13 Jan
Dan is the vice president of communications for the Prostate Cancer Foundation, and recently began his own personal battle against prostate cancer. Dan is reaching out to other prostate cancer patients across the globe using his blog, My New York Minute, mynewyorkminute. org.
Filed under: Cancer Prevention
16 Dec
Well done studies have found that prostate cancer can be prevented using two FDA approved drugs. Vitamin E and Selenium have also been tested. Find out what you can do about preventing this disease.
Filed under: Cancer Prevention
19 Oct
Drs. David Samadi and Mark Siegel discuss new healthcare reform policies being considered by the Obama administration and the implications for many medical procedures that are provided to people and paid for by government programs. For example, robotic prostate surgery, a procedure that is performed by highly skilled surgeons, like Dr. Samadi, will be reviewed by an independent Medicare Advisory Board that will consider if the procedure is necessary or unnecessary based on the review of general treatment outcome data and overall costs. It’s unclear if the Board will consider the performance of individual surgeons and health care providers in its decision to pay for robotic prostate cancer surgeries in the future.
Filed under: Cancer Prevention
22 Sep
Filed under: Cancer Prevention
20 Aug
CTRC Public Information Series; December 2, 2010; “Understanding Your PSA Results” — CTRC Executive Director Ian M. Thompson, Jr. , MD, speaks in simple terms about the latest in prostate cancer prevention and treatment. PSA tests have increased our ability to detect prostate cancer in men, but Dr. Thompson’s nationally recognized research has shown that patients and physicians cannot depend on those results alone to evaluate risk and treatment. Dr. Thompson talks about how to put PSA results in perspective with age and other risk factors. An extensive Q&A session follows.
Filed under: Cancer Prevention
