It is common knowledge that androgens play a role in the production of red blood cells. The lack of androgens cause the hematocrit (proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells) level to fall in most men with prostate cancer who are on a hormone blockade. About 10% of men on a [...]
Remember when we were younger, I mean 5, 6 and 7 years old. Life was full of hope and dreams. We wanted to be firemen, policemen and astronauts. The future glowed full of our visions of greatness and desires. Nothing could possibly hold us back. Our imaginations ran free, we had no barriers. Now is [...]
One thing that I have concluded: It is not what cards life deals to you, but how you play your cards. Joel T Nowak MA, MSW
There have been very few studies on the patterns of care and outcome of elderly (over 75 years) survivors with androgen independent prostate cancer (AIPC) who have been treated with docetaxel (Taxotere). The records of 175 French men with AIPC, over the age of 75 years, were retrospectively examined. All of the men were treated [...]
According to a recent study in the Sept. 16 "Annals of Internal Medicine"; survivors coping with advanced cancer receive some relief from pain and depression from massage therapy. The researchers found that survivors who received massage from a licensed, specially trained therapist reported greater improvements in pain and mood symptoms than did people who received [...]