Bipolar Hormone Therapy, BAT for Prostate Cancer, BAT Patient Guide
Cancer ABCs
Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT): A Patient's ...

This complete guide to Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT) should be your stepping-off point if you are interested in using BAT to treat your castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CrPC).

Bipolar Androgen Therapy (BAT): A Patient's Guide
Radiopharmaceutical Treat
Cancer ABCs
Which is Better, 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto) or ...

Several men have asked us if they are better off having 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto) or Xofigo, a radiopharmaceutical drug that treats bone metastases. There is no simple answer, and the answer is not the same for each of us. Making a sound decision can be helped by understanding the mode of action and the limits of each treatment.

Which is Better, 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto) or Xofigo (Radium-223)
PARP Inhibitors, Companion Diagnostics, BRACA
Cancer ABCs
Understanding the PARP Inhibitors - Who Will ...

LYNPARZA (olaparib) and RUBRACA (rucaparib) are PARP Inhibitors that were FDA approved in May of 2020 for men with castrate resistant prostate cancer who also have certain genetic mutations. The FDA also approved certain Companion Diagnostic genetic tests to go along with the decision making to use these PARP Inhibitors.

There is a lot of information now available with these recent developments which makes decision making confusing.

Understanding the PARP Inhibitors - Who Will Benefit?
Radiation Side Effect Man, Managing Radiation Side
Cancer ABCs
Managing Late Stage Radiation Side Effects

There are several possible side effects that can result from receiving radiation treatment. The most common of these side effects include the development of scar tissue that makes it hard to urinate (pee), defecate (poop), and in some instances, link the activity of either peeing and pooping together; bladder or colon bleeding and diarrhea. 

Managing Late Stage Radiation Side Effects

Zytiga with food

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Lower Doses of Zytiga with Food

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There was a small clinical trial, by Mark Ratain, M.D., of the University of Chicago, that suggests that it is possible to take a lower dose of Zytiga (abiraterone) along with a low-fat breakfast and achieve a response similar to the one we would expect to see with a full dose on an empty stomach.  

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Can You Use Low Dose Zytiga with Food?

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The standard dose of abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) is 1,000 mg. taken on an empty stomach, however, when just 250 mgs are taken with food, it seems that for many men this lower dosage has the same activity as Zytiga at 1,000 mg without food. 

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Taking Zytiga At A Lower Dose With Food

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Since abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) was approved for men with metastatic prostate cancer, it is well known that taking the drug with food in your stomach as opposed to having an empty stomach enhances the amount of drug that becomes active.  Given the very high cost of Zytiga, many men have been tempted to take fewer pills along with a meal.  

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