Perhaps My Most Important Post

As we reach this holiday season I want to remind you that Malecare has been working to help you and your family survive longer and have a better quality of life. We have helped you in ways that you are aware of; like through this blog and by the Malecare Advanced Prostate Cancer Online Support Group. [...]

Questions to Ask Your Doctor When Deciding on New Treatment Possibilities

Many cancer treatments have the potential to impact your overall quality of life (QoL). Before making any decision to use a treatment it is important to understand what might be the possible impacts of the treatment not only on the disease, but also on your life.   Impacts could be positive or they could be negative. [...]

Malecare Issued Patent For A Device and Method Which Can Reduce Secondary Tumors from Radiation Therapy

On October 27, 2015, Malecare was issued patent 9,168,002 for a device and method for real time simultaneous measurement of radiation at specific parts of your body,. Understanding cumulative radiation exposure in people undergoing ionizing radiation for diagnostics and medical treatment is essential towards reducing secondary tumors from primary radiation therapy.   We believe that the [...]

Doing Away with Some of the Myths Surrounding Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are vital if we expect to continue to see improvements in the treatments and medications that are available.  Unfortunately, there are some historical abuses in clinical trials so many people do approach them with a level of distrust.  In contemporary times the clinical trial system has many safeguards that did not exist even [...]

The Role of Sleep Disturbance On Prostate Cancer Risk and Progression

I stumbled upon a fascinating piece of research from Iceland that looked at the role of Circadian Disruption in Prostate Cancer Development. Knowing my own very poor sleeping patterns and having heard many other men with advanced prostate cancer complaining about very similar experiences it peaked my interest. The researchers pointed out that there have [...]

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