Tag: exercise

Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is a scary diagnosis. Castration-resistant means that hormone therapy) depriving the body of male hormones) can no longer halt the cancer’s inevitable spread. Thankfully, advances in immunotherapies and other drugs do extend life, and survival for hormone-resistant patients now averages 32 months. However... keep reading

UPDATE: 10/26/2021 Originally published 7/7/2018 Dr. Snuffy Myers may be the world’s champion at durable remission of the prostate cancer (PCa). As a now-retired oncologist and survivor of the disease, he continues to lead, inspire and inform PCa patients. This update emphasizes Key Lifestyle Factor #4 in the original blog, Healthy Diet, based on a keep reading

Question: Does the body naturally kill cancer cells? Answer: Yes, especially if the immune system gets by with a little help from exercise. A multinational team may have decoded a mysterious link between exercise and one of the body’s own resources for destroying cancer cells. In October, 2020, Rundqvist, et al. published “Cytotoxic T-cells mediate keep reading

The arrival of the Novel Coronavirus quickly became a pandemic. Shortages of medical resources like personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare personnel and ventilators for hospitalized patients took an unprecedented toll on lives. Now, as I write this in early June, the U.S. is gradually reopening after months of lockdown. I look back from this keep reading

Let’s turn to the venerable Mayo Clinic’s suggestions on lowering your risk of getting prostate cancer (PCa). According to their web article, “Prostate cancer prevention: ways to lower your risk”: You might consider increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables you eat each day by adding an additional serving of a fruit or vegetable to keep reading

September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. It’s the month for wearing sky blue ribbons and bracelets, participating in fundraising walkathons or other activities, and receiving a reminder from the prostate-conscious woman in your life to go get a PSA blood test (if she hasn’t already done so). About 10 years ago, the American Foundation keep reading