A startling article appeared in today’s U.S News and World Report. Men who are on hormone blockade and who also take a baby aspirin to protect their heart can shorten their lives! So, if you are on a blockade immediately speak with your cardiologist and oncologist about the potential implications of the study on your [...]
Cancer Care offers some support programs for both survivors and their caretakers. Among their offered programs are telephone workshops, some financial support, free instructional booklets, a newsletter delivered to your email address and some on-line telephone support. Their main web page can be seen at www.cancercare.org. Their programs are not specific to prostate cancer, but [...]
The United States Department of Labor is charged with administering the Family Medical Leave of Absence (FMLA) program in the U.S. This program requires that certain employers provide non-paid leave time to employees under certain circumstances. Leave is required in order to allow an employee to care for a spouse, son, daughter, or parent if [...]
As we become end stage many of us find that our spiritual needs increase, but they are not being adequately met. Part of the problem is that we, ourselves, often cannot actually define what are our needs. As a matter of fact, we may even have trouble defining the word spiritual. If you causally ask [...]
How many times have you sat with your oncologist and felt frustrated by the lack of any emotional response from them? When we deal with cancer much of our issues are laden with emotional concerns. We often look to our doctors for both technical medical help and support as well as emotional help and support. [...]