Crass commercialism,
prostate cancer, and selling books...
In a recent blog entry I shamelessly advertised the new book, Cancer
Clinical Trials. That's the book Dr. Tom Beer and I wrote.
This entry will focus on my old book (2008), Real
Men Get Prostate Cancer Too. I don’t seem to be able to find enough to do
in retirement, so updating the older book seems like a good thing to do. And I
can avoid my wife’s “honey do” list.
By 2008 I had been living with prostate cancer for five
years and had gone through a few treatments and follow-ups. Now, four years
later, there have been changes in prostate cancer treatment and a lot of changes
in my treatment and experiences.
My main focus in the update is to be sure all the
information about prostate cancer is correct—some “facts” from 2008 are no
longer considered true. New treatments and types of treatments offer more hope
to more men with incurable prostate cancer. In the past four years I have
participated in two clinical trials, tried several different medications, and
have managed to stay alive, active, and sometimes alert. I’ll tell you here
first when the new (2nd) Edition is actually ready. I’m even adding some new (and better?) cartoons.
axman
