In today’s New York Times Gina Kolata wrote a very interesting article about the unreliability of MRIs for diagnostic purposes. She wrote from the perspective of orthopedic injuries, but since MRIs are main stays for us suffering with prostate cancer, there is an important message for us. Her story revolves around a running injury that [...]
On the advanced prostate cancer group I moderate there has been a discussion about the health risks of using Fosamax for an extended period of time. The risks of long term therapy remains unclear and mixed. The Physicans Desk Reference (PDR) indicates they have no idea what effects Fosamax may have after four years! Fosamax [...]
On July 23, 2008 I wrote an article on deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a hidden danger for men with prostate cancer. Studies show more than 90 percent of patients with cancer may experience an increase in the blood’s clotting activity, which can lead to a Deep Vein Thrombosis, or DVTs. DVTs can be a life [...]
As I have discussed many times there is very little consensus about standard definitions or treatments for prostate cancer. Go to any doctor who supplies primary treatment and ask about their erectile or incontinence rates. Then ask them how they define those rates. The results will be all over the place with no consistency among [...]
I extracted the following from a news release published today about a new potential vaccine therapy for advanced prostate cancer. My reason for republishing it is not for the informational value, but is to share my feelings about the sorry state of prostate cancer treatment. Please read the press release and then my comments that [...]