Lenny Hirsch, PCa survivor, support group founder and patient advocate.
Grassroots
Sad Day by Lenny Hirsch
I am sad and very angry. Sad, because my friend Asher Alkobi died to-day. Very angry, because there was no reason for him to have died. July/August 2005
Can You Trust Your Doctor? by Lenny Hirsch. "Unfortunately, in many cases the answer is no." July/August 2005
Advocacy Issues:
Job loss after cancer
Have you lost your job because of prostate cancer diagnosis or treatment? You'll find some legal aid links for cancer patients here:
Prostate Cancer Funds Slashed in California Budget cuts are forcing shutdown of the state's first-in-the-nation prostate cancer program for low-income men who lack health insurance Feb 6 2004.
NIH Conference On Cancer and Vitamin D11 Oct 2004
In one corner were scientists who are trying to develop potentially profitable analogues of vitamin D to treat cancer. In the other corner, vitamin D experts and other scientists who say plain old cheap vitamin D may be just as good than the analogues to help fight cancer. READ MORE
Man With Hesitant Stream With UK Survival Rates in the Toilet, Government and Doctors Stay Focused on Symptoms Yet Urge Patients to Become "Involved" with Cancer Care Oct 27 2003
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