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Most Cancer Survivors Say Chemo Fears Unfounded

Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »

Although most cancer survivors polled in a recent survey said they had been fearful of undergoing chemotherapy, most also said the treatments were much less trying than they had expected. In fact, 94 percent said they would advise others to undergo ...

Effective Chemotherapeutic Agents Used in Prostate Cancer Treatment

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »

Prostate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous cancer in the United States. Although most are diagnosed at earlier stages of disease, a significant number of patients will eventually progress to metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC) and will receive chemotherapy. A recent ...

Prostate Cancer Patients May Have a Break in Chemotherapy

Saturday, March 1st, 2008 Posted in prostate chemotherapy | No Comments »

A study at the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute concluded that some men with advanced prostate cancer can safely take a break from chemotherapy. this new finding is a big hope for prostate cancer patients because the drug can cause ...