Several years ago we worked with members of Congress to promote a Congressional Men’s Health Caucus and we were successful. The Caucus has been active through the years on various health issues affecting men and boys. The current leaders are Reps. Runyan and Shuler. Now, we are ready for the next step, the Congressional Men’s [...]
The statistics are shocking; men with prostate cancer are twice as likely to commit suicide! Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden have devised a method to try and cut back on the number of suicides. Their method involves putting intrusive thoughts into words with the goal of reducing the risks. [...]
Tomorrow is our last to comment on the USPTF draft recommendations for PSA. Now - more than ever, please consider who you vote for and what they stand for... look deeper than peacock posturing and flashy promises. What has this person done for the people they've been responsible to in the past? Are they bought [...]
A group of researchers just reported positive results of a phase 3 trial showing that the addition of radiation therapy (RT) improves overall survival in men with locally advanced prostate cancer (T3 & T4) to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) alone. The researchers used a sample of 1,057 men with locally advanced (T3 or T4) prostate [...]
It was announced yesterday that the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) has informed the the pharmaceuticals, Medivation and Astellas of positive results from a planned interim analysis of the Phase 3 AFFIRM trial of MDV3100 in men with advanced prostate cancer previously treated with chemotherapy. The monitoring committee found that MDV3100, the first androgen receptor [...]