THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ____________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release August 31, 2009 NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2009 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a Nation, we have made significant progress in the fight against prostate cancer. Over [...]
I am truly saddened by the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy, a giant in the area of advocacy for people with cancer and for health care policy. Senator Kennedy’s concerns always included not only his home state of Massachusetts, but all Americans no matter from what state they lived. Senator Kennedy, as a passionate anti-cancer [...]
It is true; life does come to an end. Dying and of course birth are the commonality we all will experience. Since we have already been born and since you are reading this you have not yet died. Therefore, it is in all of our best interests to find a way to insure that all [...]
As we all have probably have heard Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut announced that he had prostate cancer. According to his announcement he had a biopsy as a result of a blood test. We can only assume that the test referred to was a PSA test. The announcement also indicated that the cancer was [...]
The word “cancer” still makes most people run for cover and shrink in terror, despite the fact that there are so many cancer survivors. This word cancer remains so emotionally laden that many of the most compassionate people I know still struggle not to overtly shrink and hide from us survivors. People feel awkward and [...]
The following letter has been sent to the ranking members of the U.S. Senate who have been responsible for spearheading the health care reforms. Not only do I wish to share with you the actual letter, but I want you to take note of the wide level of support that these concerns have created within [...]
My post of July 9, 2009, "Will Provenge or Any Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer Survive Health Reform?" has caused my mailbox to become full of a number of emails both damming my concern about health care reform and supporting the concern. The negative responses have ranged from calling me selfish to being a tool [...]
Being a cancer survivor often requires that we also need to find a way to be gracious and forgiving with family, friends and associates. When someone first learns we have cancer or even later on when we meet him or her they often don’t know what to say to us. Often, they will say something [...]
Healthy, Older Men Live Longer With Aggressive Prostate Cancer Treatment so we should provide treatment. The US Preventive Task Force (USPTF) report which has caused huge amounts of debate in the prostate cancer community, especially surrounding the continuation of PSA testing and providing treatment for prostate cancer in older men has taken a good and [...]
On June 13, 2009 I wrote about a competition taking place in London (UK) between a group of very selective advertisement agencies. One entry into the competition was a “wild card” entry, promoting prostate cancer awareness. The actual advertisement can be viewed at this link (you can just click on the link): https://malecare.org The ultimate [...]
