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Is There A Clinical Benefit Derived From Using Low Dose Prednisone With First Line Docetaxel Treatment In Men With Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer?

There have been some randomized studies that have shown that when prednisone is used in combination with docetaxel (chemotherapy) there is an improved survival in men who have metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). To add to our understanding of the possible clinical value of this combination of drugs some researchers have retrospectively evaluated whether the [...]

By Malecare|2020-02-04T11:38:36-05:00September 24th, 2015|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Chemotherapy, Combination Therapy, docetaxel, edema, neutropenia, Research, Uncategorized|0 Comments

The Well Reviewed Guide to Advanced Prostate Cancer (A Survivor Perspective) Has Been Updated and is Now Available for a free Download

Somehow I have been negligent and not let people know that I have written and posted a major update of my “Guide to Advanced Prostate Cancer.” As in the past, it is available as a free download from the Malecare web site. Helping me to update the book was prostate cancer survivor Craig Pynn and [...]

By Malecare|2017-10-19T10:47:58-04:00September 30th, 2014|2nd line hormone therapy, abiraterone acetate, adjuvant therapy, ADT, Advanced Prostate Cancer, Alpha Emitting Radio Therapy, Alpharadin (radium-223), Androgan Receptor Inhibitor, Bio Chemical Recurrence, biomarkers, bisphosphonates, Bone Health, Bone Metastases, Bone Mineral Density, CAB, Cabazitaxel, Chemo Therapy, Chemo Therapy Failure, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials, Combination Therapy, Cross Resistance, Cryotherapy, CTCs, denosumab - Xgeva, Diet, Diet and Supplements, Drugs & Treatments, Early Access Program (EAP), Early/Expanded Access Programs, End-Of-Life, enzalutamide, estrogen patches, FDA, Financial, Firmagon (degarelix), General Information, genetics, HIFU, Hormone Therapy, Hot Flashes, How We Live, immunotherapy, Incontinence, inflammation, ipilimumab, ketoconazole, Medicare/Medicaid, mental health, Metastases, MRIs, NCI, neuroendocrine prostate cancer, neutropenia, Nilandron, oligometastic, On The Horizon, Our Caretakers, Pain, perineural invasion, peripheral neuropathy, Personal Experiences, prognostic tools, Prostate Ponderings, Prostvac, Provenge, PSA, PSADT, Quality of Life, radiation proctitis, radiopharmaceuticals, Radiotherapy, Research, Revlimid (lenalidomide), salvage therapy, statins, supplements, survival, survivorship, TAK700, teleconferences, Uncategorized, Understanding APC, vaccines, Vitamine D3, weight gain, Xgeva, XL184, Xofigo, Xtandi, Zometa, Zytiga|1 Comment

Fighting Infections while on Chemotherapy – Using Neulasta

Neulasta (Pegfilgrastim) is used to reduce the chance of infection in people who have certain cancers and are also receiving chemotherapy medications, including taxotere for men being treated for advanced prostate cancer. Chemotherapy is designed to kill fast growing cells. However, it can’t tell the difference between cancer cells and fast-growing healthy cells, including red [...]

By Malecare|2020-02-04T11:24:29-05:00January 12th, 2012|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Chemo Therapy, Drugs & Treatments, neutropenia, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments