Abstract
A 73-year-old man recently attended his local USToo International prostate cancer support group and during the meeting several members were discussing using PC-SPES for treatment of their prostate cancer. The patient's history is significant for prostate cancer and as a result he had a radical prostatectomy. Two years ago, he relapsed with bone metastases and he was subsequently treated with combined anti-androgen therapy. Over the last 6 months his symptoms and prostate-specific antigen have increased, despite anti-androgen withdrawal and a regimen of cancer chemotherapy. The patient is aware that his prostate cancer is incurable, but he wants to know if PC-SPES can help.
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Mary L. Chavez
F. U. Alakbarov is Head Scientific Officer, expert in the Oriental and Folk Medicine, Institute of Manuscripts of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, 8 Istiglaliyat str., Baku, 370001, Azerbaijan.
At the time of writing Liya Davydov was PharmD candidate, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, St. John's University. Currently, she is Pharmacy Practice Resident, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY.
Ila Mehra Harris is Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, College of Pharmacy, and Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Practice & Community Health, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Colin J. Briggs is Professor of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba. Recently he completed a secondment to Health Canada, as Senior Science Advisor in the Therapeutics Products Programme with special responsibility for complementary medicines.
Gemma Briggs is Research Assistant, IMPACT, The Injury Prevention Centre of Children's Hospital, 501G-715 John Buhler Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Mary Chavezis Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Director of Complementary Medicine Education and Research, The Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University, College of Pharmacy Glendale, Glendale, AZ 85308.