Here's the latest installment in the "War of the Ribbons". Of course, the "blue ribbons" (men) are complaining that the "pink ribbons" (women) get all the money and attention. The men are demanding parity. So how is the money really allocated? This article from the New York Times sheds some light on the subject. Turns [...]
As a follow-up to the previous post I am posting a speech delivered by a prominent cancer researcher and advocate comparing resources devoted to the war on cancer versus the war on terrorism. I would add my own comment: shouldn't we should finish one war before we begin prosecuting another? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fighting the terrorist within [...]
Cure More, Spend Less By Tommy G. Thompson Published: March 2, 2008, New York Times (Op-Ed) THE presidential candidates are not focusing enough on how government can be administered more efficiently and successfully, especially in the health care arena. The Republicans held four debates before even one question was asked about health care. Our party [...]
Are you smart and hardworking and obsessed with burying prostate cancer once and for all? Then this is the job for you. "Save the Males," a/k/a National The Prostate Cancer Coalition, seeks a talented fundraiser, organizer and activist. Oh dream job, where have you been?? If you are also interested, I hope you're not too [...]
"Caregivers of men with prostate cancer suffer too" http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSKUA37179720080213 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wives and other caregivers of men with prostate cancer may be at risk of anxiety, fatigue and other symptoms that exact a toll on the quality of their lives, a study published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests. The findings, [...]
The American Society of Clinical Oncology recently held their annual conference, and it has generated a lott of buzz in the online PC community. There is so much news coming out of this meeting, it is overloading my mailbox. So I will try to present a few of these stories as best as I can. The following article touts the benefits [...]
I am including this as "family" news. This doctor was an innovator in using new techniques for radiation therapy of the prostate, which have now become standard. My husband was a direct benefactor of his work at Sloan Kettering. May he R.I.P. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Froom the STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Steven Leibel, MD, the medical director of the Stanford [...]
Men Can Take Their Time to Decide on Prostate Cancer Treatment, From the Harvard Men's Health Watch BOSTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- Is it safe to wait to make a decision about having prostate cancer surgery, even after you've waited and waited for all the doctor appointments and test results? Or will the additional delay reduce [...]
This is from a Johns Hopkins "Health Alert" I got a few months ago." It singled out cancer pts. as a particularly vulnerable group. (By the way, the JH "Health Alerts" are really good and free, so you should sign up.) Don't we know it. Managing Anxiety Without Meds Do you worry excessively? Johns Hopkins [...]
