To continue my attempt to share information about recurrent and advanced prostate cancer I have been providing stories of different people’s journeys through the world of prostate cancer. To add to Scott Goodwin’s story I am now going to occasionally publish a story that is a little different. Pradeep Raj who lives in India has [...]
This morning Scott reported to me that his PSA has gone down to 0.9. Go Scott, this is great news. Follow all of Scott's reports about his experience with chemotherapy by clicking on the category "Scott Godwin-Chemotherapy" Joel T Nowak MA, MSW
I completed my third treatment on Christmas Eve. I felt pretty good through the holiday weekend but started to fade a little by Sunday. The major side effect at this point is fatigue. As most of you know taking a nap doesn't always help, but still feels good. Despite the treatment we are on, we [...]
At the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico (SKS) the Department of Urology just completed a study that showed that dutasteride, the generic name for a dual 5alpha-reductase inhibitor made by GlaxoSmithKline and marketed under the name Avodart™ in the US and Avolve™ in Europe, when administered to men with [...]
A very large study of over 20,885 men was published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Dec 22 2008 that showed that eating dairy products often may be a risk factor for prostate cancer and advanced prostate cancer. Lead researcher, Edward L Giovannucci, at the Harvard Medical School showed that men who consumed more than [...]