The May 5 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine carried a report about some recent research looking to identify biomarkers for aggressive prostate cancer. We have been plagued with our inability to differentiate between which prostate cancers are aggressive and will kill and which are actually indolent and will not affect a man’s life. [...]
I have returned from Michigan and again have the computer access and the time to continue sharing items relevant to our struggle. Investigators at the Duke University Prostate Center have indicated that cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, may reduce inflammation in prostate tumors, which might hinder prostate cancer growth. "Previous studies have shown that men taking statins [...]
As I mentioned yesterday I am in Michigan at my son's graduation. With all the festivities I have not had a lot of time to write. It will take me a few days yet to return home and get back into my routine. However I thought I would share this wish through this video song. [...]
Dev following me into the bathroom... "Hey Daddy, before you close the door I want to ask you something." "Sure, what is it?" "When are we going to start building?" he asked, referring to us tackling one of his massive 936-piece Lego sets that he got for his birthday. (I haven't been feeling well so [...]
I am in Ann Arbor Michigan this moment getting ready to go to my youngest child's graduation. I am thrilled to not only be alive to see this celebration, but even more thrilled to say that I am still in basically good condition despite having been diagnosed over seven years ago. When I was diagnosed [...]