Scott has been graciously reporting on his experience undergoing chemotherapy in this blog. You can see his prior posts by searching by his name. On his last report he shared that he was going to take an unorthodox step, stopping his hormone blockade when on chemo. Normally, when chemotherapy is used to treat advanced prostate [...]
Marshall Edwards, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSHL) is planning to release preliminary results from a Phase II clinical trial of oral phenoxodiol in patients with early and advanced stage prostate cancer. The results will be presented by the Yale researchers, who were responsible for the study, at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in Orlando, Florida; February 26-28, [...]
I have always assumed that treating my prostate cancer with a hormone blockade increases my risk of having a cardiovascular problem that increases my chance of death. Taking any drug is always a trade off, one benefit against the potential harms. It is a perfect risk-reward situation. However, there is some new research that makes [...]
There has been a lot of publicity surrounding the $787 billion economic stimulus bill approved by Congress. One thing that the bill will do for the first time is provide substantial amounts of money for the federal government to compare the effectiveness of different treatments for the same illness. Researchers are scheduled to receive $1.1 [...]
Having prostate cancer, especially recurrent or advanced prostate cancer, is always stressful for both the survivor and their caregivers. There are easily learned coping techniques to help us calm our mind and sharpen our ability to focus. Learning and using relaxation techniques and other mind/body techniques provides us with an exceptional way to reduce stress [...]