Monday, December 22, 2014

News/links referred by Prostate Cancer Support Groups in October-December 2014

Diet and Lifestyle May Play a Role in Prostate Cancer Risk

http://www.sharecare.com/health/mens-health/article/diet-and-lifestyle-may-play-a-role-in-prostate-cancer-risk?eid=1010723300&memberid=23746438&_sid=f4134472-338f-439e-97f4-edf19dc869a9&#cmpid=sceml00


Personalized Oncogenomics (POG) Program of British Columbia:
http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02155621

Prostate cancer could be 'halted' by injections:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/pros
tate-cancer-could-be-halted-by-injections-9851911.html

Prostate cancer researchers develop personalized genetic test to accurately

predict recurrence risk:
http://www.prostatecancer.ca/In-The-News/Foundation-News-Releases/Prostate-c
ancer-researchers-develop-personalized-g?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Post
&utm_content=Nov12Post&utm_campaign=prostatecancer.ca

Immunotherapy: The Silver Bullet Against Cancer - video found at this Link provides a good explanation of immunotherapies and types of research being conducted around this therapy. Listen in . . .

 http://www.curemelanoma.org/resources/multimedia/immunotherapy-the-silver-bullet-against-cancer

Do doctors understand test results?  By William Kremer, BBC World Service

More Chemo Equals Longer Life For Some Prostate Cancer Patients



PACIFIC NORTHWEST PROSTATE CANCER CONFERENCE 2013 - last year’s conference is on the website and you can access the talks from 2013 by clicking here

Thursday, December 4, 2014

以 CANCER 的每一個字母來解構治療癌症的過程

香港大學李嘉誠醫學院臨床腫瘤學系臨床助理教授、香港基督教癌症關懷事工聯會
顧問曾詠恆醫生以 CANCER 的每一個字母來解構治癌的過程,從 Confirm diagnosis、
Assess、Needs、Combined expertise、Evaluate 到 Relieve / Recur,讓與會者因清楚治
療的過程及進路而減少了對治癌的恐懼及不安。

C~confirm diagnosis(確診)︰曾醫生表示必須確診腫瘤的性質(確定是良性或惡性),
和確認腫瘤的特質,所有癌症都應要組織確診(除特定類別的肝癌) 。她略述了不同
科所需要的檢查方法,例如︰診斷乳癌要抽粗針、肺癌用氣管鏡、腸癌用腸鏡、肝
癌可能要穿針刺。

A~assess the state of disease(治療前評估)︰傳統的評估按腫瘤生長情況分四期,現在
的評估主要是看有沒有擴散;診斷要以臨床檢查配合所需掃描(例如:電腦掃描、骨
掃描、正電子掃描)

N~needs(需要)︰曾醫生強調切不可忽略癌病人和家屬的身心靈全面需要,除了身體
多了解自己的情況。

C~combined expertise(綜合會診)︰聯合外科,臨床腫瘤科,放射科,心理輔導等討
論個別病案最合宜的治療安排,例如︰採用結合手術、電療和藥物的治療方案,治
療次序及用藥方法等。

E~evaluate(療效評估)︰醫生可按病人主觀角度,如病人自己講述的身體狀況和病徵
變化(例如咳嗽或氣速情況)以評估療效。也可透過檢查病人的身體狀況,例如︰淋
巴有否縮小、腫瘤的體積、並以檢驗或掃描等方法,對比治療前後的檢測報告,客
觀地評估治療進展及果效。

R~relieve(康復)︰初期病者完全康復 晚期的已擴散但治療後病情已受控。
R~Recur(復發)︰懷疑復發,病人會感到擔憂。但千萬不要延醫,需要返回
CANCER 重新面對:確診,評估病情階段,需要,綜合會診,評估療效,以期達至
康復。

http://www.hkccca.org/files/pdf/news1411.pdf