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
04/18/2022
Three Steps Further
What does it take to make sure localized prostate cancer never comes back? A new Phase II clinical trial aims to find out, and it is noteworthy in two ways: One, as its principal investigator, medical oncologist Fatima Karzai, M.D., puts it, “We’re being aggressive in treating high-risk disease.” And. Read More
04/14/2022
Healthy Eating On the Go: Do the Best You Can
We get a lot of questions about what to eat when you’re traveling, or when you’re at an event and don’t have a lot of healthy options. During the pandemic, there has been less travel and fewer parties, but as we emerge from each new wave, we may encounter more. Read More
04/04/2022
What is National Minority Health Month?
National Minority Health Month is observed each year in April to raise awareness of health disparities among racial and ethnic minority communities and spur action to overcome these injustices. The origin dates back to 1915, when Black educator and leader Booker T. Washington launched National Health Improvement Week (later National. Read More
03/29/2022
Highlights of ASCO GU 2022, Part 2
Informing care for intermediate-risk cancer, a new imaging tracer, and understanding the effects of PSA screening recommendations Clinicians and researchers gathered last month at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (ASCO GU) — some in-person in San Francisco, some tuning in virtually. Hundreds of presentations covered advances. Read More
Prostate Cancer Patient Guide
PCF's Prostate Cancer Patient Guide is compiled with the contributions of top-tier doctors and researchers in prostate cancer, and is a must-have resource for patients and families. It focuses all of the information available about contemporary prostate cancer research, treatment, and lifestyle factors into one consolidated document. It is for. Read More