In my last post I tried to acquaint people with Aubrey Pilgrim, a great friend of the prostate cancer community and a tireless advocate, who died recently. I have been in touch with Aubrey's family and told them people were asking if there was an obituary. His niece, Pam, sent me this, which is rather basic and [...]
Distress,anxiety and depression can be a normal part of the cancer experience. How do you know if the problem is serious and needs treatment? NCCN and ACS have developed a tool that will help patients identify when they need to get support from outside sources. * Introduction * What Is Distress? * How Do You [...]
Unfortunately, when you're joking about cancer (warning: it's not for everybody), the flavor is often "noir". On the front page of today's NY Times is a story about the cancer drug Avastin. It tells of a 58-year-old woman who went to the doctor for a routine check-up. Unfortunately, he found a lump under her arm which [...]
The problem of overtreatment of prostate cancer is well-known. Many invasive, aggressive treatments are performed on men whose cancer would never pose a threat to their lives anyway. And they are often left with nasty side effects, physical and emotional. So a well-known PC pathologist, Dr. Jonathan Oppenheimer, proposes a solution: Let's call the low-grade tumors [...]
Everyone can do something to raise awareness of prostate cancer. When Michael Vinecki, announced to his family that he had sarcomatoid carcinoma, an especially aggressive form of prostate cancer his family decided that they wanted to do something to help find a cure and also to raise awareness. To raise their inspiring story click here. [...]