Selenium is one of those supplements that were are told is good for us and then we are told it is bad for us. Every six months to a year the story and the recommendations seem to change. According to a study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute the University of California, San Francisco higher [...]
Is there going to be a competitor to Provenge once it is approved? This is a very interesting question as a second investigational vaccine has shown a significant survival advantage in men with asymptomatic metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. There were just released updated results from a phase II trial of PROSTVAC-VF/Tricom vaccine. The trial had [...]
Please take a few minutes to help elevate OUR prostate cancer nonprofit, Malecare. As you know, Malecare started and facilitate this blog as part of our program addressing the needs of men living with advanced prostate cancer. Though Malecare is known as our country's leading gay men's cancer support group nonprofit, we are committed to [...]
A presentation at the ASCO conference in Florida reconfirmed the fact that increased levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with adverse outcomes (earlier death) in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) treated with docetaxel (taxotere). The study analyzed the baseline serum samples from 119 castrate resistant (CRPC) men enrolled in 6 phase I or [...]
As we come to another Fathers Day I do have to acknowledge that not all of us will simply celebrate or commemorate this day in a joyous manner, some of us will grieve. Today may be a day of celebrations, family visits and barbeques, but for many of us it will be a sorrowful, bittersweet, [...]