Another news story today that impacts the prostate cancer community is, Rudy Guiliani's quote in an ad about survival for prostate cancer. I just got a note from a friend in the UK. They are very disturbed by his statement. In a New York Times article today they say, Britain's health secretary complained on Thursday [...]
The news just said Americans will spend $5B for Halloween this year. If we can afford this much money on this holiday we can, as a society, afford to spend more on prostate cancer. You can make a difference by writing now to urge your legislators to take action. We need more research funding and [...]
We are all trying to learn as much about prostate cancer as we can. The FDA Revitalization Act will make a difference once it is implemented. Patients deserve to know both positive and negative outcomes from trials. Patients need to speak out and make sure that this happens and that trials are registered and all [...]
Merel Nissenberg, President, National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions was part of a panel discussing the pros and cons of screening for prostate cancer at the IMPaCT meeting convened by the DoD CDMRP in Atlanta. She has given me permission to share her presentation with you. NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF STATE PROSTATE CANCER COALITIONS PROSTATE [...]
Here we go again. More debate about prostate cancer screening. I wonder of cost of services, not just screening but also treatment is driving this debate? Rather than focus on screening I wish the debate was focused on how to evaluate patients for treatment. We know that some men are still diagnosed with advanced cancer. [...]
Research dollars have been an issue that advocates have worked for many years and now researchers are entering the process. From an article in the Baltimore Sun. With their efforts to win more government funding stymied in Washington, medical researchers at the Johns Hopkins University and elsewhere are taking their lobbying campaign on the road [...]
Reel Lives: The Cancer Chronicles Film Festival is an international documentary film competition organized by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC). The festival is an opportunity for people who have been touched by cancer to tell their story through the medium of film and to have their voices heard. It seeks to shatter the taboos [...]
The New York Times recently reported that the Veterans Administration (VA) is no longer releasing cancer statistics to the cancer registries without additional limitations. This means that cancers, especially prostate cancer will be underreported. Each state has been negotiating agreements with the VA and some states have found it impossible to comply with the VA [...]
Members of the Winston-Salem Urban League and the local branch of the Nation of Islam held a local version of the Prostate Cancer Walk for Life, an annual walk designed to raise awareness of the need for prostate-cancer treatment......The two groups held the walk, the first in the city, to coincide with yesterday’s Louis Farrakhan [...]
PHEN LAUNCHES A NATIONAL RALLY AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER On Saturday, September 8th, PHEN launched its national "Rally Against Prostate Cancer" in Boston. The National African American RV Association (NAARVA) is partnering with PHEN across the country for the rally. In Boston the Mattapan Community Health Center's (MCHC) "11th Annual Health Care Revival" was the main [...]
