I've been leading Malecare Cancer Support for nineteen years. You have honored me by sharing your time, voice and heart in one or more of our programs. Thank you for that! You have taught me a lot about happiness, disease, hurt and fear. You've shown me respect, made me laugh, and challenged me when I was [...]
I was talking to a prostate cancer patient about the difference between "harm" and "hurt," referring to the Hippocratic Oath. Doctors are ok with "hurting" patients regarding impotence and incontinence, but do all they can to prevent "harm," or death. Both of us agreed this distinction relates to the Hippocratic Oath. But, turns out we [...]
Sign pledge to boycott CVS here: http://bit.ly/2gAJlno CVS Pharmacy will hurt many cancer patients by removing dozens of cancer treatment drugs, like leukemia drug Tasigna, prostate cancer drug Xtandi and chemotherapy treatment drug Neupogen, from their formulary, starting in 2017. CVS claims these drugs cost too much. Go ahead and tell that to my insurance [...]
Family history and genetics. Prostate cancer is often referred to as a family disease. Is it and what does this actually mean? Malecare's Advanced Prostate Cancer Program Director, Joel Nowak, interviews Dr. Lorelei A. Mucci. Dr. Mucci is an epidemiologist specializing in prostate cancer. She works at the Harvard University School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts. [...]
UPDATE June 9, 2016 The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to approve its FY17 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill earlier today, with only one senator, Bill Cassidy (R-LA), voting against the bill. Funding for the Centers for Disease Control's Prostate Cancer activities program was restored!!! Thanks to all of Malecare's Patient Advocacy Leaders and ALL of You who [...]