Prostatepedia
A list of article published by Charles "Snuffy" Myers, MD
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Black Men - October 2023
This issue talks about Black Ment and Prostate Cancer>
Prostate cancer is a significant health concern affecting men worldwide, with disparities in its impact evident across different demographic … more
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Imaging - March - April 2023
This issue focuses on two major advances in imaging that should both have major impacts on the care men with prostate cancer receive.
The first is that it is now clear that MRI is superior to … more
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Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive - January - February 2023
This issue covers some of the advances made in treating men with metastatic prostate cancer who have not yet received hormonal therapy.In patients with high-volume metastatic disease, the current … more
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Chemotherapy - November - December 2022
It is now customary to treat men with newly diagnosed advanced prostate cancer with Lupron and Docetaxel. In a major advance, we now know adding the androgen blocking drugs abiraterone or … more
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Immunotherapy - October 2022
Immunotherapy has an interesting status in prostate cancer treatment research. It has attracted some of the best minds in prostate cancer research and motivated innovative laboratory and clinical … more
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Testing - July 2022
The processes involved in cancer treatment are and the greater the odds you will defeat your enemy. As you read this issue, consider how you might use additional testing to improve your treatment … more
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Theranostics - May 2022
This issue is devoted to the first successful theranostic treatment for prostate cancer.
The strategy involves a two step approach and derives it's name from the combination of the terms … more
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Radiation Therapy - March 2022
Intro:
This issue offers a concise overview of the major trends in radiation therapy. This is timely as some of these advances are already altering treatment in a major way.
From the patient's … more
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Immuno-oncology - December 2021
We only have one FDA-approved immunotherapy for prostate cancer, Provenge (sipuleucel-T). However, that may be about to change. Research on how to harness the immune system to treat cancer is … more
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Chemotherapy - September 2021
This issue is focused on when to use Taxotere (docetaxel) chemotherapy. Taxotere (docetaxel) is most commonly used after hormonal therapy options have lost their effectiveness.
However, the CHAARTED … more