Category: Prostate Cancer

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

What is it about medieval times that draws avid TV viewers to medieval fantasy series like “Game of Thrones” and “House of the Dragon”? According to author Vito Pesce, “These exciting adventures make people feel like they’re part of something amazing and magical.” They also deal with themes like power and morality. Like the Saturday 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

Two academics teamed up to write an elegant review of four areas in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making increasing contributions to the world of prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis and treatment planning. One hails from the East Coast, the other from the West Coast. First, Dr. James B. Yu is a radiation oncologist in Hartford, keep reading

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” said the 20th century philosopher George Santayana. Though he wasn’t referring family heredity, we might rephrase his words as follows: Those who ignore a family history of cancer are condemned to a higher risk of developing it. That’s because cancer has many genetic properties keep reading