Have I been abandoned? I feel as if I have. In today’s mail was a letter from my kidney oncologist (I also have renal cancer) telling me that he will no longer accept my insurance! He said that he hoped that I would continue to use him as my physician, but if not he recommended [...]
We hear it time and again, consuming fat is bad for you, especially if you have prostate cancer. There have been numerous studies that all conclude that your diet should have only limited quantities of saturated fat. MD Anderson recently published an article that showed dietary fat is unhealthy and dangerous when quantities are not [...]
According to a study published April 16, 2008, regular exercise is the best way to manage cancer-related fatigue! Fatigue is a common problem for men with prostate cancer. It is also a common side effect of all the available prostate cancer treatments, both primary and secondary treatments. The most common advice we receive for coping [...]
It is my understanding that almost 90% of men who start hormone therapy initially respond to the drugs with their PSA falling significantly. However, there are many costs associated with ADT, many of which I have already discussed in this blog. The hot flashes, bone loss, weight gain, decreased libido and erectile dysfunction are often [...]
It is with great sadness that I wish to announce that Randy Pausch passed away on Friday, April 25. Randy is best known for his famous “Last Lecture.” Randy had been asked by his academic institution, Carnegie Mellon University, to present a lecture to the university community as if it would be his very last [...]