C – Reactive Protein an Adverse Prognostic Marker for Men with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Many doctors believe that increased levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with adverse outcomes in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) treated with docetaxel. C-reactive protein is a protein found in the blood, the levels of which rise in response to inflammation in any part of the body. Traditionally measuring levels of c-reactive protein [...]

How a Prostate Cancer Recurrence Is Currently Dealt With – Salvage Methods For Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Failure Of PrimaryRadiotherapy

The authors of a recent study from the Duke Prostate Center and Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. and the Department of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan reviewed the current salvage methods for treating recurrent local recurrent prostate cancer after primary radiotherapy (RT). They used a [...]

Cancer Survivors Face Psychological Difficulties, Even After Treatment Ends

We all do know that being a cancer survivor means that you are at an increased risk to suffer serious psychological distress such as anxiety and depression The surprise is that this increased susceptibility can extend even a decade after the treatment ends. Survivors who are diagnosed in their younger years, unmarried, had less than [...]

Organically Grown Food Not Nutritionally Better Than Conventionally Grown

Many of us go off to the grocery store and willing spend much more money for organically grown food thinking that the nutritional value of this food will be better. A recent review of the literature calls this assumption into question. The study published July 29 in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says there [...]

A Special Post from Darryl, Malecare’s Executive Director

Malecare presents to you a chance to make $125 for yourselves and $100 for Malecare. We usually do not participate in these market research headhunts, but, this one seems ok, brief in time and, it actually will help Malecare. We are currently trying to raise money to improve our website, malecare.com . Schlesinger Associates, a [...]

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