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Combine standard care with alternative care

The University of Maryland reported two cases of terminated PCs by combining standard care treatment with an alternative treatment. By reducing the PSAs to...

The University of Maryland reported two cases of terminated PCs by combining sta...

•5 months ago

Alicia Morgans, MD, on PCa in Older Men – Determining frailty or fitness will help guide treatment decisions, MedPageToday, 11/27/2023

Those who dig deep into research methodologies know well the inherent biases that riddle much scientific and medical research. (See my postscript reference...

Those who dig deep into research methodologies know well the inherent biases tha...

•5 months ago

Diagnostic Imaging Not Yet Enough for Biopsy-Free Radical Prostatectomy - MedPage Today, November 27, 2023

Biopsy-free PCa diagnostics would be welcomed by anyone who has had one or more needle biopsies. This article in MedPage Today summarizes the current status...

Biopsy-free PCa diagnostics would be welcomed by anyone who has had one or more ...

•5 months ago

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Choosing Among the Many Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer, MedPage Today

This article is one of several in a MedPage Today series called "Medical Journeys". In combination with the earlier PCa articles in the series...

This article is one of several in a MedPage Today series called "Medical Journey...

•5 months ago

Androstenedione & Frailty

New study from Spain [1]. For many years, I used a product that probably contained DES (diethylstilbestrol) - perhaps 1 mg? My QoL was very good. When I...

New study from Spain [1]. For many years, I used a product that probably cont...

•5 months ago

Where do I go for alternative to continuous ADT?

I am 63 yrs old and was diagnosed in March '23 with mHSPC, w/ multiple mets in lungs, bones and lymph glands. Began triplet therapy in April: Eligard shot...

I am 63 yrs old and was diagnosed in March '23 with mHSPC, w/ multiple mets in l...

•5 months ago

Diets and risk of all-cause mortality

New study [1]. Population: 117,673 participants from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial cohort study. "By diet group, there...

New study [1]. Population: 117,673 participants from the Prostate, Lung, Colore...

•5 months ago

Being Thankful----Year 6

Greetings FPC members: Each year, I try and post at holiday times of reasons to be thankful regarding PCa developments, and I am thankful for so many things...

Greetings FPC members: Each year, I try and post at holiday times of reasons ...

•5 months ago

Plan D no monthly payment too good to be true?

I posted this on APC, 36 replies so far, but I am still not clear about this "specialty pharmacies" and the medicare.gov site for comparing Plan D for 2024....

I posted this on APC, 36 replies so far, but I am still not clear about this "sp...

•5 months ago

Will I be able to Radiate Prostate Bed Fossa, mass is abutting rectum and bladder?

After resolving incontinence after RP w/ PLNR (8) on 03/14/2033 Had Davinci Radical Prostatectomy with Lymph Node Removal on 03/14/2023 Only 8 Lymph Nodes...

After resolving incontinence after RP w/ PLNR (8) on 03/14/2033 Had Davinci Rad...

•5 months ago

Prostate Cancer Highlights from ESMO23

For those interested in the outcomes of recent prostate cancer trials or those just curious about the current thinking on 'where to next' the latest GU Cast...

For those interested in the outcomes of recent prostate cancer trials or those...

•5 months ago

Engineering and Medicine

Transcript from a Michael Liebman presentation during a Cancer Patient Lab meeting (28:00): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHB9aObmvH8 "...But we don't...

Transcript from a Michael Liebman presentation during a Cancer Patient Lab meeti...

•6 months ago

Clinical trial - Recorded hypnosis or relaxation reduced cancer pain and anxiety. Hypnosis also improved fatigue and sleep.

Hypnosis and relaxation interventions for chronic pain management in cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial Linda H. Eaton, Min Kyeong Jang, Mark P....

Hypnosis and relaxation interventions for chronic pain management in cancer surv...

•6 months ago

Heterogeneity and genomic evolution of metastatic prostate cancer, bioRxiv Preprint, Posted September 04, 2023.

A fine example of evolutionary principles applied to metastatic PCa with the development of a method (Mscore) for risk assessment based on key gene mutations....

A fine example of evolutionary principles applied to metastatic PCa with the dev...

•6 months ago

NY Times Darolutamide Ad

I wonder how much a two-page ad (pages 12-13) in the Sunday edition of the New York Times costs? It begins with a story about Dr. Tom Green, urologist, who...

I wonder how much a two-page ad (pages 12-13) in the Sunday edition of the New Y...

•6 months ago

Statin use and outcomes of oncological treatment for castration-resistant prostate cancer - From the Finnish poulation, Nature, 11/01/23

As a follow-up to recent posts on statins and PCa, here is another Euopean study, this time from the Finns. As noted in the Abstract below, they come to the...

As a follow-up to recent posts on statins and PCa, here is another Euopean study...

•6 months ago

Updating the Definition of Cancer - Moffitt, Hopkins, Princeton, & Lund revise the definiton of cancer, Molecular Cancer Research, 11/01/23

The evolutionists give their arguments for revising the definiton of cancer. Thoughtful paper that describes the nature of cancer in evolutionary terms. * *...

The evolutionists give their arguments for revising the definiton of cancer. Tho...

•6 months ago

? For fellow BATmen on daro and androgen stimulation. Great Article

I came across this 2023 article and i think it poses a great outcome for us who are cycling high T and darolutamide. Am I correct that this article correlates...

I came across this 2023 article and i think it poses a great outcome for us who ...

•6 months ago

High Potassium Levels?

I am just curious if anyone has had elevated potassium levels during or after PC treatment? Specifically Radiation and ADT. Hubby has dangerously high...

I am just curious if anyone has had elevated potassium levels during or after PC...

•6 months ago

Current advances of liquid biopsies in prostate cancer: Molecular biomarkers, Cell/Molecular Therapy Oncolytics, 09/21/23

Recent comprehensive paper on the use of liquid biopsies for diagnosis and treatment of PCa. Comprehensive summary tables are provided for both purposes. From...

Recent comprehensive paper on the use of liquid biopsies for diagnosis and treat...

•6 months ago

Prominent pathologist at Johns Hopkins on leave, facing bullying claims, WaPo, by Steve Thompson & Katie Shepherd, 10/22/23

Looks to be another case of professional success breeding professional arrogance and familial preference. Seems to be a lot of that going around these days -...

Looks to be another case of professional success breeding professional arrogance...

•6 months ago

Reduced-Dose Schedule of Cabazitaxel Viable for Seniors With mCRPC - MedPage Today, November 1, 2023

Modified dosing schedule from phase III randomized CABASTY trial for Jetvana (+ G-CSF) for older patients out of non-chemo treatment options. * * *...

Modified dosing schedule from phase III randomized CABASTY trial for Jetvana (+ ...

•6 months ago

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