Current thinking has long been that group therapy contributes positively to the life extension of people with advanced cancer. In a landmark study (1989) by Stanford University psychiatrist David Spiegel, it was reported that group therapy doubled the lives of women with metastatic breast cancer. In contradiction to this finding a recent study, reported in [...]
In the June 2007 edition of Harper's Magazine there is a very interesting article entitled "Chemo World, Surviving the Cancer Unit" by Sallie Tisdale. The article is written from a general cancer perspective. What makes this article a little different is that Ms Tisdale is an oncology nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, [...]
When I was born I was diagnosed with a terminal illness, "life!" My advanced prostate cancer is only one of my many symptoms. We all share this illness and we all will eventually succumb to this dread illness. Some fall victim to life after only a very few minutes of arriving here while others are [...]
NEW YORK CITY SURVIVORS 2nd Meet-Up Event Representing Prostate Cancer on the cover of New York Magazine and being profiled inside was empowering, both for survivors from Malecare and for New Yorkers dealing with all kinds of cancer! (see the posts of May 22 & 24) To keep the ball rolling, a 2nd meet-up event [...]
When we deal with doctors, we should always view them as fallible human beings just like the rest of us. Arrogance and ego should have no place in medicine, but unfortunately, with some doctors it comes after years of practice. One big question we should always ask any doctor is "Why?" and then make them [...]