Metastatic Prostate Cancer suffers have good news. Xofigo, also known as Radium-223 (Ra-223), is a treatment for patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and symptomatic (you can feel them) bone metastases (mets). Early results of an international, open-label, phase 1/2 study (NCT01934790) showed that re-treating pts with Ra-223 was well tolerated with favorable effects on [...]
Anger hurts prostate cancer treatment. I feel angry and I'm not going to take my pills or show up for IMRT session. The thing about prostate cancer is that you’re not told what to do every step of the way or how to do it. Nothing is planned out for you, you just [...]
Five Estate Planning Documents to Have When You’re Battling an Illness Whether you’re young, old, healthy, or ill, estate planning should be a top priority. However, if you’re faced with a prostate cancer or have received some other unfavorable medical diagnosis, it’s especially critical that your legal affairs are in order and up to [...]
In the twenty years since I led Malecare’s first prostate cancer support group, this is the first time I have written an annual letter. Through the upturns and downturns, Malecare has always been a voice of optimism and powerful advocate for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. As we enter 2018, we are [...]
Men with Prostate Cancer May Not Know All Of Their Treatment Options and Risks by Brian Miles, MD Urology Houston Methodist Urology Associates Professor of Urology, Institute for Academic Medicine Houston Methodist - Weill Cornell Medical College According to a September 2017 study by BJU International, men who have been diagnosed with localized prostate [...]