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Cancer-prostate. The Power of the People: Patient Groups - World of Psychology. The Wall Street Journal today has an article entitled, The Growing Clout of Online Patient Groups by Laura Landro, that brings to light the power and reach of grassroots patient groups: Online patient groups have become an increasingly powerful force for health-care consumers over the past decade, raising funds for research and offering patient information and support.

The Power of the People: Patient Groups - World of Psychology

Now, as the cumulative power of their memberships grows, these groups are becoming invaluable partners to researchers and physicians searching for cures.Patient groups are stepping up their participation in medical and public-health research and entering far-reaching collaborative efforts with researchers, scientists and drug developers. They are raising funds and taking part in studies to evaluate the impact of online patient sites. They are even conducting their own studies on side effects of medications, and working with researchers to recruit clinical-trial participants, provide DNA samples and start tissue banks.

Dr. The Prostate Health Education Network: Prostate Health Education and Awareness. Prostate Cancer Support Groups, Prostate Cancer Treatment, Prostate Cancer Symptoms, Causes. Survivorship Notebook - LIVESTRONG - livestrong.org. Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education & Support Network. NCCN - Authoritative source of cancer care information for health care professionals & patients. Prostate Cancer Information Center. Vaccine Rx-<h1>FDA Health Advisers Endorses Prostate Cancer Vaccine, Provenge</h1> Cancer survivors: Late effects of cancer treatment. Cancer Nutrition Info, LLC. ACOR Home Page. Join or leave the PROSTATE list. Dichloroacetic acid. Although preliminary studies have shown DCA can slow the growth of certain tumors in animal studies and in vitro studies, there is currently insufficient evidence to support the use of DCA for cancer treatment.[3] Chemistry and occurrence[edit] The chemistry of dichloroacetic acid is typical for halogenated organic acids.

Dichloroacetic acid

It is a member of the chloroacetic acids family. The dichloroacetate ion is produced when the acid is mixed with water. As an acid with a pKa of 1.35,[1] pure dichloroacetic acid is classed as a strong organic acid; it is very corrosive and extremely destructive to tissues of the mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract via inhalation.[4] DCA has been shown to occur in nature in at least one seaweed, Asparagopsis taxiformis.[5] It is a trace product of the chlorination of drinking water and is produced by the metabolism of various chlorine-containing drugs or chemicals.[6] DCA is typically prepared by the reduction of trichloroacetic acid (TCA). Lactic acidosis[edit] Cheap Cancer Drug Possible? « The Demanding One. The drug dichloroacetate (DCA) has been found to be a cheap and effective method of killing human cancer cells in test cultures outside of the body.

Cheap Cancer Drug Possible? « The Demanding One

The drug works on the premise that cancer cells shut off the cell mitochondria, thus turning off the cell device in charge of apoptosis, i.e. cell destruction. With the mitochondria disabled, cells can grow unchecked and eventually metastisize to other part of the body. DCA re-activates the cell mitochondria and causes abnormal cells to die (as they are supposed to).

The next, and possible most difficult step, will be human trials. Where the funding will come from remains to be seen. Updated January 19, 2007 Found a second article that discusses DCA: The DCA Site - Updating You on DCA and Cancer - Dichloroacetic acid and Dichloroacetate. Urology at Hopkins: Brady Urological Institute. Prostate cancer recurrence. Home Page Links - YANA Prostate Cancer Support Group. National Prostate Cancer Coalition (NPCC) Johns Hopkins - Brady Urological Institute- Prostate Cancer THE PARTIN TABLES. OC: organ confined; EPE: extraprostatic extension; SV + : seminal vesicle involvement; LN + : lymph node involvement.

Johns Hopkins - Brady Urological Institute- Prostate Cancer THE PARTIN TABLES

The Partin Tables use clinical features of prostate cancer – Gleason score, serum PSA, and clinical stage – to predict whether the tumor will be confined to the prostate. The tables are based on the accumulated experience of urologists performing radical prostatectomy at the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute. For decades, urologists around the world have relied on the tables for counseling patients preoperatively and for surgical planning.

Since PSA screening was introduced in the early 1990’s, the extent of disease for men with prostate cancer has slowly changed over time. Also, subtle changes to the Gleason scoring system have made the system more accurate but were not considered in previous editions of the Partin tables. An updated prostate cancer staging nomogram (Partin tables) based on cases from 2006 to 2011 John B. What' s known on the subject?