AnCan and Us Too International, sponsors of support groups for men with prostate cancer, today announced a series of four webinars, Active Surveillance & Beyond, aimed at men on or considering active surveillance (AS) for low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer in place of aggressive therapy.

1. SUGAR-FREE IS WHERE TO BE: I used to be a sugarholic. After my diagnosis, I eliminated most desserts, sweets, bread, pasta, anything with sugar. The only time my sweet tooth gets served is with fruit, whiskey, and wine…

Prostate cancer management and treatment is a rapidly evolving field as technology and medical knowledge expands. Treatment of this disease has changed drastically over the past ten years. Knowledge has brought about a deeper understanding of the nature of the disease and allows many patients to safely avoid the invasive treatments that were the only option in times past.

On May 19, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration approved olaparib (LYNPARZA, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP) for adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline or somatic homologous recombination repair (HRR) gene-mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), who have progressed following prior treatment with enzalutamide or abiraterone.

On May 15, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to rucaparib (RUBRACA, Clovis Oncology, Inc.) for patients with deleterious BRCA mutation (germline and/or somatic)-associated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who have been treated with androgen receptor-directed therapy and a taxane-based chemotherapy.

Check out these Covid-19 resources for prostate cancer patients and their families.

Radiation for prostate cancer treatment can be either external or internal. External beam radiation is delivered from a machine outside of the body. Internal radiation treatments are commonly called brachytherapy, seed implants, or interstitial radiation therapy….

Answer Cancer (AnCan) now holds NINE (9) VIRTUAL peer-led prostate cancer support groups monthly! These are (all times Eastern):