So how long does it usually take for men undergoing hormone therapy (ADT) to progress from being hormone dependent to hormone independent? Clearly, we should always remember that this is a very individual, case-by-case time. However, there was a recent time analysis published in the February 2009 edition of Urology. These researchers found that after [...]
When diagnosed I was told that I had a Gleason score of 7, calculated by adding the first number, a descriptor of the most prevalent cancer cells in the biopsy sample, to the second number, a descriptor for the second most prevalent cancer cells. In my case the actual Gleason score was 4+3 or a [...]
Why do we need an Office of Men’s Health and why do we need more emphasize put on men’s health awareness? Studies like this one in the UK answer these simple questions: A recent study published this week by the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) and Cancer Research UK, concluded that men are almost 40 [...]
Residents of New York State who are not already receiving Medicaid, have an annual household income less than $35,000 (single) or $50,000 (married). and are between the ages of 50 to 65 years may now receive a pharmacy discount card that can lower the cost of prescriptions by as much as 60 percent on generics [...]
There is a new study that shows that an alpha-particle emitting radiopeptide—radioactive material bound to a synthetic peptide, a component of protein—is effective for treating prostate cancer in mice, according to researchers. The conclusions of this study could eventually (still years away if it also works in men) result in a significant breakthrough in advanced [...]