In experiments reported in the journal Nature, scientists from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have identified 10 metabolites that become more profuse in prostate cells as the cancer progresses. They identified one of these metabolites, sarcosine, as appearing to be directly related to prostate cancer cell invasion into surrounding tissue. We constantly hear the complaint [...]
As we meander through our treatments, we all will be forced to face the needle. Injections, injections, we all will receive injections and infusions. Despite the commonality of this experience, we read very little about them, especially injection sites and the available technologies for these injections and infusions. We also do not learn about injection [...]
In today’s New York Times Gina Kolata wrote a very interesting article about the unreliability of MRIs for diagnostic purposes. She wrote from the perspective of orthopedic injuries, but since MRIs are main stays for us suffering with prostate cancer, there is an important message for us. Her story revolves around a running injury that [...]
When I provided testimony at the FDA in support of the application for approval of the vaccine Provenge®, I had the opportunity of meeting some of the representatives of the biotech company Antigenics (AGEN). Since I am also a renal cancer survivor they initially approached me asking if I would be willing to meet them [...]
On the Prostate Problems Mailing List there has been some recent discussion and a large amount of confusion expressed about the need for and importance of surrogate end points for drug and treatment approval. I attempted to make a very simple clarification and recommendation about surrogates. Here it is, but slightly modified ……. Maybe I [...]
Many of us think that chemotherapy for prostate cancer only involves the use of Taxotere. Just for the sake of accuracy, I want to clarify that almost every drug we take to treat prostate cancer is chemotherapy. Chemotherapy drugs are the drugs that are designed to kill cells. All of the drugs used as a [...]
According to an article on CT scans and cancer published in the Nov. 29th New York Times, millions of Americans are needlessly getting dangerous radiation from these “super X-rays,” The article expresses concern that the scans raise the risk of future cancer development so that within a few decades, as many as 2 percent of [...]
Tucked away on page A8 of yesterday’s Newsday, the Long Island New York daily newspaper, was a brief but interesting article about a potential advance in stem cell research which could ultimately have a very significant impact on prostate cancer survivors. According to the article, researchers in Japan, reported that they were able to inject [...]
