From The AACR Meeting – Identifying New Drugs That Block Prostate Tumor Growth

Researchers from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) have identified candidate drugs that block a key protein responsible for tumor growth. Their research was presented at the recent Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) which I had the good fortune to attend. As we know the common treatment for localized [...]

Salvage Therapy with High Dose Bicalutamide (Casodex) In Non-metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer – It Controls PSA and Disease Progression

Researchers at the Department of Urology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire du Québec (CHUQ), Quebec, Canada evaluated the rate and duration of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response to high-dose bicalutamide (150 mg) in men with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmHRPC) as well as its impact on the duration of metastasis-free survival. They concluded that high dose bicalutamide is [...]

Diet and Lifestyle Still Top Bone Loss Prevention Strategies

According to a new position paper from the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), despite all the new drugs that are available, diet and lifestyle should remain the first osteoporosis management tool. Only after diet and lifestyle has failed should any of the newly approved treatment options to prevent osteoporosis be considered. […]

Early Hormone Therapy, Is It Good or Bad for Us?

I have just read a report from Mike Scott of a 64-year-old Croatian man who was recently diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. His PSA was 21,380 ng/ml! Yes, I said a PSA of 21,380. Now, hold on to your seats for even more intriguing information. According to the report this man has never experienced any [...]

Time to Biochemical Failure and PSADT As Prognosticators To Metastatic Disease

A known fact is that between 15% to 35% of men who have surgery as their primary treatment after diagnosis of prostate cancer will experience a biochemical recurrence (BCR). The authors of a presentation, Michael B. Williams, MD, et al. presented at the American Urological Association Mid-Atlantic Section - 67th Annual Meeting - October 1 [...]

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