Merel Nissenberg, President, National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions was part of a panel discussing the pros and cons of screening for prostate cancer at the IMPaCT meeting convened by the DoD CDMRP in Atlanta. She has given me permission to share her presentation with you. NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF STATE PROSTATE CANCER COALITIONS PROSTATE [...]
A new Institute of Medicine(IOM) reports focus on changing the dynamic of cancer care to include the impacts of coping with a diagnosis and treatment for cancer. As patients are surviving longer than they have in the past these issues become more and more important. By addressing these quality of life issues the patient, the [...]
Making a decision about what treatment to get for prostate cancer can be one of the most difficult decisions that some men make. They should learn as much as they can about both the pros and cons of any treatment they are considering. They should talk to friends, family and other patients who have had [...]
Men considering a prostatectomy for treatment of prostate cancer my appreciate the slides that show how the procedure works. Click here to see the slides.
Statistics show that deaths from cancers are dropping. Death rates from cancer have been dropping by an average of 2.1 percent a year recently in the United States, a near doubling of decreases that began in 1993, researchers are reporting...... Much of the progress comes not from miracle cures, but from more mundane improvements in [...]
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 [...]
