06/24/2022
Highlights from the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2022 Annual Meeting, Part 1
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting is one of the largest scientific meetings focused on cancer, where physicians, scientists, advocates, and industry partners share the latest developments in research and treatment. At the 2022 meeting held in Chicago this summer, there were multiple presentations on 177Lutetium-PSMA-617 (Lu-PSMA;. Read More
06/13/2022
Niçoise Salad
Summer is here, and it’s the perfect time for outdoor entertaining with friends and family. Welcome and impress your guests with this delicious and healthy Niçoise salad. The vegetables are arranged on a bed of lettuce, making for an elegant presentation. Adding fish, new potatoes, and a little boiled egg. Read More
06/13/2022
New Study Shows Multivitamin Use Is Not Linked To Prostate Cancer Risk
When it comes to cancer – prostate or otherwise – people often have questions about what could have caused it, if there’s anything they could have done to prevent it, or whether certain dietary changes or supplements can cure it. Why Study Multivitamins? Multivitamin use is very common: 34%-49% of. Read More
06/06/2022
Alternative Endpoints: Results that Potentially Accelerate Phase 3 Clinical Trials in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
Clinical trials can bring life-extending and potentially curative new treatments to patients with cancer. They play a vital role in determining the safety and efficacy of investigational treatments, generating data which the FDA requires for making decisions on whether a new therapy can be approved and enter widespread clinical practice.. Read More
06/02/2022
Doug Maddox: Survivor
There is no status quo when you live with cancer. Doug Maddox, a U.S. Army Veteran who served in the Vietnam War, understands this quite well. He has been battling prostate cancer for more than a decade, and has met everything the disease has thrown at him with courage and. Read More
05/25/2022
Tips to “Keep Dad In the Game”
June is a busy month. The baseball season is in full swing. Men’s Health Week is June 13-19, with Father’s Day on June 19. During the Home Run Challenge, May 27- June 19, PCF is traveling to ballparks across the U.S. to spread the word about prostate cancer awareness and. Read More
05/25/2022
A Powerful Advocate
It’s good to have friends in high places, and men with prostate cancer have a knowledgeable and powerful advocate working for them: Karen Knudsen, Ph.D., M.B.A., a PCF-funded investigator who in 2021 became the first woman, and the first basic science researcher, to be named CEO of the American Cancer. Read More
05/20/2022
You’ve Got Prostate Cancer. Now What? Read This First.
You’ve had the PSA test – or more likely, several of them – plus the digital rectal exam, and one or both of these suggested that you needed a biopsy. The biopsy was not fun, but you did it, and then you waited for a pathologist to look at the. Read More
05/18/2022
Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Don’t Accept Complacency!
“This is all we can do” is a phrase no cancer patient wants to hear, especially someone with metastatic disease. Medical oncologist and PCF-funded investigator Andrew Armstrong, M.D., M.Sc., hears those six words a lot – from patients who have come to see him at Duke University’s Cancer Center, a. Read More
05/16/2022
When Prostate Cancer Is Not the Only Challenge
Prostate cancer is not a cookie-cutter disease; it’s different in every man because of distinct genetic, immune, and environmental factors. But it’s even more complicated than we knew, and the solution requires precision medicine. In prostate cancer, there is no “one size fits all” treatment, and the reason is that. Read More