The following was submitted to the FDA in support of the development of additional treatments for men with advanced prostate cancer, including Provenge. The advocates of "Raise a Voice", a grass roots initiative for advanced prostate cancer, would like to express our appreciation for the opportunity to present comments at the Cellular, Tissue and [...]
It truly bothers me that the majority of the arguments and analysis that have appeared both in print and on-line surrounding the Provenge issue have come not from the prostate cancer community, but instead from the financial community! Sure, I understand that there are millions of dollars at stake, but I also understand that there [...]
There was just a symposium held at Methodist Hospital in Houston. The day long symposium covered both prostate cancer and kidney cancer. Barbara Christensen attended the kidney cancer side of the lectures and has been publishing on a kidney cancer listserv a summary of the information of what she learned. I think that her first [...]
Yes, give yourself a break. Sometimes we can get so wrapped up in our cancer we spend to much time reading about it, talking about it and living it. Don't forget to give yourself some time off, give yourself a break. It will be there when you come back. Joel T. Nowak, MA, MSW
I spent this past weekend at the University of Michigan. My younger son Max, who is a sophomore, invited me to come and participate in the students’ Relay for Life activities. I was surprised that they scheduled the Relay for this particular weekend, as they start their final exam period the following Monday! He assured [...]