Did you have androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)? If you have you probably experienced hot flashes. Up to 80% of men treated with ADT for prostate cancer will experience hot flashes, ranging from very mild to very severe. Along with hot flashes many of us will also have insomnia, fatigue, irritability and a host of other [...]
A study which was funded by Cell Pathways Inc., developer of the drug Exisulind, suggest that Exisulind may delay disease progression in men with recurrent prostate cancer according to Dr. Erik Goluboff, Assistant Professor of Urology at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Director of Urology at The Allen Pavilion of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, [...]
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is a minimally invasive procedure that uses ultrasound energy to destroy cancerous tissue with focused sound waves. It has been used for a period of time in both Europe and Mexico as a primary prostate cancer treatment. Currently, in the United States there is a phase III trial being conducted [...]
It is common knowledge that androgens play a role in the production of red blood cells. The lack of androgens cause the hematocrit (proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells) level to fall in most men with prostate cancer who are on a hormone blockade. About 10% of men on a [...]
There have been very few studies on the patterns of care and outcome of elderly (over 75 years) survivors with androgen independent prostate cancer (AIPC) who have been treated with docetaxel (Taxotere). The records of 175 French men with AIPC, over the age of 75 years, were retrospectively examined. All of the men were treated [...]