What's the biggest roadblock to curing cancer? According to a think tank convened in 2002, a shortage of high-quality human tumor and tissue samples is the top barrier to progress in cancer research. Markers are a major focus of prostate cancer research and without adequate tissue samples researchers are hindered. As we do educational programs [...]
A study is in process to help with the treatment decision making process. The team also plans to study whether the Web-based tool helps reduce conflict that men feel about their decision and whether it helps them feel better prepared for treatment. The three-year clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research has [...]
In the latest CR podcast, patient advocate Mary Jackson Scroggins talks to podcast correspondent Kevin Begos about reaching out to our communities with information about cancer and health. Scroggins, an ovarian cancer survivor, recently helped to organize a one-day Health Sunday event at First Rock Baptist Church, which is located in a medically underserved section [...]
There has been recent chatter about how the breast cancer gets more attention than prostate cancer. The example of the Komen Foundation came up. Komen was set up as an organization to raise money for breast cancer research. The mechanism that they used are the run/walks that we have all heard about. They have done [...]
If you are an empowered patient, working with you physician on your own treatment or involved with a support group, online or in person, you are already an advocate. Some men decide to go beyond support advocacy to make a difference by doing research, fundraising, legislative or other forms of advocacy. Winston Dyer is one [...]