“Fallout” from New Study: Men with Early Balding May Be at Higher Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Are you at higher risk of getting aggressive prostate cancer? Results of two studies say the answer may be staring you right in the face. Actually, a little higher: in the hairline. One study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, shows that men who have a certain pattern of. Read More
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Interview With an Expert: Cognitive Impairment and ADT
INTERVIEW WITH AN EXPERT Alicia Morgans, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Oncologist Vanderbilt University Medical Center Does ADT cause cognitive impairment? This question seems simple, but really, it’s more like opening a medical can of worms. So let’s ask a different question. Do men on ADT get cognitive impairment? Yes, some do. . Read More
“If This Is Going to Be Aggressive, I’m Going to Be Aggressive, Too.”
Malcolm Carmine, age 52, has metastatic prostate cancer. But prostate cancer doesn’t have him. The difference between those two statements is as big as the gap between being alive and living – and Malcolm Carmine is living. His journey with prostate cancer began three years ago, when he. Read More
SB51
UPDATE: this contest is closed and we have picked a winner and are contacting them now. We just received 2 Super Bowl tickets from a generous donor! Want to go? Set up a Fundraiser on Facebook and whoever raises the most by midnight (PT) 1/31 will win a trip. Read More
Cruciferous Vegetables
What are cruciferous vegetables? Cruciferous vegetables are part of the Brassica genus of plants. They include the following vegetables, among others: Arugula Bok choy Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Collard greens Horseradish Kale Radishes Rutabaga Turnips Watercress Wasabi Are cruciferous vegetables part of a healthy diet? The federal government’s Dietary. Read More
Top 10 Things You Should Know About Prostate Cancer
https://vimeo.com/736300323/e8138f4fdf 1. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in men in the U.S., and the 4th most common tumor diagnosed worldwide. 2. In the United States, men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. 3. For Black men, 1 in will develop prostate cancer and are. Read More
12/27/2016
Nobody Else is Doing This
Federal research funds have been dwindling for years; universities are hurting, and academic scientists, who have to raise their own research funding, are perennially strapped for cash. Drug companies like to bet on sure things, and without the initial research to show that a potential new treatment has promise, they aren’t. Read More
When Treatment Stops Working: Blame Resistance
In the upside down world of prostate cancer, the good guys want to win the war and the bad guys are leading the resistance. Imagine Rick’s Café in Casablanca, except it’s the bad guys, with a nod from Humphrey Bogart, who are the ones singing “La Marseillaise” – drowning out. Read More