An Email & A Response About Prostate Cancer & Family History
I received an email from a lady from Australia that I though would be informative to share. It discusses genetic links and risk factors for hormonally related (including prostate) cancers: HER EMAIL TO ME Hi [...]
Eggs, Poultry, Dairy & Fish -Another Killer of Men – What Am I Going To Eat?
OK, I give up, what’s a man to eat? Red meat and dairy are terrible for us, we all already know that, but now eggs and poultry are on the do not eat list. Pretty [...]
Pharma Sponsored Patient Assistance Programs from PAN for Men with Prostate Cancer
There are a number of funds available to assist men with their treatment co-pays and to help cover travel for treatments. These funds receive their financial support from the drug companies (pharama) which make voluntary [...]
Enzalutamide (Xtandi) Monotherapy Highly Active in Men Who Have Not Had Prior ADT
Enzalutamide (Xtandi) monotherapy induced striking declines in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in a majority of patients with hormone-naive prostate cancer in a phase II trial, and this oral agent appears to have little effect on bone [...]
Side Effects of Xofigo – Are They Significant?
The following post is actually a response to a listserve issue over the side effects of Xofigo. I decided to post my response here to avoid the limit of lines allowed on the listserve and [...]
Testosterone Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Feeling Better while Defeating Cancer
Although there are now many new treatments for advanced prostate cancer, hormone therapy (ADT) has remained the standard of care for the last 70 years. While hormone therapy can provide pain relief, it is never [...]