Prostate Cancer And Agent Orange Is Not The Only Military Concern

Agent Orange is usually the first thing veterans with prostate cancer ask about.   Indeed, way back in 1998, Malecare was an early advocate for men exposed to Agent Orange. Military veterans as well as Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian civilians were exposed to Agent Orange, and many of those who are men are now diagnosed, [...]

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Apalutamide Looking Good as Treatment for Non-Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

Non-Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (nmCRPC)  usually leads to metastatic prostate cancer and death. There are no approved treatments for nmCRPC. Apalutamide is a taken-by-mouth androgen receptor inhibitor with antitumor activity in CRPC. There's a much talked and written about clinical trial called, SPARTAN, that investigated how well Apalutamide works on maintaining metastasis-free survival (MFS) [...]

Cancer Diagnosis Causes Increased Emotional Problems for Too Many of Us

Being diagnosed with cancer is tough. Being diagnosed with cancer is often coupled with clinically meaningful levels of mental or emotional distress. Researchers in Germany have found that during the prior four weeks nearly a third of more than 2,100 cancer survivors interviewed at inpatient and outpatient care centers experienced mental or emotional distress that [...]

The House Passes The 21st Century Cures Act – On To The Senate

Last Wednesday the House passed with a vote of 392 to 26, a medical innovation bill known as the 21st Century Cures Act, aimed at curing diseases, with the measure securing bipartisan support after months of negotiations. The bill’s goals are to speed up the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of new drugs while also investing [...]

Politics As Usual As Congress Prepares To Not Pass The Budget – A Potential Devastating Problem for Medical Research

It is deeply troubling  to learn that Congress is considering not completing the fiscal year 2017 budget appropriations process.  Because of the normal political fighting that we still see in Washington, Congress is now considering passing a short-term or even long-term budget continuing resolution instead of the negotiated budget resolution they have worked so hard [...]

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