Recently I had the privilege to meet a man who was 102 years old. I was interested in and spoke with him about his memories. Here was a man who had seen World War I and II; the Korean Conflict; Vietnam and now Iraq. He saw the growth of the commercial airline and automobile industry; [...]
My new friend Liz, who I have met on a Kidney Cancer Board, has posted the following to that board. I believe this is the best advise that a caretaker can give and learn. Liz's husband has been diagnosed with Renal Cancer (Kidney Cancer) and her father with recurrent, advanced prostate cancer. " From a [...]
The other day I finally booked my hotel in Myrtle Beach for the end of the month. With that festering in the back of my mind we went out looking for something inexpensive to do this weekend. Yesterday we decided to take a drive to Bear Mountain State Park. I'm still not sure why. On [...]
On May 15th I wrote about an application to the FDA for approval of a new treatment Orplatna, trade name of Satraplatin. This hearing, in front of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) is scheduled for July 24 with the session to begin at 1 p.m. Open public comment is projected to begin at 3 [...]
Today's Medscape had a very interesting and informative interview with Dr. Kevin Kelly. I recommend that you follow the link by clicking the title below and read the interview. Improving Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer: An Expert Interview With Dr. Kevin Kelly I would like to thank Frank Kennedy who called my attention to this [...]