Avastin costs too much, poorly run clinical trials may kill
February 15, 2006. Today’s New York Times runs a business section story by Alex Berenson about Genentech’s Avastin, A Cancer Drug Shows Promise, at a Price That Many Can’t Pay. Buried on the second...
View ArticleNew Way in Prostate Surgery to Preserve Urinary Continence
Thousands of men who opt for surgical removal of the prostate as their primary treatment for prostate cancer have to face the risk of post-operative urinary incontinence. Now a team of urologic...
View ArticleMerv Griffin dies of prostate cancer at age 82
Merv Griffin (July 6, 1925- August 12, 2007), a pioneer in the TV entertainment industry, has died at age 82 of prostate cancer. Merv Griffin, a singer and talk show host, created the TV games Wheel of...
View ArticleProstate Cancer and Masculinity
BY CHARLES (CHUCK) MAACK – Prostate Cancer Advocate In opening: The capability to have an erection does not define what constitutes the title “Man.” I’ve become exasperated reading of men claiming they...
View ArticleClinical Sexologist and Therapist Joins Krongrad Institute
Rhonda Fine PhD ARNP Many factors can adversely affect sexual performance. Physical disability illness, obesity, medications, aging, stress, grief, emotional distress and relationship conflicts may all...
View ArticlePenile Rehabilitation and Impotency Videos
Chicago urologist Gerald Chodak MD has launched an innovative doctor-to-patient series of videos. “This is an evidence-based site,” Dr. Chodak says, “aimed at providing free information in an easier...
View ArticleMusic Therapy Helps Relieve Anxiety of Cancer
Music “has Charms to sooth a savage Breast,” wrote playwright William Congreve, “To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.” But can it soothe those mired in the grief, confusion and pain of cancer...
View ArticleAn Extra Hour of Sleep May Protect Your Arteries
An extra hour of sleep at night makes most people get up next morning on the right side of the bed. And according to a study published in today’s JAMA, people who habitually get that extra hour or more...
View ArticleFree Yoga Classes for Cancer Survivors:
Received from Halle Tecco, founder of YOGA BEAR, a non profit offering free yoga classes for cancer survivors: Hello, my name is Halle and I’m the Executive Director of Yoga Bear, a non-profit that...
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