On the heels of that terrible attack in Arizona there has been a lot of conversation in the media about healing. This has been a time of deep distress across the country with many images in the media of actions and reactions from all sorts of people. It is events like this one that points [...]
For those who do not know, I moderate an advanced prostate cancer on-line support group. Members are both men with advanced prostate cancer and many of their care givers. There was a recent conversation I want to share about specific “off label” and “out of the box” treatment strategies, specifically about oncologists not knowing about [...]
Patient advocates have long raised the question about the wisdom in using hormone therapy for extended periods of time. The introduction of intermittent scheduling of hormone therapy (ADT) has become more acceptable thanks to the questions raised by the community and the support of some oncologists who have been willing to think out of the [...]
We all know it, advanced prostate cancer not only affects the survivor, but it also affects his family. When diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, the most common treatment is androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) which causes many side effects. These side effects include (but are not limited to) fatigue, nausea, hot flashes, pain, constipation and sexual [...]
Following failed radiation therapy (RT) the best treatment of recurrent prostate cancer remains controversial due to the lack of long-term data. Researchers reviewed the survival and establish prognostic indicators for men who received salvage cryotherapy for biopsy-proven recurrent prostate cancer. […]