Prostate Cancer Petition

Yesterday, Doug Ulman from the Lance Armstrong Foundation delivered 65,000 signatures, from survivors and supporters of all kinds of cancers on a Peitition. Our Petition to Make Prostate Cancer a National Priority has an amazing 16,000 signatures. The most successful prostate cancer grass roots effort in over ten years! Soon, I will be meeting with [...]

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Effects of Denosumab on Bone Mineral Density in Men Receiving ADT for Prostate Cancer

The relatively new drug, denosumab, has proven itself very effective for men on a hormone blockade (ADT). In a recently completed 3-year, randomized, double-blind study at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, denosumab significantly increased bone mineral density and decreased new vertebral fractures in men receiving ADT for the treatment of advanced prostate [...]