How cool is this? What if we can change how fast and far prostate cancer cells can metastasize by changing a single protein. The lead article in this months Oncotarget describes how prostate cancer moves in our bodies, and what we might be able to do to prevent metastatic cancer. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is [...]
Could a prostate cancer diagnosis or treatment (adt?) be related to Stephen Paddock's behavior? He could have been severely depressed and anxious about a new diagnosis, and, as many men fantasize, he could have wanted to end his life rather than face a future of treatment, and impaired quality of life from those treatments. He [...]
Waiting Guest Post by Robert Hanlon I’m waiting for results. Or rather, I’m not waiting. I’m trying to be not waiting. Most of the time it works. I’ve talked about, written about strolling toward death. Where I do not think about it, and mosey on my way since there is nothing to be done, and [...]
Strolling Towards Death Guest Post By Robert Hanlon I’m dying. Yes, yes, we’re all dying, from the moment of birth, blah, blah, blah. But me, a little more so. My cancer is back. I’m not sick. I have an illness, if that’s what prostate cancer is. Or a disease. Or a condition. I’ve periodically read [...]
Paranoia, anger, fear, and acting out fantasies of a violent nature from men on Prostate Cancer androgen deprivation therapy are some of the reports we've received over the last year. Obviously, these are concerning and under-reported by the medical community. We have heard from people in our support groups, but have not heard or read [...]