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

docetaxel

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Docetaxel Extends Enzalutamide Effectiveness

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Docetaxel Extends Enzalutamide Effectiveness

PRESIDE is the first evidence that docetaxel might reduce enzalutamide resistance when given together. It also suggests that triplet therapy may be helpful in men who have already developed castration resistance.

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Docetaxel (Taxotere) vs. Jevtana (Cabazitaxel)

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Docetaxel (Taxotere) vs. Jevtana (Cabazitaxel)

The study concluded that significantly more men preferred Jevtana compared with Taxotere (43% vs 27%), whereas 30% of the men had no preference. The most common factors influencing preferences were fatigue, pain, hair loss, and patient-defined life quality.

Abiraterone or Docetaxel? 

Since the approvals for the early use of docetaxel chemotherapy (Taxotere) and the early use of abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) there is no clear evidence demonstrating which of these two agents should be used for men with hormone sensitive, newly diagnosed, aggressive prostate cancer. 

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Treatments for Advanced Prostate Cancer May Work Better in Black Men

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Black men are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer at a younger age, with an advanced stage, and with a higher grade. Black men are also twice as likely to die from prostate cancer than white men. Despite these facts, these two studies show that certain treatments for advanced metastatic prostate cancer may work better in black men. 

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