One of the more common side effects from Taxotere (chemotherapy) is nausea. People often refer to this side effect as retching, stomach ache, throwing up, queasy, heart burn, motion sickness, dry heave, puke, and feeling sick to my stomach. However, not everyone experiences nausea. There are many drugs (these medications are called anti-nausea drugs or [...]
I have recently received a number of emails asking about the role of vitamin A (retinol) in advanced prostate cancer. These questions come from the recently released results of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial, which have caused the current stir about PSA screening. In this study, 803 prostate cancer survivors [...]
I have never been a good skier, always content to take my time and get down to the bottom safely. I remember one time I allowed myself to be coaxed to a slope that was way beyond my skill level. After falling as I came off the lift, I found myself at the top of [...]
When your PSA starts to rise after you have received primary treatment you need to be concerned that your prostate cancer has reoccurred. The first indicator of recurrent prostate cancer is a detectable level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). Research has demonstrated that PSA doubling time is a reliable tool to distinguish which cancers pose a [...]
"It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was. " -Anne Sexton