Posted: March 18, 2011 10:24 AM : The Huffington Post "At last week's Innovative Minds in Prostate Cancer meeting, the speakers included not only doctors, but patients. We patients also help review the grant applications of the scientists. We seek innovative proposals to cure or slow prostate cancer, or reduce its notorious pain, and the [...]
If you read my previous post ,you will see Senator McCain’s plan to eliminate the Prostate Cancer Research Program within the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP). The loss of this program could shorten many of our lives and add significantly to our pain and suffering. Now is the time to work with the rest of [...]
The Washington Post has written an article about the funding controversy surrounding the Department of Defense (DOD) Medical Research Programs. I urge everyone to go to the web site and add your comments. Members of congress do read the Washington Post daily. Please go to: The Washington Post It would be a good idea if [...]
Tomorrow, Wednesday- March 2, I will be joining Dr. Daniel Petrylak for a number of radio interviews about prostate cancer. Dr. Petrylak is a world renowned prostate cancer researcher and clinician. He was the principal investigator in for the development of Taxotere (docetaxel). I anticipate that we will cover a number of different prostate cancer [...]
The House Appropriations Committee released revised subcommittee allocations yesterday for FY 2011. The new FY 2011 Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee allocation is $157.02 billion, which is nearly $6.6 billion (4 percent) below the subcommittee’s FY10 allocation. The House is scheduled to vote on a FY11 appropriations bill during the week of February 14. Specific funding levels and [...]