Category: Prostate Cancer

Dr. Mark Scholz (Prostate Cancer Research Institute) is a respected authority on prostate cancer (PCa). Many patients subscribe to the PCRI youtube channel where he responds to questions his viewers post at his channel. Since he is an oncologist, the questions he’s asked often refer to advanced or metastatic PCa. Sometimes, though, he addresses topics keep reading

There used to be an off-price clothing store called Syms, described by one journalist as “unlike any department store I’ve seen before or since.” If you were a savvy shopper, Syms was the place for you. Their slogan, “An educated consumer is our best customer,” was one of the greatest in retail history! Today’s prostate keep reading

How much do you know about your ancestors’ health history, and the health history in your spouse or partner’s ancestry? One of the most precious legacies you can give your children is knowledge that will empower them to make informed lifestyle and healthcare decisions. Many daily choices can help prevent cancer. Educating yourself and your family can boost motivation to form wise habits such as... keep reading

Has this ever happened to you? You don’t feel well or you have a weird symptom and you make an appointment with your doctor. After discussion and maybe a test or two, your doc gives you a diagnosis. You have a condition that is not life threatening at the moment (such as low-risk prostate cancer) keep reading

You worked hard to get a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Or maybe you earned your education, license or other credentials to go into engineering or teaching. Your goal was a white-collar career that would reward you in terms of a good salary, as well as meaningful work which would likely always be in keep reading

All of us should be grateful to the seven branches of our Armed Forces for protecting our safety and defense. Though the men and women who enlist may have varied reasons for doing so, they share the clear and present danger of putting their lives in the line of enemy fire if called upon to keep reading

I recently posted a blog on the relationship between prostate inflammation (specifically, prostatitis) and prostate cancer. I opened with the question, “Is there a connection between prostatitis and prostate cancer (PCa)?” We still don’t have a conclusive answer, but experts do recommend that men with the uncomfortable or even painful condition called prostatitis be informed keep reading

When it comes to prostate cancer, your body comes equipped with a kind of check engine light. It’s your PSA blood test. If it comes back abnormally high or rising, it’s a physical uh-oh. Like a check engine light, it doesn’t tell you exactly what the problem is. A doctor’s next step might well be a conventional 12+ core, with its risks of inaccuracy and side effects. What if there were a simpler way to assemble and evaluate vital information in a single step, such as a blood draw? keep reading

In the world of prostate cancer (PCa), there is a trend toward holistic care that aims to treat the whole person. It is creating a multimodality “cocktail” of healing resources for body, mind and spirit. This isn’t just some kind of pop psychology jargon. There is biological proof that combining both tangible and intangible modalities can alter prostate cancer itself. For instance... keep reading

As promised, the analyzed results of the MEAL study (2011-15) described below were finally published by JAMA in January, 2020.iIf the authors were hoping to show that increasing vegetable intake could slow progression of prostate cancer (PCa) among patients on Active Surveillance, they must have been... keep reading