The result of the early departure of the New York Yankees from the playoffs last night may also mean that if George Steinbrenner is true to his word -- that manager Joe Torre is finished. Most people do believe that Torres will eventually lose his job. No matter whether you believe that Torres should go [...]
There has been along standing controversy pertaining to the timing of ADT initiation (i.e. early verses late). However, in 2002 the Cochrane meta-analysis (Nair B, Wilt T, MacDonald R et al., "Early versus Deferred Androgen Suppression in the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer", Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2002); (1): CD003506) clarified this issue. Initiating early [...]
Although not directly related to prostate cancer the American presidential debate does have some relation with health care and research funding. The political polls suggest Americans are concerned primarily with a few key issues in the 2008 presidential election. USA TODAY researched candidate positions on those top issues — Iraq, immigration and health care — [...]
Charles Clausen recently posted on “The Prostate Problems Mailing List” the following about Transdermal Estradoil vs. LH-RH Agonists for Androgen Deprivation Therapy. I am planning to take a copy of this document with me to my next appointment with my Oncologist. “Richard Wassersug, a biology professor (and Psychology from the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology) [...]
The ?Five Minute Father? is something that I came up with last year to talk to the father with lots going on and barely five minutes to spare. There are audio podcasts, and scripts, which are occasionally strayed from. It?s a little advice, a little of my personal experience, and sometimes funny. Enjoy, and feel [...]