We all must become a self-advocate if we are to survive and prosper with advanced prostate cancer. Self-advocacy gives us a positive experience that provides a true sense of control in a time when we experience only uncertainty. Self-advocacy can be very simple. It can be as simple as asking more questions at your doctor's [...]
Prostate cancer, especially prostate cancer risk, has been linked to both genetic and environmental factors. Of the environmental factors, diet is a major concern. The consumption of both tea and coffee, which are two of the most popular beverages in the world, have been evaluated for effects on health outcomes, including cancer. Despite all the [...]
At this moment, the United States Congress is in session and actively considering an economic stimulus package. It is vital that we join together with many other cancer advocacy organizations and support the inclusion of the proposed $1.9 billion allocation to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the federal agency that oversees cancer and other [...]
Scott Goodwin has received his first chemotherapy infusion for his advanced prostate cancer. He has very kindly agreed to share his on going experience and thoughts about receiving chemo. His first comments were shared on November 11, 2008 in the post titled: Scott Goodwin, a 47 Year Old Advanced Prostate Cancer Survivor, Shares His Journey [...]
The recession-time job market is slim and each day some more of us are finding that we are without a job. Some of us have been forced to close down a business and our pension plans have been decimated. Mortgage payments still come due as does taxes, food and of course medical bills. Increasingly, there [...]