You may have heard that Hamilton Jordan, chief-of-staff to Jimmy Carter, died yesterday of cancer at the age of 63. You may not have known that Jordan battled four cancers, including lymphoma, prostate, skin cancer and mesothelioma. In spite of all this, Jordan wrote a book called "No Such Thing As A Bad Day" speaking about himself. Jordan [...]
I always advise newly diagnosed men to get a second opinion on their biopsies from a very experienced person. That's because Gleason scores are notoriously inaccurate. For example, dear husband's biopsy slides were interpeted by three different pathologists and he was assigned three different Gleason scores. (First biopsy ordered by urologist, second done by hospital pathologist [...]
Here's the headline you've all been waiting for. And the news comes from a prestigious source: Duke University. Read on: Exercise may lead to faster prostate tumor growth DURHAM, N.C. -- Prostate tumors grew more quickly in mice who exercised than in those who did not, leading to speculation that exercise may increase blood flow [...]
Studies have shown that wives of PC survivors are often under a lot of emotional strain. And the wife's mental state apparently affects the health of the man. So I asked myself, "Why are we ladies so stressed out"? Often because we are what one article I came across (Minnesota Public Radio, April 17, 2008 by Nanci [...]
I got a letter from Allegra Poggio, an advocate with the Men's Health Network (MHN), who asked me to pass on the following very important information to you and ask you to sign a petition on behalf of men with prostate cancer who are receiving hormone therapy. This treatment is difficult enough without having the [...]