A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be overwhelming. WebMD has several articles that will help make your interactions with your physicians easier. The more you know about your cancer treatment, the more confident you'll feel. So when you meet with specialists, go in with specific cancer questions. To give you a start, here are some [...]
Women are often forgotten when a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer but a recent study shows that they are impacted by the diagnosis in a man who they love. As activists we need to develop programs for them and their partners. Their needs also need to become apparent to the medical community with resources [...]
We are reaching a point where active surveillance may be more acceptable for men with early unaggressive prostate cancer. At a recent PHEN conference in Washington, DC a presenter from the NCI said that a significant number of men were choosing active surveillance for prostate cancer. He said that a significant men would eventually drop [...]
We read in the paper so often that "X" will prevent prostate cancer and then he next year we read that "X" does not show a link to prostate cancer. Many of these studies are epidemiological studies. Gary Taubes discusses why this happens in a recent New York Times article A quote from the article [...]
People from all populations should be encouraged to participate in clinical trials. There are issues in certain cultures that need to be addressed, but the fact is this — if ethnic groups don’t participate in research, we may never know how to truly treat, maintain, or cure the variations in cancer that exist. Advocates must [...]
Recent investigations of medications, diet and the molecular understanding of prostate cancer are defining potential prevention strategies for the disease, and herald a new stage in the management of this cancer, according to a new review. Writing in the November 1, 2007 issue of Cancer, Dr. Neil Fleshner and Dr. Alexandre Zlotta from the University [...]
The Washington Post today reports, According to a new study, neither carotenoids (such as lycopene), retinol, nor tocopherols (forms of vitamin E) appear to reduce the odds of prostate malignancy -- findings that are in line with two other recent publications. "Our overall findings are null," said lead researcher Timothy Key, deputy director of the [...]
The 7th Annual Pacific NW Prostate Cancer Conference will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2007 on the campus of the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. Speakers will include Dr. Tomasz Beer of OHSU and Celestia Higano of the University of Washington School of Medicine, who are two of the top prostate cancer [...]
Canadian researchers are launching a large, multi-year international study to try to find a way to help the hundreds of thousands of men diagnosed with prostate cancer every year decide whether to opt for potentially life-altering treatments or choose a watch-and-wait approach.The Canadian Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute of Canada announced the study [...]
According a press release today from the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada, only 22 per cent of men aged 45 or older can accurately assess their risk of developing prostate cancer. Of greater concern is that only half of all middle-aged men in Canada aged 45-54 and their doctors are having the necessary dialogue [...]
