08/15/2024
Making Sense of PSA After Treatment: Radiation (Part 4)
How do you know if localized prostate cancer is cured? That answer to that question is straightforward for men who undergo radical prostatectomy: in the weeks after surgery, the PSA should become undetectable, falling to less than 0.1. But for men who undergo radiation therapy, it’s more complicated: there is. Read More
08/15/2024
Making Sense of PSA After Treatment: Persistence (Part 3)
If PSA does not go away after prostatectomy, this is called “PSA persistence,” and there are three things that could be causing it, says Weill Cornell Medicine urologist Jim C. Hu, M.D., M.P.H. There could be some normal prostate tissue left behind. “This was more common when we first started. Read More
08/15/2024
Making Sense of PSA After Treatment, Part 2
Let’s say a prostatectomy patient’s first PSA after surgery was less than 0.02 at three months, but at one year is 0.1. “If that patient is high-risk (see Box) to begin with, that’s a pretty clear signal that this particular patient is probably going to have a recurrence,” says Hu. . Read More
08/15/2024
Making Sense of PSA After Treatment: Surgery (Part 1)
In this 4-part series, Weill Cornell Medicine urologist Jim C. Hu, M.D., M.P.H., breaks down what rising or persistent PSA means after treatment for localized prostate cancer, and what you should do next. Part 1: What if PSA Comes Back After Surgery? Part 2: What PSA Number Should Sound the Call to Action? Part 3: PSA Persistence:. Read More
08/15/2024
Making Sense of PSA After Treatment
In this 4-part series, Weill Cornell Medicine urologist Jim C. Hu, M.D., M.P.H., breaks down what rising or persistent PSA means after treatment for localized prostate cancer, and what you should do next. Part 1: What if PSA Comes Back After Surgery? Part 2: What PSA Number Should Sound the. Read More
08/14/2024
Lentil-Almond Stir Fry
August’s Foodie Friday recipe features several items from the 30 Foods in 30 Days Challenge list to get you ready for September. This meal is not only veggie-forward but the lentils also pack a protein punch! With August’s Lentil-Almond Stir Fry recipe, you’ll enjoy the perfect blend of sweet and. Read More
08/02/2024
Inflammation and Superfoods
This month, PCF is running a healthy eating challenge. A lot of the foods on our list are plant-based. They are on the list because they help reduce inflammation in the body. But what does that mean? Why is it so important? Researchers are now discovering that chronic inflammation can. Read More
07/26/2024
Excess Weight, Prostate Cancer, and ADT
A new PCF-funded trial (see Part 1 of this story here) is aimed at men who begin ADT when they are already carrying around excess weight (men with a body mass index [BMI] of 27 or higher). “If you’re overweight and you have prostate cancer, you have a worse prognosis,”. Read More
07/26/2024
Can a Plant-Based Diet Minimize ADT’s Adverse Effects?
If you are on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), before you even lift a fork to your mouth, you’re already behind the eight ball: You’re predisposed to gain weight. You’re also more likely to lose muscle mass, and to undergo changes in metabolism that could lead to insulin resistance, diabetes, and. Read More
07/26/2024
Is a Plant-Based Diet Life-Changing for Men on ADT?
PCF-funded investigators believe a whole-food, plant-based diet may make a big difference for men who are overweight before they even start androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) – a form of treatment that, itself, is linked to weight gain. (Read more about the study here.) Although the main endpoint of the study. Read More