Quality of Life

Men Who Fail Primary Radiation Can Have Good Results After Salvage Surgery

Men who have decided to have radiation as their first (primary) treatment for prostate cancer have a one-third chance of recurrence. Some of those men have salvage radical prostatectomy (SRP) to fight the recurrence. A study shows this might be a good idea. Antoni Vilaseca, MD, etal from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, studied 251 men [...]

By Malecare|2020-02-04T10:39:33-05:00December 27th, 2016|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Disease Progression, Drugs & Treatments, Quality of Life, salvage therapy, Survival, survival, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Cognition and Hormone Therapy (ADT)

There have been numerous studies examining the how hormone deprivation (ADT), in the treatment of prostate cancer, has on a man’s cognition. There have been contradictor studies about this issue, however having had the experience and the honor of dealing with so many men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), as well [...]

By Malecare|2020-02-04T10:20:15-05:00November 29th, 2016|ADT, Advanced Prostate Cancer, cognitive deficiits, Drugs & Treatments, Hormone Therapy, Quality of Life, Side Effects, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments