Second and third opinions should be a standard part of your treatment plan. Whether you are newly diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer or you’re an old pro your care is not complete until you have had at least one set of additional eyes evaluate your situation. Physicians from the same practice or hospital tend to [...]
We all want to leave behind a legacy. No matter how rich or poor you are the best legacy we can gift our children and our community is our values. Through an ethical will we all can leave a true, personal legacy of our values and love. You can all write an ethical will that [...]
Are you on a hormone blockade (ADT) and taking a baby aspirin to protect your heart? You might be putting your life at risk. A recent small study with lead author Dr. Anthony V. D'Amico, chief of the division of genitourinary radiation oncology at Brigham & Women's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, found that [...]
One a clear night when I go outside and look up into the sky I can't help but think that all the stars I see are so many light years away. Some of the stars may no longer be in existence even though I can still see them so clearly. To me they still look [...]
I want to share some of the issues that I have with the FDA and the processes it uses for drug and treatment approval. The FDA demands that a drug, to show efficacy, be tested first in animal models that often are not relevant to humans. Then when the drugs are approved for human trials, [...]