New trial (S1802) for treatment of men with newly diagnosed, metastatic prostate cancer

Earlier this month we had mentioned hearing about a new trial to explore whether local ablation of the primary tumor could improve the outcomes of men initially diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. … READ MORE …

Preliminary data from SWOG/CRAB survey on patient/survivor needs

Last October we were able to assist the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) and Cancer Research and Biostatistics (CRAB) by asking readers to participate in an online survey dealing with the needs of patients (“survivors”) in providing follow-up cancer information after initial treatment for their cancer. The early results are in. … READ MORE …

SWOG seeks patient input on cancer survivorship

The Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) has made available a survey tool about cancer survivorship that is open to all cancer survivors (whether or not you have participated in clinical trials of any type). SWOG’s prostate cancer patient representative has asked us to make this available to the prostate cancer community. … READ MORE …