Many of my prior posts about Provenge have discussed the issue of what appeared to be a conflict of interest of some of the members on the FDA advisory committee that reviewed the drug. When the committee voted to recommend that Provenge be approved, among those members who voted against the approval were Drs. Scher [...]
The weather has been pretty dismal today here in NYC. Rain, sleet, and a touch of snow permeated the day. To avoid having to drive too much in the icy mess my wife and I decided to leave Devin with his great grandmother in Manhattan for the night. We've done this before, more than once [...]
The first LGBT cancer project in the United States' (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trangender cancer project ) social network, OutWithCancer at http://www.outwithcancer.com has had extraordinary positive response from Gay and Bisexual men with prostate cancer. Many have logged on and connected with each other in life saving support.
Yale University in Connecticut is conducting a very interesting phase II clinical trial on a drug called Phenoxodiol for men with castrate and noncastrate prostate cancer. Phenoxodiol has been undergoing trials in Australia with promising results. The good news is that most men do not seem to have any negative side effects from the drug. [...]
Some 60-70% of men with advanced metastatic prostate cancer will experience bone pain as their disease progresses. Bones are one of the major targets for prostate cancer metastasis and along with these mets will come pain. There is never any reason not to have your bone pain controlled. Your quality of life should rule your [...]