Can a plant-based diet minimize the adverse effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in advanced prostate cancer? Some investigators believe it can. In fact, they believe it could even be life-changing, and are conducting a study to find out more. If you are on ADT, before you even lift a fork to your mouth, you’re […]
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For a gland the size of a golf ball, the prostate sure does cause a lot of trouble, and treatment can be all-consuming. That’s why this website has so much “prostate-forward” content. But guess what? There are other body parts you have to think about proactively, too! Don’t forget about the rest of your body! […]
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Meet Jeff Finerman, prostate cancer survivor and exceptional responder. A couple months ago, I got one of the best emails ever. It came from Jeff Finerman, a man I had interviewed in 2017 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)’s website. When I wrote that story, I began with these very true words: “Metastatic prostate […]
Killing the Cancer, Not the Prostate Focal therapy, although not the standard of care, is emerging as a way to treat localized prostate cancer in carefully selected patients. I recently interviewed one of the leaders in this field, urologist Arvin K. George, M.D., Director of Prostate Cancer Programs at the Brady Urological Institute at […]
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Is focal therapy for every man with localized prostate cancer? Absolutely not. In fact, says Northwestern University urologic surgeon Ashley Ross, M.D., Ph.D., it’s not even a good option for the majority of patients. But for a few carefully selected men, with close follow-up, “it can be a curative option with minimal side effects.” […]
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Why I agonized over writing about it, and why I have (cautiously and for very selected men) altered my opinion. In three parts. Four years ago, I wrote a VJ post on focal therapy. I didn’t publish it. I just couldn’t. It started off: “Dear Readers, if you ever want to start a veritable […]
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Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a double-edged sword. It can do a lot of good: in men with high-risk prostate cancer, for example, a two-year course of ADT can make the cancer more susceptible to radiation treatment, leading to a cure. And in men with cancer that has spread beyond the prostate, ADT by itself […]
ADT and a Plant-Based Diet
Can a plant-based diet minimize the adverse effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in advanced prostate cancer? Some investigators believe it can. In fact, they believe it could even be life-changing, and are conducting a study to find out more. If you are on ADT, before you even lift a fork to your mouth, you’re […]
What’s Good for the Heart; Testosterone Levels; ED and Your Health
For a gland the size of a golf ball, the prostate sure does cause a lot of trouble, and treatment can be all-consuming. That’s why this website has so much “prostate-forward” content. But guess what? There are other body parts you have to think about proactively, too! Don’t forget about the rest of your body! […]
Long-Term Remission
Meet Jeff Finerman, prostate cancer survivor and exceptional responder. A couple months ago, I got one of the best emails ever. It came from Jeff Finerman, a man I had interviewed in 2017 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)’s website. When I wrote that story, I began with these very true words: “Metastatic prostate […]
Focal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer, Part 3
Killing the Cancer, Not the Prostate Focal therapy, although not the standard of care, is emerging as a way to treat localized prostate cancer in carefully selected patients. I recently interviewed one of the leaders in this field, urologist Arvin K. George, M.D., Director of Prostate Cancer Programs at the Brady Urological Institute at […]
Focal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer, Part 2
Is focal therapy for every man with localized prostate cancer? Absolutely not. In fact, says Northwestern University urologic surgeon Ashley Ross, M.D., Ph.D., it’s not even a good option for the majority of patients. But for a few carefully selected men, with close follow-up, “it can be a curative option with minimal side effects.” […]
Focal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer, Part 1
Why I agonized over writing about it, and why I have (cautiously and for very selected men) altered my opinion. In three parts. Four years ago, I wrote a VJ post on focal therapy. I didn’t publish it. I just couldn’t. It started off: “Dear Readers, if you ever want to start a veritable […]
Are ADT’s Side Effects Inevitable?
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a double-edged sword. It can do a lot of good: in men with high-risk prostate cancer, for example, a two-year course of ADT can make the cancer more susceptible to radiation treatment, leading to a cure. And in men with cancer that has spread beyond the prostate, ADT by itself […]