VA Hospital Botches Prostate Treatments, Report
21 June 2009
"A unit in Philadelphia operating with virtually no outside scrutiny botched 92 of 116 prostate cancer treatments over a span of more than six years,” according to Walter Bodgdanich at New York Times. Comments are open below our report on his 3 page blockbuster article. KNow anyone who underwent treatment at Philly VA or others mentioned in the Times article?
Green Tea May Affect Prostate Cancer Progression
19 June 2009
New evidence based on dosing with capsules of polyphenols extrcated from green tea
PROVENGE Significantly Prolongs Survival for Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer in Pivotal Phase 3 IMPACT Study
Posted Tuesday April 28, 2009
Urologists Issue New Guidelines on Prostate Cancer Screening
AUA advises that a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test should be offered to well-informed men aged 40 years or older who have a life expectancy of at least 10 years. "Men who wish to be screened for prostate cancer should have both a PSA test and a digital rectal exam (DRE)." Read more . . .
Tuesday 28 April, 2009
Anti-Cholesterol Statins May Yield Triple Benefits for Men's Prostate and Sexual Health
Sunday, 26 April 2009
New active surveillance parameters allow for more individualized patient care
Sunday, 26 April 2009
Award Winning Documentary, "The Silent Killer: Prostate Cancer"
now available on DVD. watch a clip.
April 26, 2009
Two Robots Better Than One for Prostate Surgery
Additional robot can help surgeon spot nerve bundle necessary to preserve potency.
April 26, 2009
Cancer Vaccine Plus Interleukin-7 Boosts Immune Response to Cancer
Sunday, 26 April 2009
Michigan's Medical Marijuana Law Goes Into Effect
April 24, 2009
CT Scans: Most Doctors Lack Knowledge of Radiation Exposure Risks
April 24, 2009
MRI: Effective Tool for Staging Prostate Cancer
April 23, 2009
Investor Interviews Hy Levitsky M.D. on Provenge
April 22, 2009
New Method of Teaching Immune System to Recognize PSMA Prostate Cancer Marker
Vaccine trial, Phase 1, ongoing in Rhode Island for advanced prostate cancer patients
POSTED April 20, 2009
Mitchell Gold, CEO of Dendreon Inc., Discusses Provenge (sipuleucal-T) immunology
at Biotechnology Industry Organization BIO CEO & Investor Conference, February 19, 2009.
POSTED SUNDAY APRIL 19, 2009
Howard Scher discusses MDV3100,
an androgen blockade drug scheduled for Phase 3 trials
Next trial will enroll men who have stopped responding to regular androgen blockade and to Taxotere.
POSTED: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Dendreon Director Sells Stock Options on Day Provenge “Success” Touted
April 16, 2009
Provenge Results "Robust" and "Unambiguous," Dendreon says
"The successful outcome from the Phase 3 IMPACT study provides validation of the long-pursued goal of harnessing the human immune system against a patient's own cancer" --Dendreon Chief Executive Mitchell Gold, April 14, 2009. Read more.
Gene Fusion Discovery May Lead to Improved Prostate Cancer Test
April 14, 2009
Generic Casodex: Tentative US Approval
Thursday, January 8, 2009
First Evidence that Viagra May Shield the Heart from Damage from High Blood Pressure
Monday, January 5, 2009
CureVac Receives FDA Approval to Start Phase I/IIa mRNA Vaccine Clinical Trial in Prostate Cancer
Monday, January 5, 2009
Family History of Prostate Cancer Does Not Affect Brachytherapy Outcomes
Friday, January 2, 2009
Cough Medicine Ingredient Could Treat Prostate Cancer, Study Shows
Friday, January 2, 2009
Dentist Links Fosamax-type Drugs to Jaw Necrosis
Thursday, January 1, 2009
COMMENT: "I would like to suggest an alternative for men (and women) to consider instead of bisphosphonates: Strontium." Herb S.
Prostate Cancer Basics
Case for PSA Screening Starting at Age 40
The National Comprehensive Cancer Care Network recommends men to take their first PSA test at age 40. How soon and how often to follow-up depends on the initial level.
Active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer - UCSF Report
Sunday, 15 June 2008
More News
Cholesterol lowering Statins May Lower PSA, But Do They Cut Cancer Risk?
Bone Pain Control Using MRI and Ultrasound
Prostate Tumors Grow New Nerves
PSA Velocity is a Signficiant Marker of Prostate Cancer in Older Men as Well as in Younger May 31, 2007
Robotic Surgery May Improve Survival Rate For Prostate Cancer May 23, 2007
Body Composition a Key to Controlling Cancer Risks Jan 10, 2007
"Collar" Procedure In Robotic Prostate Surgery Speeds Recovery of Urinary Control May 12, 2007
Genetic marker linked to aggressive prostate cancer May 20, 2007
New Blood Test for Prostate Cancer Expected In Under Two Years April 26, 2007
Brachytherapy After Beam Radiation Cures 3 out of 4 Prostate Cancer Patients January 5, 2007
For Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Patients, Good 8-Year Survival Rates with Seed Implants Alone Feb 7, 2007
Find Life-Threatening Prostate Cancer by Measuring PSA Velocity During a "Window of Curability" Nov 1, 2006
Erectile dysfunction goes untreated among many prostate cancer survivors. Oct 8, 2006
Sometimes No Treatment is Best Option for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
March 22, 2006
Treating Prostate Cancer in Elderly Men Extends Lives Compared to "Watchful Waiting" Dec 13, 2006
New Marker, AZGP1, May Identify Prostate Cancer That's Likely To Spread. Oct 4 2006.
Free Yoga Classes for Cancer Survivors - Men Wanted!
April 14, 2009
Pre-Existing Diabetes Raises Cancer Patients' Risks
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Androgen Blockade for Prostate Cancer May Not Cause Excess Cardiac Deaths
Thursday, December 11, 2008
PSA test coverage extended for Canadian men with symptoms -- not good enough Blog, December 27, 2008
Coming Out As a Eunuch After a Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
BY RICHARD WASSERSUG
Prostate Cancer & Masculinity
I am a former martial arts competitor and Sensei / instructor Black Belt in Kodokan Judo. . . . Despite my loss of libido/potency/erection capability, in strength and power I am still just as much a man. Read on ...
Penile Rehabilitation after Prostatectomy
Chicago urologist Dr. Gerald Chodak launches a series of videos for men faced with prostate cancer. Watch his talk on penile rehab after prostatectomy. Read more.
Real Men Get Prostate Cancer
- Talking About Prostate Cancer
- New York Times
African American Prostate Cancer
- Minority Patients Prefer Empowering Messages About Cancer Prevention and Screening 30 October 2008
- Health Disparities in Prostate Cancer from Lack of Care, Not Lack of Knowledge
- Human Genome Search Helps African American Men Fight Prostate Cancer
- High-Risk Black Men Are Screened Less for Prostate Cancer
JournalWatch
Proton beam therapy: Is it the future of radiation?
There's great enthusiasm for proton beam therapy, but it has not yet been proven better than existing treatments.HemOnc Today December 10, 2008
Prostate-Specific Antigen: A Misused and Maligned Prostate Cancer Biomarker JNCI October 2008
Chemohormonal therapy did not improve survival for metastatic prostate cancer HemOnc Today December 2008
Downloads
BOOKLETS in .PDF format
Nutrition and Prostate Cancer
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Challenging Prostate Cancer
Nutrition, Exercise and You, Toronto
Working It Out - Your Employment Rights as a Cancer Survivor 2008 by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS).
NCCN Prostate Cancer Treatment Guidelines ACS NCCN October 2007
NCCN Guidelines Espagnol ACS NCCN 2005
CHOICES: Living With Prostate Cancer, Dying With Dignity by Molly Sower
