prostate cancer | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Aug 15, 2021
Oncology Basics 2016: DNA
The Central Dogma of Biology Doesn’t the title above sound imposing? Yet this central idea has moved biological science forward over the last 60 plus years. What we know about cells, genetics and cancer today relies on this "Dogma": DNA carries our hereditary information and transfers that information in aprostate cancer | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Aug 08, 2021
Positive Thinking and Cancer-Myth-Making
Called the "Emperor of All Maladies." there's little doubt that a cancer diagnosis throws life completely out of control. Unfortunately, this chaos creates vulnerabilities that can and have been exploited. It is tempting to believe the idea that if you control your thoughts and make them positive, you can controlprostate cancer | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Aug 06, 2021
Oncology Basics 2016: Genes and Cancer Treatment
In Oncology Basics 2016 part 1, we examined the elegance of the cells that make up our body. In Oncology Basics 2016 part 2, we explored what holds the instructions for life--DNA--and the special processes of self-replication and transcription that are used to pass on and translate those instructions. Nowprostate cancer | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Aug 04, 2021
Oncology Basics 2016: The Immune System and Immunotherapy
Oncology Basics 2016 continues with a look at the immune system and immunotherapy. As described in a previous post, one of the regulators of cell division and proliferation is the immune system. Harnessing the power of the immune system to attack and destroy cancer cells is a promising area ofprostate cancer | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Jul 30, 2021
15 Tips to Cope with Scanxiety (Scan Anxiety)
"Keep Calm And Carry On:" Really? “The shock of that day you hear the words, ‘you have cancer’ never leaves you and your sense of certainty in life and in your body can be hard to recapture after a diagnosis of cancer.”-Marie Ennis-O'Connor After Surgery, Chemo, Radiation This is theprostate cancer | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Jul 26, 2021
Cancer Patient Resources: Free Air Travel
Cost Medical care for cancer is costly. In addition, there is the financial burden that patients and families face in getting to and from the best care--which may be located at medical centers far from home. The situation can seem overwhelming. Corporate Angel Network Into this dilemma, little known resources
prostate cancer | Research | Treatment | 10 pages | source: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics | Added Jul 24, 2021
Evaluating hypofractionated radiotherapy after prostate surgery in patients with prostate cancer.
This study investigated the outcomes of hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy (H-IMRT) to the prostate bed in patients with localized prostate cancer after prostate surgery. The data showed that H-IMRT after prostate surgery was safe and well-tolerated in these patients.
prostate cancer | Research | Treatment | 10 pages | source: Frontiers in oncology | Added Jul 17, 2021
Comparing docetaxel to abiraterone in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer
This study compared the effectiveness of docetaxel (DOC; Taxotere) to abiraterone (ABI; Zytiga) and assessed possible predictive markers of progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC). The authors concluded that under real-world conditions, ABI was associated with better PFS in these patients.
prostate cancer | Research | 10 pages | source: Cancer | Added Jul 15, 2021
Does androgen-deprivation therapy increase risk of mortality from heart attack or stroke?
This study examined the risk of heart-related mortality in patients undergoing androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer. It found that patients treated with radiation therapy and ADT did not have an increased risk of heart-related mortality.
prostate cancer | Medivizor | source: Medivizor | Added Jul 10, 2021
What Should You Ask Your Doctor About Your Cancer Diagnosis?
Or Patient-Centered Cancer Care: IOM’s recommendations Last week, we looked at the recent Institute of Medicine’s report and wrote the post about "How the US Got Its Cancer Care Crisis". This week we get more practical. With specific recommendations you can use! The general recommendations include: (1) becoming engaged patients. (2) ensuring
