I thought about this post on the long drive home and stopped at 13 things because it's my wife's lucky number, and it was the one floor that was missing from the resort we stayed at. It's not a profound list, so don't get your hopes up. Let's go... 13. If you are offended by [...]
Under certain circumstances members of your family may also qualify for social security disability benefits if you are approved to receive benefits. These circumstances include: • Your spouse, if she is 62 or older; • Your spouse, at any age if she is caring for a child of yours who is younger than age 16 [...]
For Americans Social Security Disability benefits can become an important source of financial support as your disease progresses. I am going to be writing a number of posts that will explain the benefits that are available and how to apply for them. First order of business is to understand how the Social Security Administration defines [...]
An online study appeared in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on July 25, 2007. [1] which has reported that a high consumption of broccoli and cauliflower may reduce the incidence of stage III-IV prostate cancer. As is usual with prostate cancer every week brings conflicting information and findings. Two months ago, we were [...]
Yesterday, I traveled to the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) where they reviewed the application for approval of Satraplatin (see my prior posts). The committee voted 12-0 recommending that the FDA delay the approval until all of the final survival data from the SPARC trial becomes available. [...]