New information on prostate cancer in the African American population comes out of Duke University research program. They say in their recent press release: "Our study found that African-American men have a slightly higher risk of what is known as PSA recurrence, which is a blood test that indicates the presence of cancer based on [...]
New European population based study compares treatments for prostate cancer. More study will be necessary to verify the results but it does give more information that may be helpful especially to younger men trying to decide which treatment is most suitable for them. MedPage Today discusses the study for physicians and gives them talking points [...]
On September 27, 2007, President Bush signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act. The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reports on the parts of the legislation that they see as most relevant to their readership. They are asking patients to consider only studies whose sponsors have fully registered them in an [...]
I got an email today from a friend who works as a research advocate for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Her organization has planned a program in January that may interest individuals in the prostate cancer community. Her email reads: For those with cancer, advocates, family and friends and those who serve them, Pls circulate this [...]
Dr. Randy Fagin, one of the nation's leading daVinci robotic prostate cancer surgeons, announced today the formation of a new not-for-profit charitable organization called the Prostate Cancer: Save a Life Foundation. Unlike other foundations, the Prostate Cancer: Save a Life Foundation will not be using its funds to support research, but instead will use the [...]