There are a number of men who have written on various listservs that they use DES (diethylstilbestrol) as a hormonal suppressant. Actually, the current standard of care calls for the use of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, leuprolide and goserelin for a hormone blockade. So, what is the actual role of DES and why isn’t [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
There is now new hope for chemo holidays for men with advanced prostate cancer!!!! In a first-of-its-kind study, it has been found that men with advanced prostate cancer can take a much-needed safe break, or holiday, from chemotherapy in a similar manner as with ADT. Tomasz Beer, M.D., just published in the journal Cancer a [...]