have had prostate cancer, prostate [...]
IMO Declares A Cancer Care Crisis in the U.S.
The state of cancer care is in crisis and getting worse. There is an ever growing demand for cancer care, a shrinking workforce, rising healthcare costs and an increasing complexity of treatment of cancer. According [...]
Knowing When Zytiga and Xtandi Have Failed Even Though The PSA Is Not Consistent With Disease Progression?
On the advanced prostate cancer online support group there have been some questions raised about how we know when drugs like Zytiga and Xtandi have stopped working. Knowing this as soon as possible is important [...]
Criteria and One’s Experience with Hospice Care
Someone on the advanced prostate cancer online support group ask about what are the criteria to go into hospice care. One individual replied that you would need to be within 6 months of your potential [...]
Provenge is Approved to Market in the European Union
It was announced today by Dendreon Corp. that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for Provenge in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic (non-visceral) castrate resistant [...]