In a Town Hall discussion, “Ablating Testosterone in Prostate Cancer and the Concomitant Negative Effects”, Fred Saad, MD, FRCS, Director of Urologic Oncology, Professor of Surgery/Urology, U of M Chair in Prostate Cancer; University of Montreal discussed the negative effects that bone loss resulting from hormone therapy (ADT) poses to our life expectancy. His over [...]
Having prostate cancer and prostate cancer treatments may cause side effects that require the immediate attention of your doctor or health care team, but it is hard to know when to call the doctor as opposed to knowing when to let it ride. Infection It can even be difficult to know when all you have [...]
According to researchers from University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), Stereotactic Radio Surgery (SRS), which was developed at UPCI, can successfully control pain in patients with cancer that has spread to the spine. SRS is a procedure that precisely delivers a large dose of radiation directly to tumors. The researchers from UPCI, led by Dwight [...]
Yesterday, November 11, 2009, I wrote that I appreciated knowing what my survival chances were after learning that I had a returning PSA, so I thought that this study was particularly relevant. At the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) conference, Dr. Buyyounouski and his colleagues from the Fox Chase Cancer Center reported on a [...]
You have been treated for prostate cancer and you find out that your PSA is rising. You are diagnosed with prostate cancer and the doctors tell you that the cancer has escaped the gland and moved on to other places in your body. You have advanced prostate cancer and there is no cure for you! [...]