Incontinence after prostatectomy is one of the most feared complications. The good news is that for nearly all men, it goes away. For the very small percentage in whom it doesn’t, there is help. This story is a very strong case in point. In my work for the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s website, I was lucky […]
This is part of On the Horizon: a series written with the sole purpose of sharing hope: showing you some of the new treatments that are being developed to fight cancer that has defied everything else. Because I write for the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s website, I get to interview scientists developing highly promising treatments that […]
What does the health of your gums have to do with your brain? Apparently, more than anyone ever knew. Having periodontal disease raises your risk of getting other serious health problems; one of them is Alzheimer’s disease. New studies may have pinpointed not only the cause of Alzheimer’s; they also may have identified a way to […]
I’ve said it before, because this is what some of the finest researchers in prostate cancer have told me: The goal for aggressive prostate cancer is to find out which genes are involved and treat with gene-specific medicine — ideally, even preventing the need for androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). We’re not there yet, but some […]
I’ve had a lot of requests to print a talk I recently gave. Here it is. — Janet Recently, I took part in a large, two-day community cancer seminar in Prescott, Arizona, presented by Prescott United Methodist Church. Many people have asked for copies of my talk, so here it is. Readers of this blog […]
Believe it or not, there once was a time when the Grand Canyon was just a ditch. Before that, it was a rough patch in the desert with a river running through it. It took a very long time for that canyon to form, and the conditions had to be just right to allow water, […]
Checkpoint Inhibitors Miracle Drugs for Some, But Not Yet All Checkpoint inhibitors have one mission: to unleash the immune system. They wake up the sleeping T cells, and in some people with cancer, they have done this spectacularly well. But right now, they don’t help more than a fraction of patients. In other words, for […]