The relatively new drug, denosumab, has proven itself very effective for men on a hormone blockade (ADT). In a recently completed 3-year, randomized, double-blind study at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, denosumab significantly increased bone mineral density and decreased new vertebral fractures in men receiving ADT for the treatment of advanced prostate [...]
Scott Goodwin who periodically has been writing about his journey taking chemotherapy has given us a very moving update. Sadly, Scott is not doing well physically, but he is continuing his valiant fight against this insipid disease. - JTN I thought I would send a much overdue update on my progress with chemo, etc. I [...]
A very scary study has been published in the journal BMC Emergency Medicine. The study found that sixty percent of the causes of unintended incidents in the emergency department that could have compromised patient safety are related to human failures. Human failures mean that the doctors, nurses or even orderlies did do something or did [...]
There is a provenge clinical trial which is currently recruiting participants. Remember, as with all trials, you must fit all of the criteria to participate. This trial does not use a placebo, you are guaranteed to receive the treatment if you are approved to participate. The trial sites are: * Park Ridge, Illinois * Greenbelt, [...]
According to a randomized study run and reported by William D.Figg, PharmD, head of the Molecular Pharmacology Section of the Centerfor Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute, in Bethesda, MD. And published online January 23, 2009 in the Journal of Urology (Vol. 181, pp.1104-13), Thalidomide may be effective for the treatment of men who [...]