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Malecare moving online to deliver safe support in the context of COVID-19 / Coronavirus

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leilah van der SchyffMarketing at HealthUnlocked leilah@healthunlocked.com       Malecare moving online to deliver safe support in the context of COVID-19   London, United Kingdom, March 2020 - Given the latest updates of the Coronavirus disease, people are being advised by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]

By |2020-03-12T13:54:06-04:00March 12th, 2020|Understanding Advanced Prostate Cancer|0 Comments

World’s First All-Female Prostate Cancer Patient Day-Long Conference Taking Place October 5 in NYC

Malecare, America’s largest men’s cancer support network, this week announced the world’s first prostate cancer patient conference to feature an all-female faculty featuring twelve of the U.S.A.’s top prostate cancer clinicians. The Prostate Cancer Patient Conference is a day-long event taking place in New York City on October 5th. “Less than 1% of all [...]

By |2021-05-06T17:30:38-04:00September 11th, 2019|Advanced Prostate Cancer, How We Live, Understanding APC|0 Comments

Strolling Towards Death

Strolling Towards Death Bob H. 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 a lot.  Swirls [...]

By |2019-06-05T16:53:53-04:00June 11th, 2019|Understanding Advanced Prostate Cancer|0 Comments

When Doctors Cry “TMI!”

When Doctors Cry “TMI!” Robert Hanlon Recent stories have highlighted genetic testing that may predict an 87% likelihood of getting a certain rare type of cancer.  These reports provide a tantalizing, if scary, hope of informed decision-making about medical treatments.  But don’t be fooled.  To date, only a very small percentage of the population and [...]

By |2019-06-05T16:55:16-04:00May 28th, 2019|Understanding Advanced Prostate Cancer|0 Comments

Kegel Smegal

Steven Lavender reference By now many of you would have heard the word Kegel.  Arnold Kegel was an American gynecologist who developed exercises to strengthen “relaxed genitals” in females.  The exercises have been well studied and are now taught to both men and women as the first line of defense against incontinence both urinary and [...]

By |2021-11-04T10:13:58-04:00April 16th, 2019|Understanding Advanced Prostate Cancer|0 Comments

Malecare – 20 Year Celebration in NYC

Celebrate 20 years of Malecare Prostate Cancer Support Groups., at a special two hour discussion with three of NYC"s top cancer doctors. Your questions will be welcome! Dr. Kelly Cassano, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Chief of Ambulatory Care at Mount Sinai Downtown William K. Oh, MD, Medical Oncologist and Robert Stewart, MD, Radiation [...]

By |2018-09-20T11:58:32-04:00September 20th, 2018|Understanding Advanced Prostate Cancer|0 Comments

SpaceOar Hydrogel to Protect Your Rectum During Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy might hurt men by inadvertently damaging their rectum. Men considering radiation therapy would be wise to ask their radiation oncologist about SpaceOar, a hydrogel product. SpaceOAR stands for Spacing Organs at Risk. Think of SpaceOar as a rectal spacer.  Hydrogel is a water-like substance that’s injected between the rectum and prostate in order [...]

By |2018-09-18T15:27:32-04:00September 18th, 2018|Advanced Prostate Cancer|0 Comments

Treating prostate cancer with antidepressants

Treating prostate cancer with antidepressants Imagine treating Prostate Cancer with an anti-depressant medication. A new USC School of Pharmacy study suggests that the monoamine oxidase-A enzyme (MAO-A) pathway could be used for treating prostate cancer. The drugs under consideration are the new, third generation of reversible, selective MAO-A inhibitors such as moclobemide, toloxatone and brofaromine, [...]

By |2020-02-04T12:35:04-05:00August 2nd, 2018|Advanced Prostate Cancer, General Information|2 Comments
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