Readers, please be aware: With changing information very often daily, I expect in reviewing several of my papers below you will find within a paper reference urls that have closed down and no longer available. However, if you make use of the internet and ask any question that a now closed website was referencing you very likely will find further, more updated information on that same subject. By and large, what I provide continues to be valuable and can lead you in the right direction.
Published papers with medical and scientific journals (as of July 2023):
At 90 years of age, and health issues (as noted in my paper #21 below) “GNAWING ON A ROCK,” it appears I had best call it a day in submitting my opinions for publication in medical and science journals (published on merit at no cost to me). There comes a time in everyone’s life when slowing down becomes a necessity. However, I intend to continue as a online, worldwide, mentor to men diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and to their caregivers until my fingers can no longer type, or my eyes can no longer see the keys, or my constant fatigue and lack of energy, dictates otherwise. It has been a long but fruitful and rewarding three decades as a mentor!
1. "A Prostate Cancer Patient's 24-Year (1992-2016) Continuing Journey from Diagnosis to Treatment to Recurrence to Mentoring"
Published in JCPCR-04—201604 Volume 4 issue 4 – 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hcxuxv9
2. “Newly Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer? - A Mentor/Patient Discussion” Published May 23, 2017 Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) http://biomedres.us/pdfs/BJSTR.MS.ID.000110.pdf
3. “A Wake Up Call To Men & The Women Who Care For Them”
Published in JCPCR-06-00189 Volume 6 issue 1 - 2016: http://tinyurl.com/3djfgve
4. “Considerations necessary regarding Prostate Cancer with the options of surgical removal of the prostate gland or with Androgen Deprivation (aka testosterone inactivating)Therapy (ADT) as follow-on or primary treatment” published June 13, 2019 in Global Journal of Medical Research GJMR Volume 19 Issue 4 Version 1.0.
https://globaljournals.org/GJMR_Volume19/1-Considerations-Necessary-Regarding-Prostate.pdf
5. “Evidence Based Medicine” Published in the Journal of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Published November 19, 2018,
Radiol Diagn Imaging, 2018 doi: 10.15761/RDI.1000143
Volume 2(5): 1-1 ISSN: 2515-0200 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331201281_EVIDENCE_BASED_MEDICINE
6. “Fluoroquinolones – Be Aware” Published in the Journal of Cancer Science and Clinical Oncology, Volume 5, Issue 2 ISSN: 2394-6520 Published July 30, 2018: http://www.annexpublishers.com/articles/JCSCO/5202-Fluoroquinolones-Be-Aware.pdf
7. “IAD/Intermittent Androgen Deprivation: When is it appropriate?”
Acta Scientific Cancer Biology 3.8 (2019): 19-21. Published Date: July 26, 2019
https://www.actascientific.com/ASCB/pdf/ASCB-03-0150.pdf
8. ““Importance of Patient Attention to Physician Care”?”
Acta Scientific Medical Sciences Special Issue 1 (2019): 04-05. Published: September 05, 2019
https://www.actascientific.com/ASMI/pdf/ASMI-SI-01-0002.pdf
9. “Medical Advice” or “Opinion” – The Important Difference Published in Acta Scientific Medical Sciences Volume 2 Issue 1 January 2018: https://www.actascientific.com/ASMS/pdf/ASMS-02-0019.pdf
10. “Orchiectomy – A Surgical Procedure in which One or both Testicles are Removed – is it Sufficient to Inhibit Androgen (Testosterone) from Access to Prostate Cancer Cells?”
Published in Acta Scientific Cancer Biology Volume 3 Issue 4 April 2019.
https://www.actascientific.com/ASCB/pdf/ASCB-03-0120.pdf
11. “Prostate Cancer Advocacy and Mentoring Support” Published November 22, 2017 in the journal “Holistic Approaches in Oncotherapy” HAOT-17-OPN-0004 1.1 (2017): 14-15; https://scientiaricerca.com/srhaot/pdf/SRHAOT-01-00003.pdf
12. “PSA Rising While on Routine ADT, No Metastasis Evident; should Chemotherapy with Docetaxel/Taxotere be Added? (Apparently NOT!)”
International Journal of Cancer Treatment (Int J Cancer Treat Vol: 2, Issu: 2 (54-56)
Published Date: 25 July, 2019
https://innovationinfo.org/articles/FRCM/IJCT-2-118.pdf
13. “PSA Testing? Over-Treatment? Active Surveillance? Biopsy value? No PSA for Elderly?” American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research Am J Biomed Sci & Res. 2018 - 4(5). AJBSR.MS.ID.000836. DOI: 10.34297/AJBSR.2019.04.000836. Published Date: August 22, 2019
https://biomedgrid.com/pdf/AJBSR.MS.ID.000836.pdf
14. “The Battle with Prostate Cancer” Published in Scientia Ricerca Chronical of Medicine and Surgery – Manuscript ID: COMS18OP-0027 ISSN: 2576-8298 Volume 2 Issue 2 May 22, 2018: https://tinyurl.com/42pqzjh
15. “Triple-hormonal Blockade (ADT3) – a Patient’s Perspective”
Published in ONCOGEN - Independent Peer-Reviewed Cancer Journal 2019; Volume 2, Issue 1(2019;2(1):6) https://tinyurl.com/y2ryey3h
16. “FLOMAX – IMPORTANT - BE AWARE!”
Published August 10, 2021 – American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research
ISSN: 2642-1747; Am J Biomed Sci & Res.
202113(6).AJBSR.MS.ID.001923. DOI: AJBSR.2021.13.001923
10.34297/
FLOMAX – IMPORTANT - BE AWARE!
17. Intimacy - Often Challenged by Surgery, Radiation, Cryotherapy, or ADT
Published May 4, 2022, Academic Journal of Microbiology & Immunology
Intimacy - Often Challenged by Surgery, Radiation, Cryotherapy, or ADT
18. METFORMIN Aka Glucophage – Prescribe, or Not? Is There An Alternative? TESS Research in Medical and Clinical - Published date: 18 September 2022 - Open Access Opinion Article Volume 1:1
TRMC-01-106.pdf (tess-research.com)
19. “THE PROSTATE GLAND IN MEN – What is it? Where is it? Important? Annual Screening?” - American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research. Published date: April 6, 2023 Biomed Sci & Res. 2023 18(4) AJBSR.MS.ID.002472, DOI: 10.34297/AJBSR.2023.18.002472
The Prostate Gland In Men – What is it? Where is it? Important? Annual Screening? (biomedgrid.com)
20. “Prostate Cancer - The Disease Specific to Men – Continues over Decades to Affect Men by the Hundreds of Thousands; Why?
What Must be Done?” Published May 18, 2023 in PROGRESS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES ISSN: 2577-2996, 2023 VOL 7, NO. 3, PAGE 1 – 1 DOI: doi.org/10.47363/PMS/2023(7)189
Prostate Cancer - The Disease Specific to Men
21. “GNAWING ON A ROCK” – A Man’s Long Journey Living With Prostate Cancer Case Reports and Reviews (ISSN: 2693-1516) Received: May 23, 2023 Published: June 07, 2023
GNAWING ON A ROCK
22. "Physician Responsibility to Patients – A Patient’s Opinion”
Journal of Clinical Cases Received Date: 04 May 2023
Published Date: 08 June 2023
Physician Responsibility to Patients – A Patient’s Opinion
In addition to publishing my articles # 13 and # 19 the American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research sited interest in these other of articles I wrote but did not offer for publishing since both are lengthy because comprehensive to support my opinion. They were compiled some years ago but much still holds true. Some reference URLs may no longer open because of the years having passed:
QCT BMD Imaging vs DEXA BMD Imaging
https://tinyurl.com/ye3ep3pt
WHY THE USE OF EITHER 5ALPHA REDUCTASE (5AR) INHIBITORS DUTASTERIDE/AVODART (MY
CHOICE) OR FINASTERIDE/PROSCAR IN ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY
https://tinyurl.com/2ej5653c
You may also find interest in this article:
LEADER – BORN OR ACHIEVED – MY OPINION
LEADER - Born or Achieved? My Experience thus My Opinion
Observations:
5-Alpha Reductase (5AR) Inhibitor Role in Androgen Deprivation Therapy
A Case For Lower Dose Prescribing Of Abiraterone And Dutasteride
Active Surveillance
ADT Androgen Depravation Failure, aka Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: AUA Guideline
ADT Medications Can Cause Prostate Cancer Cell Apoptosis
ADT medications with abiraterone/Zytiga or ADT medications with docetaxel/Taxotere chemotherapy – is one better than the other for men diagnosed with advanced, high grade, metastatic prostate cancer?
ADT Plus Chemotherapy For Patients Initially Diagnosed With Metasteses
ADT Side Effects
ADT Therapy
ADT3/Triple-Hormonal Blockade Reasoning
Advanced Prostate Cancer/High Gleason Score At Diagnosis
Advanced Prostate Cancer on Diagnosis or Being Moved to Androgen Deprivation Therapy as Your Primary Treatment
Agent Orange Support Information For Vietnam Veterans And Their Spouses
Aging - A Process
Alternative Therapies
An Example Of Maintaining Prostate Cancer Statistics
Anatomy of the Prostate
Androgen Deprivation Therapy - An Essential Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Families - Third Edition 2023.
Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) Basics
Androgen Deprivation Therapy – Hopefully Explained In A Manner That Can Be Understood By Patients And/Or Their Caregivers
Androgen Receptor Mutation – Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
Androgens And Prostate Cancer
Antibiotics - Important to be Aware!
Appropriate Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Advanced and Recurring Prostate Cancer
Aspirin for Prostate Cancer Patients? Caution, Not a Panacea
AVELOX/moxifloxacin – See Fluoroquinolones
Background Information Regarding Androgen Deprivation and the use of 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors
Best Among The Rest (Physicians Regarding Most All Options Of Treatment)
Bisphosphonate such as zoledronic acid or denosumab as Xgeva to be administered - Very Important to be Aware
Biopsy - BE AWARE
Biopsy Importance of Expert Pathology Opinion
BIOPSY Using the Perineal Approach
Bi-Polar? Be careful with Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Bisphosphonates & Dental Considerations
Bladder and Rectal Radiation Issues Post-RP
Bladder, Urethra, Pelvic Pain? Frequent Urination?
Blood in Bowel Movements or in Urine or Ejaculate
Bone Marrow When Invaded By Prostate Cancer
Books for the Prostate Cancer Patient and Caregivers
BPH Treatment Considerations
Brachytherapy - High Dose Rate (HDR) vs Low Dose Rate (LDR)
Brachytherapy Preceded by ADT - Caution!
Brachytherapy Seed Radiation Concerns
Brachytherapy Side Effects - What to Expect and What to Avoid
BRCA1 and BRCA2 Diagnosis and Treatment
Blood Sugar Level
C-11 Choline PET/CT Imaging – or – C-11 Sodium Acetate PET/CT Imaging for Recurring Prostate Cancer
Can Sperm Still Process And Be Recovered Following Removal Of Or Radiation To The Prostate Gland?
Catheter and Ostomy Supplies
Charles "Chuck" Maack - My Prostate Cancer Patient/Mentor History
Charles (Chuck) Maack participation on Congressionally funded Prostate Cancer Research Funding Panels
Chemotherapy Considerations When Docetaxel/Taxotere Failing
Chemotherapy Side Effects
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS
CIPRO/ciprofloxacin – See Fluoroquinolones
Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) Test Pre-Chemo
Circulating Tumor Cell Test Ordering
Coenzyme (COQ) 10 - Good Or Bad?
Coffee
Continuing Penile Pain Following Surgery
Constipation
CORTICOSTEROIDS – Weighing Benefit against Disadvantages/Side Effects
Cryotherapy Considerations
Cryotherapy - A Patient's Personal Experience
Curcumin/Turmeric?
Cured?
Cystoscopy
Dear Doctors
Debt Collection Issues
Dementia? Alzheimer's Disease?
Denosumab/Xgeva Approved For Patients On ADT
Depression
DES/Diethylstilbestrol as Treatment for Prostate Cancer
Diet And Supplement Considerations
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) Controversy in Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)
Docetaxel/Taxotere being considered? Two Important Considerations
Dr. Strum's Intensive Bone Formula
EBRT FAILURE: HIFU or Surgical Removal as Salvage Treatment
Ejaculation Post-Surgical Removal Of Or Radiation To The Prostate Gland
Elevated PSA but Negative Biopsy
End of Life Considerations
Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile Dysfunction Expectations and Considerations
Erectile Dysfunction? Not Just “Your” Problem; Read On
Erectile Dysfunction Specialists
Erectile Dysfunction – Unreasonable Expectations
Erectile Expectations Following Prostate Cancer Treatment
Excercise Considerations
Exercise For Prostate Cancer Patients - A Patient's Perspective
Fatigue And/Or Loss Of Energy
Financial Assistance for Medications
Firmagon Degarelix
Flare (Side Effect when starting ADT)
Flaxseed or Flaxseed Oil
Flomax - IMPORTANT - Be Aware!
GNAWING ON A ROCK
Gonadotropin - releasing Hormone Releasing agonists or receptor blocker antagonist
Good Life or Bad Life?
Grapefruit Caution
Grieving Process Following The Loss Of A Loved One
Health Insurance Coverage for Men
Health Insurance - Patient Expense Responsibility
Heart Attack!
Heartburn - Acid Reflux
HGPIN High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia
HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound)
High Dose Rate/HDR Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
High Grade, Advanced. Metastasized, Aggressive Prostate Cancer at Diagnosis - Treatment Considerations
History Of Us TOO Intl., And The Wichita, Kansas Chapter
Hospice
Hospice Being Considered?
Hot Flashes
How To Be Recognized By Your Secretary Of State And The Internal Revenue Service As A Not-For-Profit Charitable Organization Tax Exempt Under Section 501(C)(3) Of The Internal Revenue Code
How to Peel Potatoes Without a Potato Peeler! (Just something to get off prostate cancer for a moment and show you a great work saver)
How to pick a Prostate Cancer Surgeon
How To Start A New Us TOO Chapter
Immunotherapy Can Stall Without Supportive Care
Importance Regarding Gleason Score 3 Plus 3 Six
Incontinent - Best Product to Manage incontinence
Incontinence Biofeedback
Incontinence (Dealing with Incontinence after Treatment for Prostate Cancer)
Intimacy - Often Challenged by Surgery, Radiation, Cryotherapy, or ADT
Joel Nowak – Prostate Cancer Survivor, Advocate, Fellow Mentor, Friend
Kegel Exercises for Urinary Continence
Ketoconazole (High Dose/HDK) w/Hydrocortisone)
Kidney Stones
LEADER - Born or Achieved? My Experience thus My Opinion
Leukine, Cytoxan, Revlimid, Celebrex, Prescribed for Prostate Cancer
LEVAQUIN/levofloxacin – See Fluoroquinolones
LHRH Agonists GnRH Antagonist and Low Testosterone Concern
Libido Issues as the result of Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Life Expectancy if Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
Life Pursuits
Liver Metastases Due To Prostate Cancer
Marijuana/Cannabis - Good? Bad? - You Be The Judge
Mechanical Failure and What's Sex Got To Do With It
Medical Insurance Acceptance
Medical Oncologist Richard Lam
Medical Oncologist Bob Leibowitz
Medical Oncologist Charles E. “Snuffy” Myers
Medical Oncologist Mark Scholz
Medical Oncologist Stephen B. Strum
Medical Oncologist Stephen B. Strum, M.D., FACP: 5 Ingredients for Success
Medical Oncologist Jeffrey Turner
Mediterranean Diet Prevents Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes
Metformin, Vitamin B12, Prolactin
Mushrooms for Prostate Cancer?
My Efforts – an Example of God’s Encouragement (Updated in 2019)
My Journey With Pulmonary Embolisms (Blood Clots) To Both Lungs Simultaneously
MY NAVY CAREER
My Reason for Prostate Cancer Advocacy/Activism
My service to Country, Humanity, Family - Charles (Chuck) Maack
Nerve/Neurovascular “Sparing/Saving” during Surgical Removal of the Prostate Gland
New Organizations offering Team Expertise in Research, Diagnostics, and Treatment of Unusual and Aggressive Cancers
NEWLY DIAGNOSED: Questions to ask a Medical Oncologist
NEWLY DIAGNOSED: Questions to ask a Radiation Oncologist
NEWLY DIAGNOSED: Questions to ask the Urologist
Newly Diagnosed with Advanced Prostate Cancer Requiring Androgen Deprivation Therapy
NO MORE PSA TESTING? My rebuttal to the USPSTF
Non-PSA Producing Prostate Cancer/Neuroendocrine Cancer Cells
Non-Traditional Medications? Beware!
Oatmeal, All Bran, Fiber One, other fiber products at the same time as taking medications
Orchiectomy? (Surgical Removal of the Testicles)
Orchiectomy - A Surgical Procedure In Which One Or Both Testicles Are Removed
Orgasmic Pain following RP or RT
Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw (ONJ)
Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Bone Resorption
Overprescribing in the Elderly: We Have a Problem
Palliative Care
PAP, CGA, CEA and NSE Biomarkers
Pathologists Specializing in Prostate Cancer
Pathology Report of Surgically Removed Prostate Gland
Patient Empowerment
PCRI 2012 "Harry Pinchot Award" Acceptance Remarks
Pelvic Pain (NEW)
Penile Fracture? It Can Happen!
Penile Injections to enable Erection when PDE5 inhibitors and VED are not effective
Penile Injections - Questions Answers Visual
Penile Length Post Surgical Removal of or Radiation to
the Prostate
Peyronie's Disease
Physician Responsibility to Patients - A Patient's Opinion
Practices Important to begin Prior to and Continuing Beyond Surgical Removal of or Radiation Therapy to the Prostate Gland
Pre and Post Treatment Considerations
Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan
Priapism
Principled Medicine: Using Concepts to Promote Superior Medical Outcomes/Stephen B. Strum, M.D., FACP
Principles for Managing Advanced Prostate Cancer
Prolactin Level
PROSTATE BIOPSY, PERSONALIZED MEDICINE, RADIOTHERAPY, AND RECURRENCE RATES A URO Today synopsis of recent “Beyond the Abstracts” August 2015
Prostate Calculator
Prostate Cancer - The Disease Specific to Men
PROSTATE CANCER ADVOCACY AND MENTORING SUPPORT
Prostate Cancer Awareness - As it Once Was - As it Should Continue to Be!
Prostate Cancer and What Constitutes Being a Man
Prostate Cancer Metastasized to the Lungs
Prostate Cancer Mortality based on diagnostics while on ADT
Prostate Cancer Prevention with finasteride/Proscar or dutasteride/Avodart?
Prostate Cancer Research Funding and Male Vanity
Prostate Cancer Spreads to Bones - Then What?
Prostatitic Stones and Chronic Prostatitis
Proton Beam Therapy (PBT)
Provenges (sipuleucel-T)
PSA Bounce Following Radiation
PSA Elevation Post Surgery or Radiation
PSA Fluctuations in the Ultrasensitive Range following Surgical Removal of the Prostate Gland
PSA Levels post-Photon and post-Proton Radiation Therapy
PSA TEST - What to Avoid Prior to the Test
PUBLISHED PAPERS IN MEDICAL & SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
QCT BMD Imaging vs DEXA BMD Imaging
Radiation using IMRT, Seeds, and ADT
Recently Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
Rectal Pain or Bleeding Prolonged following Radiotherapy
Recurring Prostate Cancer
Red Meat, Dairy, other Meats
Regarding the definition of Exceptional Cancer Patient (ECaP)
Robot assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy (RaLRP)
Robotic (RaLRP) Considerations
Root Canal or Extraction while already being treated with, or having
stopped, a Bisphosphonate
Salvage Radical Prostatectomy for Failed Radiation Therapy?
Saw Palmetto – Worthless!
Screening - I'm Mad as Hell!
Seminal Vesical Invasion
Shingles
Side Effect: Phychosexual Adjustment to Prostate Cancer
Signs of a Stroke
Sleep Consideration
Small Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate
Speaking The Unspoken
Specialized Imaging to Identify Locations of Metastasized Prostate Cancer
Sperm Production to Ejactulation and More
Statins - Be Aware!
Stress and Depression – My Opinion
Targeted Focal (subtotal) Therapy for Early Stage Prostate Cancer
Taxotere as soon as HRPC is Evident?
Testosterone Failure following Continuous, Long-term, Androgen Deprivation Therapy with an LHRH agonist or GnRH antagonist
Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)
The Chain Will Link Again
The Clock of Life
The Hard Facts When Diagnosed With Advanced, Higher Grade, Metastasized, Aggressive Prostate Cancer
The Importance Of 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors
The Importance Of Participating In "YOUR" Prostate Cancer Support Group
The Importance of Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection
The Ketogenic Diet
THE PROSTATE GLAND IN MEN - What is it? Where is it? Important Annual Screening
The Route of Androgen Production – To Clinical Castration – To Surgical Castration/Orchiectomy
The Strongest Predictor of How Long You'll Live
Three Opinions in One Regarding TRT, BPH, and ADT
Transdermal Estradiol (TDE) Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Treating Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Treating Men Initially Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer Gleason Score 9 OR 10
Understanding 1,25 Vitamin D And 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D
Urinary Sphincters & Bladder Muscle Location Diagram
Urinary Stricture or Scarring Repair
USPIO (Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide) Imaging
Vacuum Erection Devices (VED)
Vitamin D3 Level And Safe Daily Intake
Vitamin D3 Measured as 25-hydroxyvitamin D
Vitamin E - sorting out the confusion
Warning when Prescribed an Antibiotic
What Causes Prostate Cancer?
What Every Physician Who Treats Male Patients Should Know
(Strum & Pogliano)
What "LOVE" is all about! A "Wake Up" call to too many of you men!
What Men Say About Surviving Prostate Cancer
What We Should Have Learned About Prostate Cancer(PC) In The Last
Ten Years - Strum
When Failing Chemotherapy And The Physicians Say There Is No More They Can Do For You
When Is The Reasonable Time To Bring To The Attention Of Caregivers “End-of-Life Considerations?”
When to Administer a Bone Scan for Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patients
Who is Charles (Chuck) Maack in the Wichita, Kansas and Worldwide Prostate Cancer Community?
Who, What is Us TOO?
Why the Use of Either 5Alpha Reductase (5AR) Inhibitors Dutasteride/Avodart (My Choice) or Finasteride/Proscar in Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Why Triple, or even Quadruple, Androgen/Hormonal Deprivation Therapy
Why We Volunteer (In Support Group Leadership/Advocacy)
XTANDI/enzalutamide or ZYTIGA/abiraterone acetate Being Considered? WAIT!
XOFIGO – Intravenous Infusion of Radium 223 dichloride for Bone Metastases
Zytiga/abiraterone acetate or Xtandi/enzalutamide – What is the Difference?
Zytiga Interactions
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