When we make treatment decisions we never know how effective the treatment will actually be for each individual and for how long that treatment effect might last. This makes all of our treatment decisions guess work. A recent study has demonstrated that counting circulating tumor cells in the blood can be used to predict prostate [...]
Go to a prostate cancer support group and I guarantee sometime during the conversation the issues surrounding diet and supplements will become a hot topic of conversation. My guess is that if you poll the topics of the “special guest lecturers” that speak at support groups, 15% of the topics will include diet and supplements. [...]
I have returned from the PCRI conference in LA. As the prior conferences, it was an excellent meeting designed for us, the nonprofessional. The range of speakers and the topics covered all had immediate and direct implications for us survivors, our spouses and partners. Over the course of the next few weeks, I am going [...]
When we are diagnosed with prostate cancer, especially with recurrent prostate cancer, we shoulder the emotional burden of telling our loved ones. This burden comes at the very same moment that we too are managing our own emotional response to the news. When diagnosed, we face an uphill emotional battle. At the exact time we [...]
The following press release is from the Press Office of the White House. National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is an opportunity to underscore our commitment to fighting prostate cancer and to raise awareness about this highly treatable disease. Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer found in men, and one in six [...]