Considering taking a treatment holiday from hormone therapy? Here’s what you need to know
For many people, relaxing on a warm beach in the shade of a palm tree with the sand between your toes and a good book on your lap is the …
PROSTATE PROS Episode 12: Finding Focal Therapy
Listen: https://soundcloud.com/prostate-oncology/finding-focal-therapy “I don’t think there’s any doubt that when you just treat a section of the prostate, that the chances for maintaining sexual function are much better.”– Dr. Scholz …
What about Diet?
Changing your diet may be difficult. It takes time to plan meals and you may have to learn how to cook with different ingredients. Practicing self-restraint at restaurants is particularly …
Casodex (Bicalutamide) Monotherapy
Various testosterone inactivating pharmaceuticals (TIP) are used to treat prostate cancer. This post addresses Casodex (Bicalutamide) as a stand-alone therapy with the goal of reducing side effects commonly associated with …
PROSTATE PROS Episode 10: Don’t Reject Radiation
Listen: https://soundcloud.com/prostate-oncology/dont-reject-radiation “Historically, metastatic cancer has such a bleak outlook that people address this problem of progressive cancer sometimes with denial. The thinking is ‘well, doctors can’t do much anyway.’ …
PROSTATE PROS Episode 9: The Intelligence of Immunotherapy
Listen: https://soundcloud.com/prostate-oncology/the-intelligence-of-immunotherapy “We hope and believe that men with advanced prostate cancer are going to see greater longevity and a better quality of life [with immunotherapy]. Even now, immunotherapy is …
Like Man, I’m Tired (Of Waiting): The How-to Guide for Men with Prostate Cancer
If you have prostate cancer, you know you have to wait … a lot. Anything in the medical world comes with a wait; in fact, waiting is so prevalent that …
PROSTATE PROS Episode 7: Hormone Therapy TIPs
Listen: https://soundcloud.com/prostate-oncology/hormone-therapy-tips “[Hormone therapy] is very effective for men with prostate cancer. Being a powerful treatment, you need to know how to use it, when to use it, and how …
“Everything’s fine!”
4 Things Men with Prostate Cancer Don’t like to Talk About (But Definitely Should Anyways) Next time you consider skipping your yearly physical because you feel healthy, don’t! Going to …
PROSTATE PROS Episode 6: Breakthroughs in Radiation
Listen: https://soundcloud.com/prostate-oncology/breakthroughs-in-radiation “What makes modern radiation so special compared to the older technology is the precision targeting.” — Dr. Scholz With unwanted side effects and poor cure rates, radiation used …