A new study reinforces what we already know: that the Viagra family of drugs work for a lot of PC patients (I think it's about 50%). However, you will not get results from these drugs if the erectile nerves are damaged beyond a certain point. If you are taking Viagra after RP and are not getting [...]
Take a swing at prostate cancer! ********************************************************************** The 2008 Prostate Cancer Foundation Home Run Challenge starts today. Held in conjunction with Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, the Home Run Challenge allows everyone to join in the fight against prostate cancer by raising money for research through America's favorite pastime--baseball. With [...]
Sometimes when I need a lift I go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) website (prostatecancerfoundation.org) to see what research projects they are funding. (You go to PCF, click on "About us" and then "Where the money goes".) Then I'm assured that some of the best minds in the best institutions are working hard to find a cure for [...]
There was something about PC that was befuddling the doctors. We know that prostate cancer needs testosterone in order to grow. So many men are treated with androgen-deprivation therapy in order to starve the tumor, but unfortunately, this just buys time for the patient. The cancer eventually becomes resistant to treatment. What puzzled scientists was how [...]
Musa Mayer a breast cancer advocate has written an article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that will be of interest to those who work as prostate cancer advocates. The first few paragraphs are reproduced below. In the years since 1989, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, the advocacy movement has matured, and many [...]