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
Sukiyaki
Download the recipe card Recipe adapted from Beth Ginsburg Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Yield: 6 servings Ingredients: 1 ½ lbs firm tofu, cubed 1 roasted onion* cut in half and thinly sliced 4 oz shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced 6 carrots, peeled and cut into. Read More
05/10/2022
Treatment Intensification in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
If you’ve been diagnosed with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), you have many treatment options. Doctors and researchers at the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference held in April 2022 in Lugano, Switzerland reviewed the latest clinical trial information and highlighted key points for clinicians. Metastatic prostate cancer means that prostate. Read More
05/02/2022
Nurse with a Mission: Grace Cullen, DNP
Meet Grace Cullen, DNP, a nurse practitioner at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit. Her specialty is oncology and palliative care, and her patients are Veterans with advanced prostate cancer. Cullen is part of the VA’s New Data Nurse of the Future program, a joint VA-PCF research. Read More
05/02/2022
Research Update from AACR 2022, Part 2
Research Update from AACR 2022, Part 2 The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022 was held in New Orleans in April. Dr. Andrea Miyahira, PCF’s Director of Global Research and Scientific Communications, has identified key updates that were presented at the meeting. In Part 2, we highlight two. Read More
04/25/2022
Research Update from AACR 2022, Part 1: Spotlight on Immunotherapy
The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting was held in New Orleans in April. Dr. Andrea Miyahira, PCF’s Director of Global Research and Scientific Communications, has identified key updates that were presented at the meeting. This week, we highlight two presentations on potential ways to optimize the use of. Read More
Greek Salad
Download the recipe card Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Serves: 8-10 Ingredients: Salad: 2 pounds Yukon Gold or small white potatoes, peeled and cut into large dice 1 cup trimmed green beans 1 cup cherry tomatoes (mixed yellow and red), sliced in half 1 small red onion,. Read More