Testosterone Inactivating Pharmaceuticals (TIP)
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Hormones play a large role in cancer growth. They are also integral to treatment. Testosterone is a key player. It originates mostly in the testicles and, …
Making an Informed Decision about Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD What Is the Best Therapy for Me? This is one of the greatest questions for men with prostate cancer. How do you arrive at a reliable …
Diet, Fitness and Supplements for Men with Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Unhealthy diets encourage prostate cancer’s growth and spread. Consider Asia, where mortality from prostate cancer is eighteen times lower than in the United States. Genetic factors …
Advances in Testing for Prostate Cancer
When I was 10 years old, my mother lost a close friend to cancer. I was too young to know anything about serious illness, but when I asked her why …
Alternative Therapies for Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Being diagnosed with cancer often stimulates people into action and triggers powerful survival instincts. Numerous purveyors of alternative medicine cater to these natural fears, and in …
10 Myths of Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD I have cared for prostate cancer patients for more than 20 years. Patients come to me with all kinds of wrong notions. Here are 10 of …
Proton Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Proton radiation is an enhanced type of radiation gaining in popularity for the treatment of prostate cancer. Men who are contemplating proton radiation need to compare …
10 Ways to Cope With Prostate Cancer: How to Achieve the Best Outcome
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Every year, 200,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Confusion about optimal treatment is widespread. The doctors even defer to their patients saying, “Since it’s about …
Axumin PET Scans: A Breakthrough for Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Axumin is an FDA-approved, Medicare-covered scan that can achieve early detection of recurrent prostate cancer after surgery or radiation. For years we have been able to …
Is It Possible to Substitute a Scan for Prostate Biopsy?
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD There are two different ways to do a prostate biopsy – targeted and random. The random 12-core prostate biopsy is standard and has been in use for over …