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The Hot — And Cold — Interventional Radiology Treatments for Recurrent Prostate Cancer – Still Lacking Information

Physicians at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, FL announced that they have treated men using magnetic resonance-guided heat (laser interstitial thermal therapy) or cold (cryoablation) to treat prostate cancer recurrence after surgical removal of the prostate gland. Many of these men have already failed salvage radiation treatment. [...]

By Malecare|2017-10-19T10:53:49-04:00June 28th, 2010|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Uncategorized|0 Comments

An Interesting Internet Cancer Statistic From Yahoo

From Yahoo (posted today): Men and Women looking out for each other: * 43% of searches on Yahoo! Health for Prostate Cancer come from women * 33% of searches on Yahoo! Health for Breast Cancer come from men * 25% of searches on Yahoo! Health for Ovarian Cancer come from men * 38% of searches [...]

By Malecare|2010-06-26T07:39:16-04:00June 26th, 2010|Advanced Prostate Cancer, How We Live, Politics of Cancer, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|2 Comments

A New Radiotracer to Diagnosis Early Prostate Cancer Recurrences

At the Society of Clinical Medicine’s 57th Annual Meeting there was a report of a clinical trial using a new molecular imaging agent could improve diagnosis of recurrent prostate cancer. […]

By Malecare|2017-10-19T10:53:49-04:00June 25th, 2010|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials, Imaging, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|2 Comments

Prostate Cancer SATURN Trial, a Phase 3 Trial in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer

A new phase 3, registration trial has been announced by OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of its investigational drug custirsen sodium (OGX-011/TV-1011). The trial, for men with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is referred to as the Prostate Cancer SATURN Trial. This randomized, controlled, trial will include approximately 50 cancer centers and is planned to enroll [...]

By Malecare|2021-02-22T10:05:36-05:00June 23rd, 2010|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Chemo Therapy, Chemo Therapy Failure, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials, Drugs & Treatments, End-Of-Life, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments

HIFU For The Treatment Of Recurrent Prostate Cancer Post Failed Radiotherapy

What are you going to do if you have had radiation therapy as a primary prostate cancer therapy and the cancer has reoccurred? If the disease has remained in the prostate gland some men are able to go back and have surgery, but the condition the gland has been left in post radiation makes it [...]

By Malecare|2020-02-04T11:07:41-05:00June 22nd, 2010|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials, Drugs & Treatments, HIFU, On The Horizon, Technology, Uncategorized|3 Comments