03/16/2021
Full-On “Kitchen Sink” for High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer: Intensive Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapy
Which scenario would you prefer: “I’ve got high-risk prostate cancer. I sure hope it doesn’t come back after surgery or radiation! Fingers crossed! My doctor and I are really hoping for the best!” or, “I’ve got high-risk prostate cancer that has a chance of coming back after initial treatment. So,. Read More
02/22/2021
Giving Cancer a “Brown-Out”
Just when it seems like the picture of diet and prostate cancer is finally coming into focus, PCF-funded scientist Nicole Simone, M.D., a radiation oncologist at Thomas Jefferson University, has added a new dimension. It may not be just a question of the good foods you do eat, and the. Read More
Herb-Crusted Wild Salmon with Vegetable Ribbons
Download the recipe card Herb-Crusted Wild Salmon with Vegetable Ribbons Ingredients: • 2 4oz fillets of wild salmon (skin off and bones removed) • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil • 1 tsp shallots, chopped • 1 tsp garlic, chopped • 2 tbsp nuts, finely chopped • 1 tbsp fresh. Read More
02/12/2021
Rewriting the Story for Black Men, Part 1:
If you are of African descent, you are at higher risk of getting prostate cancer. However, says PCF-funded physician-scientist Kosj Yamoah, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, this news should not make you feel defeated. Instead, use this knowledge as. Read More
01/21/2021
The Best of the Best: Food Science and Prostate Cancer
In Part 4 of this 4-part series, Janet Farrar Worthington asks Harvard epidemiologist and PCF-funded scientist Lorelei Mucci, M.P.H., Sc.D., for her expert opinion on some of the top foods for prostate cancer. Here’s the rundown, in no particular order: Your best diet is colorful: a rainbow of plant-based foods,. Read More
01/20/2021
What’s New in Inflammation and Prostate Cancer
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs If inflammation can lead to prostate cancer, could anti-inflammatory agents help protect against it? Johns Hopkins epidemiologist and friend to PCF Elizabeth Platz, Sc.D., has been intrigued by this possibility for many years. She is senior author of a new study on the use of aspirin and statins,. Read More
01/15/2021
Statement From Jonathan Simons on American Cancer Society 2021 Facts and Figures
The American Cancer Society’s 2021 Facts & Figures holds good news for all Americans: overall, fewer people are dying from cancer, a 30-year trend due largely to advances in early detection and treatment for some cancers, including prostate cancer. It is equally encouraging that the death rate for prostate cancer. Read More
12/21/2020
Love Story
Milton and Shawni Wilborn met in high school more than 30 years ago, but they weren’t high school sweethearts – although, they found out later, they both wanted to be. “She was seeing someone else,” says Milton. “I’d always try to talk to her; she would just giggle. Senior year. Read More
Young Investigator Award – Class of 2020
The PCF Young Investigator Award-Class of 2020 recipients are: 2020 Tad Smith & Caroline Fitzgibbons-PCF Young Investigator Award Juan Arriaga, PhD Columbia University Medical Center Mentors: Cory Abate Shen, PhD; Andreas Califano, PhD; Mark Rubin, MD Investigating Novel Epigenetic Drivers of Bone Metastasis and Treatment Response in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Read More
12/08/2020
Personalized Active Surveillance, Safer Surgery
What’s the best course of treatment for men with localized prostate cancer? That’s actually a trick question: it depends on the individual patient, there are several good choices – and Johns Hopkins urologist Christian Pavlovich, M.D., Director of the Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Program, is working to expand the range. Read More