Study suggests that androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)may increase the incidence of cardiovascular problems. Click here to read abstract and access article. In an editorial in the same issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute , Jerome Seidenfeld, David J. Samson, Peter C. Albertsen attempt to put the study into perspective for physicians and [...]
I don't read much highbrow lit, but DH does. Sunday, he showed me a review of a new novel by Philip Roth that was in the NYT, because he said it had to do with PC. So I had a look, because rarely do I see prostate cancer take center stage in art. I was [...]
New information on prostate cancer in the African American population comes out of Duke University research program. They say in their recent press release: "Our study found that African-American men have a slightly higher risk of what is known as PSA recurrence, which is a blood test that indicates the presence of cancer based on [...]
New European population based study compares treatments for prostate cancer. More study will be necessary to verify the results but it does give more information that may be helpful especially to younger men trying to decide which treatment is most suitable for them. MedPage Today discusses the study for physicians and gives them talking points [...]
Still mourning my big, precious lug, Hughie. Asked Ted, "What is it exactly we saw in him?" Not in the sense of "What could we possibly have seen in the guy," but "What was was it exactly that so endeared this man to us?" If we knew, maybe we could have bottled it. Like a [...]