May 2007
Cancer patients are traveling to China hoping that controversial gene therapy Gendicine may prove a miracle cure. But western scientists are very reluctant to back the therapy which remains available only in China.
Philomina Moniz was given six months to live by Australian doctors. Her bladder cancer had spread into her abdomen, and there seemed no chance of controlling further spread. She heard of the Gendicine treatment in an article on the internet, and traveled to China where she was given an 80% chance of survival. Professor John Rasko admits that, “In cancer medicine it’s always important to allow for hope”, but he worries that there is still “no compelling evidence” that Gendicine is the miracle cure it is billed as. The treatment does not come cheap with a full course costing as much as 0,000, and while for some the price of life can never be too high, Rasko worries that not only are people wasting their time, they are also subjecting themselves to “considerable extra suffering” and “unexpected side-effects”. Philomena’s cancer ultimately proved not to respond to the Gendicine therapy. But she does not regret her trip, “at least I’ve tried everything in the book” she says. For her, like the hundreds of other patients in the clinic, “seeing people walk out of the clinic cancer free” provided the hope needed to go on fighting this deadly disease.
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Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
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David B. Samadi, M.D. — Chief, Division of Robotics and Minimal Invasive Surgery Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York City Interview on For News: Prostate Awareness and Prostate Cancer Surgery. Dr. Samadi is an expert in robotic prosate surgery for the treatment of prostate cancer (robotic prostatectomy), robotic kidney surgery (robotic nephrectomy) for the treatment of kidney cancer, and bladder cancer surgery (robotic cystectomy).
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Dr. Geoffrey Sklar with Chesapeake Urology ociates discusses the risk factors ociated with bladder cancer. To learn more about Chesapeake Urology, please call toll-free at 866-955-0002 or visit our website at www.chesapeakeurology.com
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USQ Bioinformatics Senior Lecturer, Dr Jesus Lopez, will
lead a world first study that will look at genes and their
responsiveness to radiotherapy in bladder cancer sufferers.
The study will be undertaken from next year and is of great
importance to bladder cancer patients worldwide.
‘When treating bladder cancer there are two types of
treatment, radiotherapy and removing the bladder,’ Dr
Lopez said.
‘About 45 percent of bladder cancer patients require radiotherapy or surgery and radiotherapy
has a failure rate of 50 percent, while surgery (bladder removal) diminishes quality of life
considerably.
‘What we want to do is use Bioinformatics to test patient’s genes and see if we can predict
whether or not radiation will work and discover which genes are involved in tumour-death.’
Support for the research has come from abroad, with interested stakeholders in the UK
keeping an eye on the results.
‘The project is in collaboration with Cancer Research UK, The University of Ulster and the
University of Leicester,’ Dr Lopez said.
‘Patients used in the study will be from the UK, while we will use bioinformatics to analyse
data here.’
Dr Lopez has also received backing from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for the
study after receiving a Discovery Grant worth $170,000.
‘These Discovery Grants are very competitive and are not only based on the project that you
want to do but also on your background,’ he said.
‘It is a vote of confidence and if you get some promising results there is an opportunity to be
continually funded by the ARC.’
The research team now have three years to complete phase one of the study, which will
involve analysing thousands of genes.
‘There are about 30,000 genes in every person, which means that each time we do an
experiment we are looking at 30,000 different values.
‘Although we will start in 2007, we have been given three years to complete phase one.’
Media Contact: Josh Ada, USQ Media, +61 7 4631 1628, 0403 643 192
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Pelvic Floor Exercises and The Bits Below the Belt DVD
Surgery to treat men with prostate cancer is often followed by months of difficulty controlling urine flow, a condition known as urinary incontinence. But new research suggests that this problem may go away more quickly if the men perform certain exercises to strengthen their pelvic floor muscles.
Researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, found that men who were taught how to perform pelvic floor exercises before and after surgery were more likely to have regained continence three months later.
Men Doing Pelvic Exercises Recover Earlier
In the current study, the researchers randomly igned 38 men scheduled for radical prostatectomy to either a treatment group or a control group. The men in the treatment group were referred to a physical therapist. They were instructed how to do Pelvic Floor Exercises both before and after surgery, using biofeedback to ensure they were using the proper muscles. The control group did not receive any formal instruction. All of the men completed questionnaires regarding bladder function at regular intervals over the next year.
Overall, 82% of the patients had regained continence (defined as not needing to use any absorbent pads) by the end of the year, including about equal numbers in both groups. But on average the men who had been educated about Pelvic exercises regained continence about one month earlier than those in the control group (at 12 weeks vs. 16 weeks).
Most of the men who did not regain continence within a year were still using at least three absorbent pads a day, indicating continued severe incontinence. The study authors explained that these men probably had extensive damage to the bladder sphincter or severe dysfunction of the bladder after surgery, and the exercises alone were unable to compensate for this.
But the exercises seemed to be effective. Pelvic floor exercise and education initiated prior to surgery is an effective noninvasive intervention useful for improving early return of urinary continence, the authors concluded. It would certainly have a positive impact on our patients undergoing radical prostatectomy in an effort to improve quality of life after major urological surgery.
The results of the study were published in the Journal of Urology (Vol. 170, No. 1: 130-133)
Pelvic Exercises and The Bits Below the Belt DVD
Associate Professor Pauline Chiarelli is an academic at the University of Newcastle.
She is a leading national and international speaker and the author of many research papers and books on Pelvic floor exercises for men and women. Pauline is widely acknowledged as a leading expert, yet she’s also able to reach out to ordinary men and women and write and explain in a positive, uplifting style as revealed in this DVD.
Pelvic Floor Exercises and the Bits Below the Belt DVD, has 9 Chapters covering
1.Introduction & Bits Below the Belt
2.Bladder Scans
3.Pelvic Floor Exercises
4.Your Exercise Plan
5.PFX Before Surgery
6.Being Boss of Your Bladder
7.Tips for Making You Boss of Your Bladder
8.Moving Forward
9.Credits and References
The DVD can be played as a play all or the various chapters can be selected and reviewed.
This is especial great when reviewing the hands on pelvic exercise chapters.
The DVD goes for approx 25 minutes and gives a total incite into the Pelvic Floor muscles and how to exercise them and the Bits below the Belt.
The viewer is taken into the treatment room a get a better understand of the bladder by watching a bladder scan and watching a pelvic floor muscles being exercised in real time.
There is a also a very visual chapter on how to do pelvic exercises and what the bits below the belt look like when they are working out.
This DVD will ist Australian men to understand their pelvic floor muscles and ist them in pre and post prostate cancer treatment outcomes with incontinency.
Produced by
www.wesytmedia.com
David Westbrook
the DVD is available from www.westymedia.com
or email ivideou@nex.net.au
Associate Professor Pauline Chiarelli
Duration : 0:5:14
Pelvic Floor Exercises and The Bits Below the Belt DVD
Surgery to treat men with prostate cancer is often followed by months of difficulty controlling urine flow, a condition known as urinary incontinence. But new research suggests that this problem may go away more quickly if the men perform certain exercises to strengthen their pelvic floor muscles.
Researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, found that men who were taught how to perform pelvic floor exercises before and after surgery were more likely to have regained continence three months later.
Men Doing Pelvic Exercises Recover Earlier
In the current study, the researchers randomly igned 38 men scheduled for radical prostatectomy to either a treatment group or a control group. The men in the treatment group were referred to a physical therapist. They were instructed how to do Pelvic Floor Exercises both before and after surgery, using biofeedback to ensure they were using the proper muscles. The control group did not receive any formal instruction. All of the men completed questionnaires regarding bladder function at regular intervals over the next year.
Overall, 82% of the patients had regained continence (defined as not needing to use any absorbent pads) by the end of the year, including about equal numbers in both groups. But on average the men who had been educated about Pelvic exercises regained continence about one month earlier than those in the control group (at 12 weeks vs. 16 weeks).
Most of the men who did not regain continence within a year were still using at least three absorbent pads a day, indicating continued severe incontinence. The study authors explained that these men probably had extensive damage to the bladder sphincter or severe dysfunction of the bladder after surgery, and the exercises alone were unable to compensate for this.
But the exercises seemed to be effective. Pelvic floor exercise and education initiated prior to surgery is an effective noninvasive intervention useful for improving early return of urinary continence, the authors concluded. It would certainly have a positive impact on our patients undergoing radical prostatectomy in an effort to improve quality of life after major urological surgery.
The results of the study were published in the Journal of Urology (Vol. 170, No. 1: 130-133)
Pelvic Exercises and The Bits Below the Belt DVD
Associate Professor Pauline Chiarelli is an academic at the University of Newcastle.
She is a leading national and international speaker and the author of many research papers and books on Pelvic floor exercises for men and women. Pauline is widely acknowledged as a leading expert, yet she’s also able to reach out to ordinary men and women and write and explain in a positive, uplifting style as revealed in this DVD.
Pelvic Floor Exercises and the Bits Below the Belt DVD, has 9 Chapters covering
1.Introduction & Bits Below the Belt
2.Bladder Scans
3.Pelvic Floor Exercises
4.Your Exercise Plan
5.PFX Before Surgery
6.Being Boss of Your Bladder
7.Tips for Making You Boss of Your Bladder
8.Moving Forward
9.Credits and References
The DVD can be played as a play all or the various chapters can be selected and reviewed.
This is especial great when reviewing the hands on pelvic exercise chapters.
The DVD goes for approx 25 minutes and gives a total incite into the Pelvic Floor muscles and how to exercise them and the Bits below the Belt.
The viewer is taken into the treatment room a get a better understand of the bladder by watching a bladder scan and watching a pelvic floor muscles being exercised in real time.
There is a also a very visual chapter on how to do pelvic exercises and what the bits below the belt look like when they are working out.
This DVD will ist Australian men to understand their pelvic floor muscles and ist them in pre and post prostate cancer treatment outcomes with incontinency.
Produced by
www.wesytmedia.com
David Westbrook
the DVD is available from www.westymedia.com
or email ivideou@nex.net.au
Associate Professor Pauline Chiarelli
Duration : 0:4:19
Bladder cancer can refer to any number of cancerous growths in the urinary bladder. Learn about bladder cancer and treatment options in this video.
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Bladder Neck Dissection Demonstrated by Dr. Samadi, http://www.RoboticOncology.com
Dr. Samadi’s robotic prostatectomy involves says opening up the bladder neck early during the procedure. It is important for Dr. Samadi to view the bladder neck as soon as possible to stay away from lateral tissues. Dr. Samadi uses the latest version of the da Vinci robot, which gives him a fourth arm with which to work. The bladder neck dissection separates the prostate from the bladder during prostate removal surgery. Other therapies are available to treat prostate cancer; for example, open prostate surgery, HiFu, cryotherapy, prostate brachytherapy, radiation, seed implants, watchful waiting, cyber knife, laparoscopic prostatectomy, and hormone therapy. However, robotic radical prostatectomy is the preferred treatment when indicated. For additional information about Dr. Samadis robotic prostate cancer treatment cure, please visit his website, http://www.RoboticOncology.com, or contact him directly at phone, 1-888-Robot10 (1-888-762-6810).
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an early testimony form cora about her use of cantron for cervical cancer with a tumor on her bladder. Cora is still alive today and still uses cantron. Cora only used CANTRON for her treatment after her radiation treatment failure.
now the hope group has more info taking enzyms and drinking distilled water and willards water,, diet , diet ,diet and you mind and pray..full videos can be downloaded at www.veoh.com/channels/cantron
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