Here is fantastic news for men who undergo an initial treatment for localized prostate cancer! In November, 2020 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Fast Track Designation to RV001, an investigational vaccine against prostate cancer recurrence after primary treatment. RV001 is manufactured by a Swedish pharmaceutical company called RhoVac. Let’s look at the keep reading

One of the most respected prostate cancer research facilities is the National Cancer Institute: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the federal government’s principal agency for cancer research and training. Established under the National Cancer Institute Act of 1937, NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of 11 agencies that make keep reading

NOTE: The following is an update to a blog I posted in early 2020. Metformin red flag, December 2019 I have occasionally reported on studies that link a possible preventive effect against prostate cancer (PCa) with the common diabetes drug, metformin. In February 2020 I notified readers that the FDA had issued a Dec. 2019 keep reading

Roughly 1 out of 8 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer (BCa). Screening mammograms are able to detect very early lesions before symptoms, such as a palpable lump, occur. Early detection facilitates a diagnosis during a period when the probability of treatment success is highest. Standard 2D mammograms are the most used method keep reading

The title of a paper published in the Journal of Physiology got my attention: “Acute High Intensity Interval Exercise Reduces Colon Cancer Cell Growth”. Questions immediately popped into my mind... keep reading

PLEASE NOTE: Recruitment for this study has closed and the study has concluded.   In keeping with our mission to serve men with prostate cancer, the Sperling Prostate Center (Delray Beach, FL) is assisting in a clinical research study to help develop a next-generation blood test to detect prostate cancer. This study is sponsored by keep reading

“Slow and steady wins the race.” – From “The Hare and the Tortoise” by Aesop We often long for quick results, especially when it comes to health. Countless ads for supplements and exercise aids that promise “Fast Results!” draw hordes of consumers. Sadly, many buyers have found, to their great disappointment, that immediate gratification is keep reading

Most of the things we worry about rarely come to pass as we imagine. However, when the Director of the National Cancer Institute, Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless, says he’s worried about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer patients, there are good grounds for his fears. Dr. Sharpless contributed an editorial, “COVID-19 and Cancer” keep reading

Did you have a beginner’s science kit as a kid? Did it have a microscope? Even if you weren’t science-minded, it was a thrill to put a drop of pond water on a slide and exam it under magnification. What a discovery to see how many things invisible to the naked eye were squirming rapidly keep reading

“Physicians are valued for being brilliant diagnosticians and they now have more information and tools and technology at their disposal than ever before; yet patients don’t feel cared for, and doctors don’t feel like they can care for patients enough.”[i] Abraham Verghese, MD is hardly a household name, but among many doctors he is something keep reading