Prostate cancer conference faculties of five or more doctors should include no less than 20% women and 20% of people of color. Conference organizers should begin this practice as soon as possible and no later than September 1, 2020.
Paying for cancer drugs is hard. Costs are high and options for paying for cancer medications are few. There's a list of financial resources making the rounds that I thought to post. Malecare hopes you find the financial help you need.AbbVie Patient Assistance Foundation (Lupron) www.abbviepaf.org800-222-6885AMS Co-Pay Assistance Program (AMS implant)Downloadable Brochure844-295-2745Amgen Assist888-427-7478Astellas/Pfizer – Xtandi Support Solutions (Xtandi)www.xtandi.com/getting-xtandi855-898-2634Bayer (Xofigo)www.xofigo-us.com/patient/resources855-963-4463Johnson [...]
November 11-17, 2019 is the world's first Bucket List Week. Pack your bags, start writing, put on your swimsuit, or hang glide off the cliff. Bucket List Week is your kick in your butt to tick off one of "your things to do before you die." Take a bath with your clothes on or [...]
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 [...]
Waiting For Test Results Bob H. I’m waiting for results. Or rather, I’m not waiting. I’m trying to be not waiting. Most of the time it works. I’ve talked about, written about strolling toward death. Where I do not think about it, and mosey on my way since there is nothing to be done, and [...]
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 [...]
HIFU: A newer option for men with localized prostate cancer Richard Ridington If you're considering treatments for localized prostate cancer, there’s one option you may not know of: High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). I am not a medical professional, but one patient who can say why he found HIFU an appealing choice, then suggest some [...]
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 [...]
Steven Lavender reference https://theptpractice.nyc 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 [...]
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 [...]