It will come as no surprise to the well-informed that if you are taking a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor (a 5-ARI) like dutasteride or finasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), it significantly lowers your “normal” PSA level (to about half the actual value). … READ MORE …
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The roles of patients, patient advocates, and other members of the public in decision-making about the research that is funded by NIH and other agencies here in America is sadly somewhat limited, … READ MORE …
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We have noted several times in the past that, at least to date, compared to the results shown by the PD-1 and PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of cancers like lung cancer, kidney cancer, and melanoma, there has been little evidence of the value of these agents in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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The first iteration of the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) was held in St. Gallen, Switzerland, in 2017, and the second iteration is upcoming in late August this year — this time in Basel. … READ MORE …
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has just released the abstracts of papers to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting in Chicago, starting on Friday, May 31. … READ MORE …
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We have known for many years (certainly at least 20) that the presence of abnormal numbers of chromosomes (aneuploidy) in prostate cancer tumor cells is a risk factor for more serious forms of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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