At a recent meeting that I attended it was reported by a nurse that one of her patients with advanced prostate cancer with only a PSA recurrence and lymph node involvement on a scan was rejected by their insurance company for reimbursement for Provenge. The insurance company indicated that to pay for the treatment they [...]
It is with great sorrow I must share the news of the death of John Arnold. John had been a long time contributor to the advanced prostate cancer support group. As he approach the end of his life and decided to enter into Hospice Care he, in his typical unselfish way, let us know that [...]
My very dear friend Fred who is a 20+ year prostate cancer warrior recorded this video. He has been on chemotherapy this past year. Fred is an activist who has been fighting on behalf of all of us. Thank you, Fred. I just thought I would share his video at: See my friend Fred Joel [...]
Another small confirmatory study of acupuncture to treat the side effects of hormone deprivation (ADT) was published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology. The study found that acupuncture appears to provide long-lasting relief to hot flashes, heart palpitations, and anxiety due to side effects of hormone treatment for prostate cancer. […]
A member of the advanced prostate cancer on-line group recently posted about his experience using the newly approved chemotherapy agent, Jevtana (cabazitaxel). His post included not only a report about his PSA response to the drug, but his experiences with side effects and a suggested method of controlling one of the debilitating side effect, diarrhea. [...]