Category: Prostate Cancer

“I’m sorry to say your prostate cancer has recurred.” No one wants to hear that message after an initial whole-gland treatment like surgery or radiation. While 5-year survival rates for localized prostate cancer approach 100%, over the longer term as many as 20-40% of patients will experience recurrence. Recurrence after radiation treatment offers a unique opportunity... keep reading

At a professional meeting not long ago, I got into a casual conversation with a colleague about religion. He said, “I’m not religious but I see myself as spiritual.” It’s not the first time I’ve heard similar statements, so I told him he’s not alone. In fact, since 1990 there’s been a growing U.S. population keep reading

Excitement peaks every four years when the world’s greatest athletes gather for the Olympics. During the 2024 summer Olympics in Paris, the team gymnastics events were as sparkling as the Eiffel Tower at night. For Americans, the outcomes did not disappoint. The U.S. women’s team took the Olympic podium with their fourth team gold, (1996, keep reading

What do these fictitious characters have in common? Oedipus Rex, Gollum, Hamlet, Achilles. Each one had a trait called a “tragic flaw”, an innate obstacle to achieving their intended goal or desire. In myths, legends, and works of literature, it’s a vulnerability with the potential to bring about their downfall. Many scientists hold the view keep reading

UPDATE: 7/22/2024 Originally written 2/25/2019 Before jumping on the fenbendazole (FZ) bandwagon, here’s an important update to the 2019 blog below. True, this de-worming agent for dogs has been showing anti-tumor properties in lab and mouse testing against cell lines in prostate cancer (PCa)[i], ovarian cancer[ii], breast cancer[iii] and others. Thus far, however, getting the keep reading

A sickening feeling Has this ever happened to you? You want to retrieve something small but important. Maybe it’s the key to your safe deposit box, or an heirloom gold watch chain from your great-grandfather. You go to the place you usually keep it, like a box in the back of a drawer, or a keep reading

Prostate cancer is a global disease, but not uniformly so. In fact, the incidence rates vary widely from one nation or region to another. Because of this, researchers have been very interested in the possibility that environmental and lifestyle factors could play a role in either promoting or preventing prostate cancer. Chief among these factors is nutrition, especially fruits and vegetables... keep reading

Inflammation is a normal response to injury, disease, invasion by bacteria or viruses, exposure to toxins, and radiation. Acute inflammation is rapid, temporary, and protective. It gradually disappears as healing proceeds. However, other types of inflammation are “silent” and can linger indefinitely. This is called chronic inflammation. It can trigger cancerous mutations in many organ cells, including the prostate gland... keep reading

British physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) was globally recognized as one of the most gigantic intellects in our time. According to study.com, Hawking was awarded “…thirteen honorary degrees, the Franklin Medal, the Hughes Medal, the Albert Einstein Medal, the Wolf Prize in Physics, the Albert Einstein Award, and many more.” For Hawking, unraveling the mystery of keep reading

At the time of this writing, the long-time co-host and weatherman of the Today show, Al Roker, is recovering from prostate cancer (PCa) surgery. Roker used his air time to announce his diagnosis of early stage but aggressive disease, in part as a chance to raise awareness of PCa among black men. Roker’s summary reflects the ongoing dialogue—and at times, debate—in the clinical world over prostate cancer (PCa) among African American men. Are black men at greater risk, and if so, why? keep reading