As prostate cancer advocates move forward promoting screening opportunities and working with legislators to promote "The Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2007" we should be prepared to deal with push back that we might experience related to prostate cancer screening. A Boston Globe article highlights some of the pros [...]
PHEN LAUNCHES A NATIONAL RALLY AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER On Saturday, September 8th, PHEN launched its national "Rally Against Prostate Cancer" in Boston. The National African American RV Association (NAARVA) is partnering with PHEN across the country for the rally. In Boston the Mattapan Community Health Center's (MCHC) "11th Annual Health Care Revival" was the main [...]
A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be overwhelming. WebMD has several articles that will help make your interactions with your physicians easier. The more you know about your cancer treatment, the more confident you'll feel. So when you meet with specialists, go in with specific cancer questions. To give you a start, here are some [...]
We read in the paper so often that "X" will prevent prostate cancer and then he next year we read that "X" does not show a link to prostate cancer. Many of these studies are epidemiological studies. Gary Taubes discusses why this happens in a recent New York Times article A quote from the article [...]
People from all populations should be encouraged to participate in clinical trials. There are issues in certain cultures that need to be addressed, but the fact is this — if ethnic groups don’t participate in research, we may never know how to truly treat, maintain, or cure the variations in cancer that exist. Advocates must [...]